food
- noun
- /fuːd/
- Informal
- My father spent the entire day gathering food from the best restaurants in town.
- food for thought
- spiritual food
So similarly, bad food for the mind is just this.
- So similarly, bad food for the mind is just this.
- See, attention is like fuel or food for our beliefs.
- Now to go deeper, being that food is information.
Examples
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Yeah, a lot of food for thought there.
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Yeah, a little food for thought while you're getting your ass beat on that old-ass game.
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What do we know about food and brain health?
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Other studies that have provided food for thought and progressed thinking have included:
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And I love Mexican food.
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The Salvation Army also has free clothing available as well as food, in many cases.
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You know, I, I like creating food that's in support of good health.
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There's plenty of food here.
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It'sjust food for thought.
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The lecture provided excellent food for thought about the future of technology.
Synonyms
An idea or remark that makes you think carefully
Something that gives your mind new ideas and keeps you thinking
Something that gives comfort or new energy to the mind
Idioms
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
Compounds
- Archaic
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
Cheap food that is already cooked and sold to eat quickly, like hamburgers or fried chicken
A kitchen machine with different blades that quickly cuts, mixes, or blends food
A place in a shopping mall with many stalls selling different foods around shared tables
A strong reaction by the body's defense system to certain foods that causes hives or trouble breathing
- Formal
A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices
- Specialized
A substance added to food to make it taste better, look better, or stay good longer
- Specialized
A diagram showing who eats whom in an ecosystem, from plants to top predators
A very dark, rich chocolate cake that is moist and has a strong chocolate taste
- Jargon
A product a company uses inside to test and find problems before public release
A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide
A United Nations group that works to end hunger and help farming and food supply worldwide
- Specialized
A system where energy and nutrients move between plants, animals and tiny living things that break down dead matter
- Literature
Short, shocking stories that entertain but do not give useful information
How Thought-Provoking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Food is also used for ideas because people imagine the mind being 'fed', as in the phrase 'food for thought'. So when something is food for thought, it 'feeds' your thinking and gives you material for discussion.