nutritionally
- adverb
- /nuˈtrɪʃənəli/
- The most nutritionally vulnerable among the Sukuma were young children, women, and the elderly.
- nutritionally adequate
- nutritionally significant
Now the ketogenic diet, a whole food ketogenic diet is one of the healthiest, most nutritionally complete diets that a human being can eat.
- Now the ketogenic diet, a whole food ketogenic diet is one of the healthiest, most nutritionally complete diets that a human being can eat.
- So making sure that's dialed in, prioritizing protein, making sure the food you choose to put in your mouth is nutritionally dense.
Examples
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Are students provided with positive reinforcement when they make nutritionally beneficial choices in the cafeteria?
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The idea is to create authentic eighteenth-century middle-class French cuisine that is "nutritionally sound and culturally connected."
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His dinner, too, was nutritionally inadequate.
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But you need to make sure it is also nutritionally balanced.
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In reality, any nutritionally aware modern reader knows that not all calories are equal.
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Encouraging students to follow a nutritionally healthy and fit lifestyle should be the responsibility of all educators.
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Wheat and all other grains have absolutely no advantage nutritionally over fruits and vegetables.
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"When children eat nutritionally devoid foods or skip meals, hunger can get out of control."
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I had a friend who became vegan; she didn't eat nutritionally balanced meals, and her hair started falling out.
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Many parents wonder if the meals served at school are nutritionally adequate for their children.
Synonyms
In a way that gives the body the food it needs
In a way that relates to a person's diet and eating habits
Surface Forms
Morphology
nutritionally = nutritional (transparent) = nutrition + al + ly
Forming an adverb with -ly from the adjective 'nutritional' is a regular, predictable change and preserves the adjective meaning.
Etymology
The word nutritionally comes from the Latin verb nutrire, which means 'to feed'. It shares the same root as nutrition and nurture, so nutritionally means 'in a way that gives nutrients' or 'in terms of nutrition'.