Health

nutrient-dense

rich in nutrients for its calories

Nutrient-dense food gives you many useful nutrients without containing many calories.

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Hear it in real life

What do you eat after exercising?

Usually something nutrient-dense, like yoghurt with fruit and nuts.

Play the conversation

I try to include at least one nutrient-dense food in every meal.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: This is a nutrient-dense of vitamins meal.

Say: This is a nutrient-dense meal rich in vitamins.

Do not put “of vitamins” directly after “nutrient-dense”; use “rich in” to name the nutrients.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

a nutrient-dense food; nutrient-dense meals; be nutrient-dense

Your turn: say it out loud

I try to include at least one nutrient-dense food in every meal.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

nutrient-dense

rich in nutrients for its calories

“I try to include at least one nutrient-dense food in every meal.”

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