nutritious

adjective

1. providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.

adjective

1. nourishing, sometimes to a high degree

adj.

1660s, from Latin nutricius “that which nourishes, nurses,” from nutrix (genitive nutricis) “a nurse,” from nutrire (see nourish). Related: Nutritiously.

adj.

1. Providing nourishment; nourishing.