Synonyms:
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
Meaning: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
Usage examples
Not that I should call'n maister by rights, for his father growed up side by side with me, as if one mother had twinned us and been our nourishing."
Reuben snared rabbits, that she might have nourishing food, and longed to shoot a deer for provision, that she might not suffer hunger again on their journey.
Boiling is the cheapest way of cooking meat, provided you make a soup of the liquor; if not, it is the dearest, as most of the gelatine is extracted by the process of boiling, which is the most nourishing part, and if not used for soup, is completely lost.