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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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healthy

If you want to eat healthy, you're going to have to learn to cook.


Why the sentence uses the adj 'healthy' and not the adverb 'healthily'?

Thanks in advance!
  

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not ok

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The sentence is incorrect

..if you want to eat healthily..ok

if you want to eat healthy food..ok

if you want to eat healthy..not ok
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Thanks Nona,

I've one more question.

Is it also correct to use 'cooking'?

If you want to eat healthily, you're going to have to learn cooking.
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healthy foodsounds weird. Food that's in good health? Emotion: smile

CJ
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CalifJim, what would you say instead? Thanks
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The phrase "Eat Healthy" sounds catchy to me, just like "Think Big." Emotion: smile
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Hi New2grammar

In BrE, it would use 'healthful food' (formal). However, in BrE, 'healthy food' is also correct as it means 'good for your health'. healthy diet/lifestyle.
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Thank you, Yoong Liat. Got it. To me, healthy diet sounds more natural and I think that's what I'll use starting from today when referring to healthy food.
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New2grammarThank you, Yoong Liat. Got it. To me, healthy diet sounds more natural and I think that's what I'll use starting from today when referring to healthy food.
In Singapore, journalists and politicians don't use 'healthy diet'. 'Eat healthy food' is very commonly used in the newspapers. So, I think you can use healthy food and, if your listener loo
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CalifJim, what would you say instead? Thanks
Probably healthy! But it still sounds weird to my ear!
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