'Nutritious' and 'nutritional'

Nutritious and nutritional are synonymous in meaning but are used in different contexts.

Both words mean "nourishing" or "giving healthy nourishment," but, as you'll see from the examples below, nutritious is more general in use and nutritional is somewhat more specific or scientific in most contexts.

Fresh fruits and veggies are more nutritious than frozen or canned.

We make sure that the kids eat nutritious lunches.

He has a nutritious diet.

We're studying the nutritional benefits of eating fish.

My wife and I read the nutritional labels in the grocery store.

There is no nutritional difference between brown and white eggs.