easy to digest / wholesome
bekömmlich – bekömmlicher – am bekömmlichsten
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easy to digest
Well tolerated by the body and beneficial to health; especially used for food and drinks to mean easy to digest.
Gedünstetes Gemüse ist für meinen empfindlichen Magen besonders bekömmlich.
Steamed vegetables are particularly easy to digest for my sensitive stomach.
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You can use „für“ plus the accusative to indicate for whom or which part of the body something is easy to digest. The phrase „für einen empfindlichen Magen“ (for a sensitive stomach) is common.
Die milde Suppe ist auch für kleine Kinder gut bekömmlich.
The mild soup is also easy to digest for small children.
Common collocations include „bekömmliche Kost“ (wholesome food), „eine bekömmliche Mahlzeit“ (an easy-to-digest meal), and „ein bekömmliches Getränk“ (an easy-to-digest drink). You can use these combinations to talk about nutrition in general or about individual foods and drinks.
Nach der Operation empfiehlt die Ärztin leichte, bekömmliche Kost.
After the operation, the doctor recommends light, wholesome food.
You will often come across „bekömmlich“ in dietary advice and in advertising for food products. In advertising texts, it highlights a positive quality of the product.
Die Bäckerei wirbt mit besonders bekömmlichem Brot.
The bakery advertises especially wholesome bread.
