mindfood

English

Etymology

Compound of mind +‎ food.

Noun

mindfood (uncountable)

1. (figuratively) Something which is consumed by the mind in the manner of food.
   • 1996, Winn Schwartau, Information Warfare: Cyberterrorism—Protecting Your Personal Security in the Electronic Age, New York, N.Y.: Thunder's Mouth Press, →ISBN, page 128:

     She knows the importance of nutritious food for her body, so I told her that she has to be careful to put nutritious knowledge into her mind, because the Internet consists of all kinds of mindfood, some of it not very nutritious.

Further reading

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “mindfood, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.