nourishment

nour|ish|ment /n'ʌrɪʃmənt, AM n'ɜːr-/
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.
He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment.
Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.