Pabulum (11)
I believe the answer is:
nourishment
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pabulum</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nourishment that I've seen before include "Food needed for growth and health" , "Eats" , "Food necessary for health" .)