a balanced diet

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• balanced diet — noun a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity • Hypernyms: ↑diet * * * a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.… …   Useful english dictionary

• balanced diet — foods furnishing all the necessary nutrients required for proper nourishment of a fish. Compare basic diet …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• balanced diet — a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• balanced diet — noun A diet consisting of foods from all food groups …   Wiktionary

• balanced diet — a diet that contains all the nutritive factors in proper proportion for adequate nutrition …   Medical dictionary

• balanced diet — eating habit that includes getting a proper proportion of all the food groups and vitamins …   English contemporary dictionary

• well-balanced diet — menu that is nutritional, proper way of eating …   English contemporary dictionary

• diet — noun 1 food sb/sth usually eats ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible ▪ balanced, varied, well balanced …   Collocations dictionary

• diet — I UK [ˈdaɪət] / US noun Word forms diet : singular diet plural diets *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the food that a person or animal usually eats Poor diet can affect the unborn baby. Try to eat a balanced diet. diet of: The bird has a diet of… …   English dictionary

• diet*/*/ — [ˈdaɪət] noun I 1) [C/U] the food that a person or animal usually eats Try to eat a balanced diet.[/ex] The bird has a diet of nuts and berries.[/ex] 2) [C] a limited range or amount of food that someone chooses to eat in order to be healthy or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• balanced — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ properly, well ▪ The report was accurate and well balanced. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary