eat a balanced diet

Meaning

This expression means to consume a variety of foods in the right proportions to stay healthy. It involves eating a mix of vegetables, fruits, proteins, and grains rather than focusing on just one food group.

Examples

• To stay healthy and active, you should eat a balanced diet.

  To stay healthy and active, you should eat a balanced diet.

• Our doctor advised us to eat a balanced diet rich in vegetables.

  Our doctor advised us to eat a balanced diet rich in vegetables.

• It can be difficult to eat a balanced diet when you travel often.

  It can be difficult to eat a balanced diet when you travel often.

• Children need to eat a balanced diet to grow strong.

  Children need to eat a balanced diet to grow strong.

• Eating a balanced diet is more effective than going on crazy weight-loss diets.

  Eating a balanced diet is more effective than going on crazy weight-loss diets.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ You need to eat a balance diet.

  ✓ You need to eat a balanced diet.

  We must use the adjective form 'balanced' (ending in -ed) to describe the noun 'diet'.

• ✗ I try to make a balanced diet.

  ✓ I try to eat a balanced diet.

  The standard verb collocation with 'balanced diet' is 'eat' or 'have', not 'make'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you want to lose weight safely, you must ___ and exercise regularly.

  💡 Consume a healthy variety of foods.

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  eat a balanced diet

• Many people find it hard to ___ because fast food is so convenient.

  💡 Maintain healthy, varied eating habits.

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  eat a balanced diet