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balanced diet

healthy mix of food

A way of eating that includes the right amounts of different foods, like fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains, to keep your body healthy.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Children need a balanced diet to grow and stay healthy.health
  • In my opinion, having a balanced diet is essential for maintaining good health, especially when people have busy lifestyles.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: a balanced diet

WrongI eat balanced diet.

RightI eat a balanced diet.

It needs the article — 'a balanced diet'.

Patterna balanced diet

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff One should consume a nutritionally well-proportioned dietary regimen.

Natural You should eat a balanced diet.

'Nutritionally well-proportioned dietary regimen' is textbook; 'a balanced diet' is the normal phrase.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • a balanced diet
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Don't confuse it

Different from 'healthy food,' which refers to individual foods, 'balanced diet' is about the overall mix.

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