diet: translation
noun
1 food sb/sth usually eats
ADJECTIVE
▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible
▪ balanced, varied, well-balanced
▪ adequate
▪ People can fight infection more easily if they have an adequate diet.
▪ bad, poor, unhealthy
▪ staple
▪ a staple diet of cornmeal and vegetables
▪ daily
▪ vegan, vegetarian
▪ American, Mediterranean, Western, etc.
VERB + DIET
▪ consume, eat, have
▪ It is important to eat a balanced diet.
▪ live on, survive on
▪ They had to survive on a diet of insects and berries.
▪ feed sb, feed sb on, keep sb on
▪ change
▪ She was told to change her diet and quit smoking.
▪ supplement
DIET + VERB
▪ consist of sth, contain sth
▪ The animal's diet consists mainly of grasses.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the diet
▪ the amount of fat in your diet
▪ on a diet
▪ These animals live on a mainly vegetarian diet.
▪ diet of
▪ They were fed on a diet of rice and vegetables.
PHRASES
▪ a diet high in sth, a diet rich in sth
▪ a diet rich in vitamins and minerals
2 when you want to lose weight/are ill
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict
▪ weight-loss, weight-reducing
▪ crash, starvation
▪ Crash diets are not the best way to lose weight.
▪ fad
▪ calorie-controlled (esp.BrE), low-calorie (esp. AmE)
▪ restricted, special
▪ dairy-free, gluten-free, etc.
▪ high-fibre/high-fiber, high-protein, etc.
▪ low-carb, low-fat, etc.
VERB + DIET
▪ follow, have
▪ If you follow this diet, you're bound to lose weight.
▪ go on, start
▪ stick to
▪ I have to stick to a low-fat diet.
▪ be on
▪ I'd love a dessert, but I'm on a diet.
DIET + NOUN
▪ drink, food
▪ Coke™, soda (esp. AmE)
▪ pill
▪ plan
▪ Lose pounds with our new diet plan!
▪ book
PREPOSITION
▪ on a diet
▪ athletes on a special high-protein diet