balanced diet

noun

1. a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.

balanced diet

1. A diet that contains the proper proportions of carbohydrates , fats , proteins , vitamins , minerals , and water necessary to maintain good health.

Word History and Origins

Origin of balanced diet¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

You could save yourself time and money by just eating a healthy, balanced diet with enough protein to meet your needs.

From Popular-Science

By complementing a balanced diet with specifically formulated dog multivitamins, you’ll be setting your dog up for success.

From Popular-Science

You ‘need’ fresh air, water, sleep, physical activity and a nutritionally balanced diet.

From The Daily Beast

Plus, what about the mammalian issues standing up so long might create: the need to eat and drink a nourishing balanced diet?

From The Daily Beast

The short answer is “a balanced diet,” which means foods that are high in protein and low in carbohydrates and fat.

From The Daily Beast

"Vegetables," said Marcus, watching to make sure his son selected a balanced diet.

From Project Gutenberg

Black bread, potatoes, and sometimes cabbage, make up his "balanced diet."

From Project Gutenberg

(c) Arrange a well balanced diet for pellagra in which forty grams of protein shall come from milk, meat or eggs.

From Project Gutenberg

"Uh-huh," grunted Sarah, interested at that moment in a description of a balanced diet for her pets.

From Project Gutenberg

Any well-balanced diet contains ample phosphorus to nourish the brain.

From Project Gutenberg