ADJ
- balanced, good, healthy, sensible
- adequate
- People can fight infection more easily if they have an adequate diet
- bad, poor, unhealthy
- staple
- a staple diet of cornmeal and vegetables
- vegan, vegetarian
VERB + DIET
- 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 on
DIET + VERB
- consist of sth
- The animal's diet consists mainly of grasses
PREP
- in a/the ~
- the amount of fat in your diet
- on a ~
- These animals live on a mainly vegetarian diet
- ~ of
- They were fed on a diet of rice and vegetables
PHRASES
- a diet high/rich in sth
- a diet rich in vitamins and minerals
ADJ
- strict
- slimming, weight-loss, weight-reducing
- crash, starvation
- Crash diets are not the best way to lose weight
- calorie-controlled, low-calorie
- restricted, special
- fibre-rich, gluten-free, high/low-fibre, high/low-protein, low-fat, salt-free, 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 some chips, but I'm on a diet
DIET + NOUN
- drink, food
- plan
- Lose pounds with our new diet plan!
PREP
- on a ~
- They're on a special high-protein diet