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light diet

light diet

3.2
Food that is easy to digest and avoids fried or spicy foods for people recovering from illness
  • noun
  • /laɪt ˈdaɪət/
translation icon : dieta ligera
  • After her surgery, the doctor recommended a light diet consisting of easily digestible foods to aid her recovery.

Examples

  • After her surgery, the doctor recommended a light diet to help her recovery.

  • A light diet usually excludes fried or spicy foods to avoid upsetting the stomach.

  • He was put on a light diet while he was in the hospital.

  • She is on a light diet after her surgery.

  • A light diet can help with digestion.

  • While recovering from the illness, he followed a light diet that avoided fried and heavily seasoned dishes.

  • The nutritionist suggested a light diet for those who are bedridden to ensure they consume gentle, easy-to-digest meals.

Synonyms

diet
vslight diet
491 1.9

A special way of eating to improve health or lose weight

is a specific recovery plan of gentle, easily digested foods for bedridden people
bland diet
vslight diet
1 3.5

A set of plain, mild foods that are easy to digest

is chosen mainly for bedridden or recovering people and avoids fried or seasoned foods
soft diet
vslight diet
1 2.9

A set of soft foods that people with chewing or swallowing problems can eat

focuses on easy digestion and recovery, not primarily on chewing or swallowing
ulcer diet
vslight diet
5.1

A diet of foods gentle on the stomach to avoid hurting a stomach sore

is for general recovery and bedridden care rather than that specific digestive sore treatment

How Heavy

heavy meal
1 1.9
diet
283 1.0
soft diet
1 2.9
light diet
3.2
clear liquid diet
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Surface Forms

light diet singular
light diets plural

Morphology

light + diet

The meaning 'a diet of easily digestible or less rich foods' follows directly from combining 'light' (mild, low in richness/calories) with 'diet' (a way of eating). This adjective + noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and is therefore predictable for a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

The noun light diet comes from the simple image of food that is light, meaning 'not heavy' on the stomach, and diet meaning what you eat. So a light diet means meals that are easy to digest and gentle for someone who is sick or recovering.