bland diet
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- noun
- /blænd daɪət/
:
dieta blanda
- To avoid aggravating his digestive problems, he opted for a bland diet consisting mainly of boiled potatoes and plain toast.
Examples
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If we just keep eating a bland diet and torturing ourselves with exercise, then we'll finally get to the reward.
Blog text (13) -
The physician discontinued this medication and ordered a bland diet, antacids, and appropriate tests to identify the source of blood loss.
Academic text (2005) -
I will try it cooked soon and will give it to my brother-in-law to try also, as he is on a restricted diabetic diet and is always looking for tasty vegetables to vary his somewhat bland diet.
Blog text (22) -
After my surgery, the doctor recommended I follow a bland diet to help my recovery.
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Children with stomach issues often need to eat a bland diet that includes soft foods like bananas and rice.
Synonyms
A diet of foods gentle on the stomach to avoid hurting a stomach sore
Food that is easy to digest and avoids fried or spicy foods for people recovering from illness
Antonyms
How Gentle
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'bland diet' is directly compositional: 'bland' (mild, little flavor) modifies 'diet' (habitual intake of foods), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means a diet of mild, easy-to-digest foods. This is a straightforward adjective+noun combination common across languages and follows normal English modification patterns, making it immediately understandable.
Etymology
Bland diet comes from the idea that bland means plain and not spicy and diet means what you eat. Doctors often tell people to eat simple foods like rice, toast, or boiled vegetables so the stomach can rest, so the phrase now means 'a diet of mild foods that won't irritate the stomach'.