diet meals
Low-calorie prepared food
Diet meals are foods prepared with reduced calories, fat, sugar, or other components, typically for weight loss or health management.
The term appears on packaged foods and restaurant menus: She ordered from the diet meals section.
Diet meals may also follow specific dietary restrictions—low-sodium, low-carb, or diabetic-friendly.
The modifier suggests compromise between health goals and convenience.
- healthyIn good physical condition
- clean eatingUnprocessed, natural diet
- portionDivided share given
- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
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- diet cookinglow-fat, low-carb, calorie counting, portion control, sugar-free
- diet foodslow calorie, lo-cal, lite, lean, calorie-free
- diet typeslow-sodium, gluten-free, low-carb, heart-healthy, sugar-free
diet mealsguilty pleasures
Enjoyments causing slight shame
comfort food · junk food · pig-outs · binge eating · calorie bombs
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