Filha Da Pika  +  555733 Sun, 17 Aug 08 07:37 AM Hello, "Sophie lived on a meat-based diet, when she was in training for the Olympic games." Can I say "meat-based food" or "mead-based meal" instead of "meat-based diet"? If it's impossible, would you tell me the reason? Thank you in advance, Filha Da Pika Joined on Fri, Mar 9 2007 Full Member 111

	CalifJim  +  555736 Sun, 17 Aug 08 07:51 AM lived on a meat-based diet / meat-based food / meat-based meals All convey about the same meaning, although meat is a food, so I think meat-based food would simply be meat, and in that case people would probably say lived on meat.  I think meat-based food is too much like sugar-based candy or water-based rain to be a useful combination of words!  CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,447 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	New2grammar  +  555953 Sun, 17 Aug 08 10:26 PM HAHA... Good explanation. CJ. I could help but to laugh out when I read "water based rain" LOL! New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	optilang  +  555957 Sun, 17 Aug 08 10:44 PM water based rain It's better then acid based rain! optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member 2,521 OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner.