a diet of something?

nick   Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:20 am GMT
Kids today are raised on a constant diet of pop music and television.Explain this for me, please!
Mxsmanic   Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:41 am GMT
It means that they are given pop music and television regularly for entertainment purposes. Diet normally refers to food, but in this case it is being used figuratively. A "constant diet" means a regular pattern of eating a certain food. A constant diet of rice means eating rice regularly or even at every meal.
nick   Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:47 am GMT
thanx