1590s, "in equilibrium," past-participle adjective from balance (v.). In reference to meal, diet, etc., by 1908.
the carefully balanced seesaw
the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers
a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history
a balanced blend of whiskeys
a properly balanced symphony orchestra
Balaam
Balaclava
balalaika
balance
balance-beam
balanced
balance-sheet
balcony
bald
balderdash
baldhead
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