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Leslie Engel, Food Writer
Brooklyn, New York
About me
Champion of culinary literacy, lover of leftovers and writer of the Irrationalparsnip.com. Deeply suspicious of escalators and celery.
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irrationalparsnip.comI made it 10 days on the The Avoid Sweets Challenge!
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annefood Keep it up @LezEngel !
Keepin' on
The secret weapon for the after lunch sweet tooth: flavored teas. Double dark chocolate mate is my current favorite.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Same!! Cinnamon tea is a current fave but I also have tried this passionfruit almond tea mix that I can't find anywhere else. It reminds me of honey bunches of oats 😍
I conquered the The Avoid Sugar at Breakfast Challenge - 54 days!
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DietID_TeamDietitians YES!!! you did it!!!
Keep on keeping on...
Day 28/30: Avoid Sugar at Breakfast Level IV
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DietID_TeamDietitians YES!! You're almost there!!!
Powering through, but cranberries need just a smidge of sugar!
Day 27/30: Avoid Sugar at Breakfast Level IV
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annefood Yeah cranberries are a tough one to do without sugar... Use just a bit and take 1/2 free pass!
Some days are harder than others...
Day 14/30: Avoid Sugar at Breakfast Level IV
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DietID_TeamDietitians I'm totally struggling with my veggies challenge right now because I had a few dinners to attend, and surprisingly very few veggies available =( Keep it up though!!
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LezEngel @Rachna this time of year is a killer when it comes to sugar & veggie consumption. I think I'm in harm reduction mode at this point!
Love this edible solution to food waste!
nytimes.com
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annefood Wow!
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DietID_TeamDietitians yes, I saw this!! Pretty incredible!
I made it 24 days on the The Avoid Sugar at Breakfast Challenge!
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lizzyloo22 @LezEngel good job
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DietID_TeamDietitians AWESOME! =)
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annefood Woo hoo!