Tag: food
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So, prunes?
While traveling in Morocco, we wandered into a restaurant for dinner. With all the French I could muster, I deciphered the menu. The lamb with prunes caught my eye as an American who in no way would think to eat that dried fruit with anything, let alone a gamey meat. But given my experience with…
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What I noticed about my skin after doing the Sakara detox
When Whitney Tingle and Danielle Dubose started Sakara, a huge motivation for doing so was a food-based approach to healing acne. In a cruel fit of irony, I have ended the Sakara summer program with some of the worst acne I have ever experienced. I am sitting here now with large bumps along my left…
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More on what to expect with the Sakara Level II Detox : Experience
I decided to take on the Sakara Level II Detox in a time in my life when I needed to reset. I was feeling burnt out and mentally exhausted. My diet was trash. I just generally wasn’t taking care of myself like I knew I should and could. Something needed to change, so I went…
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Here’s what to expect if you do the Sakara Level II Detox: Logistics
Before I tried Sakara, I was scraping the internet for information on what to expect. People talked about the food, but I wanted to know the logistics. (Don’t worry I’ll give more details on the experience in a later post.) Now that I’ve tried the Level II Detox, I will happily let you know what…
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The big misunderstanding about Sakara
During my trial of Sakara, I told myself that in order to do this “diet” right for the program, I should eat vegan on the other days. I continued to do research to figure out what the founders do. But in a podcast, Whitney Tingle spoke about eating burgers on the weekend. When asked about…
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Let your food be your skincare
What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? What about lunch, or dinner, or your snacks? What did you drink? Chances are that you don’t remember. Many people don’t, but I would guess you have a general idea of what types of food you eat on a regular basis. What if I told you that what…
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Lettuce respond to this crisis
“You can probably imagine the text messages we’ve gotten over the last few days,” wrote the founders of Sweetgreen, a brand known for its lettuce-packed bowls and wraps. They were subtly pointing to the massive Cyclosporiasis outbreak that has been linked to contaminated lettuce. Truthfully, the outbreak causing wildly uncomfortable symptoms has made many people…
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Hot chicken and hot water: Revisiting a Shake Shack controversy
In 2021, Shake Shack decided it was time to innovate. They did the work to partner with Korean brands. They did the research to understand the Korean market on food and fried chicken. And the result of all of that effort was in the Gochujang Chick’n Sandwich which previously launched in Korean in the fall…
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Cup Noodles joins the protein craze
I was scrolling one too many fitness videos and then it appeared: Cup Noodles Protein. I can’t say that I’m shocked that we’ve reached this development given that we’ve entered another wave of the high protein fad. Even the brand known for cheap and fast instant noodles couldn’t escape the high protein makeover. Now this…
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