Damla Sengul

Damla Sengul

Food Researcher, 12 Years experience

Damla Sengul is a Food Editor and recipe developer at Diets Meal Plan with 12+ years of experience in digital food publishing. Every recipe she publishes has been personally tested and filmed in her home kitchen in Wayne, New Jersey, using locally sourced ingredients. She specialises in recreating healthy versions of popular dishes by substituting high-calorie ingredients with nutritious alternatives, each recipe undergoes multiple rounds of testing until the taste matches or improves on the original
Her work includes researching global cuisines and techniques, analyzing recipes from established chefs, and adapting them into practical, approachable formats. She ensures accuracy in ingredients, measurements, and cooking methods so readers can consistently achieve results.

In addition to her editorial work, Damla is an avid baker who enjoys creating celebration cakes and experimenting with new dessert recipes in her spare time.

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Low fiber snacks

15 Low-Fiber Snacks for Colonoscopy Prep and Post-Op

Fiber is normally the good guy. It feeds gut bacteria, softens stool, and blunts blood-sugar spikes. But there are moments when your gut needs a rest, and doctors will ask you to cut fiber temporarily. The goal is to keep…

Fat Free Snacks

10 Low Fat Snacks That You Never Knew

The 1990s taught America that “fat-free” meant “guilt-free.” It didn’t. Manufacturers stripped out fat and replaced it with sugar, salt, and starch to preserve flavor. Total calories rarely dropped, and people didn’t lose weight. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans…

10 Best Colon Healthy Foods

10 Best Foods for Colon Health

A simple diet modification will minimize your chance of colon cancer and make your colon healthy, and if you follow the suggestions in this article, your health will improve.

Homemade Caramel Sauce for Apples

Fat Free Homemade Caramel Sauce for Apples Without Refined Sugar

We know that caramel sauces are mixtures of lots of sugar and usually butter. These are pretty tasty dips for many snacks, like apple slices. But when it comes to human health, is this taste worth taking that much granulated…

Low Potassium Snacks

Low Potassium Snacks

Potassium is required for various biological activities and processes in the human body.

Pre Diabetic Meal Plan

Prediabetes Meal Plan

Elevated blood sugar levels mark a condition known as prediabetes. (1) In this condition, if eating habits are not improved, it can lead to type 2 diabetes.

Best keto recipes

30 Must-Try Keto Recipes You’ll Want to Print

Chia pudding (jars for the week), chicken parmesan meatloaves (reheat well), lasagna bake (portion and freeze), cabbage and bacon bowl (holds up 3 days), and the brownies and PB bars (grab-and-go).

Best Banana Bread Recipe

Best Banana Bread Recipe

This is the loaf we bake when we want a moist, tender banana bread with real caramelized banana depth rather than the flat, sugary version you get from a mix. It uses three overripe bananas, melted butter for a fine…

One Month Diet Plan to Reduce Belly Fat

One Month Diet Plan to Reduce Belly Fat

Let’s set expectations straight. You can’t tell your body to burn fat only from your belly. Fat loss happens across your whole body, and where it comes off first is largely genetics. What you can do in 30 days is…

Cardiac Heart Soup Diet

Cardiac Soup Diet: Heart-Healthy Meal Plan

The Cardiac heart soup diet was allegedly adopted by overweight cardiac patients in the cardiology department where it originated. The Cardiac heart soup diet has been a popular fad diet for many years.