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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Vegan Diet Plan

Vegan Diet Plan Essentials (What to Eat + 7-Day Menu)

Vegan diets used to have a reputation for being nutritionally thin. That’s outdated. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 2016 position paper concluded that appropriately planned vegan and vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide benefits for prevention…

How to Make Vegan Smoothie

How to Make Vegan Smoothies? | With 9 Recipes

When figuring out how to make vegan smoothies, all you need to know is that smoothies are not just drinks made from randomly selected “healthy” ingredients.

Sugar Free Desserts for Diabetics

Refined Sugar Free Desserts for Diabetics (3 Healthy Recipes)

Diabetics can also eat dessert. Although this may differ depending on the type of diabetes you have and the progress of your disease, you can choose recipes made with natural sugar that do not contain refined sugar.

High Protein Vegetarian Foods for Muscle Building

10 High Protein Vegetarian Foods for Muscle Growth

This guide is written for healthy adults interested in higher-protein vegetarian eating for muscle building. It is not intended for children, pregnant or breastfeeding people, or anyone with reduced kidney function, since higher-protein intakes can strain compromised kidneys. If you…

The Pineapple Diet

The Pineapple Diet: Honest Look at a 5-Day Fad

Short answer: the pineapple diet is a short-term, very-low-calorie mono diet, not a scientifically supported weight-loss protocol. Pineapple is a legitimately healthy fruit rich in vitamin C, manganese, and the enzyme bromelain, but no controlled trial shows that eating it…

Is Almond Milk Paleo

Is Almond Milk Paleo?

Yes, with an asterisk. Unsweetened almond milk fits paleo when the ingredient list is just almonds, water, and maybe sea salt. Most cartons at the grocery store don’t stop there. Once you add carrageenan, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin, “natural flavors,”…

Filling Breakfast Smoothies for Weight Loss

15 Satisfying Breakfast Smoothies for Weight Loss

Today, we present 15 filling breakfast smoothies for weight loss. Drinks that are practical, healthy, and extremely nutritious as they are made with fruits and vegetables.

21 Day Sugar Detox Meal Plan PDF

21 Day Sugar Detox Meal Plan (PDF)

The 21-day sugar detox meal plan, as you can understand from its name, is a nutritional program that aims to remove sugar from your diet for 21 days.

recipes for brat diet

6 Recipes for BRAT Diet

In this article, we will share recipes for the BRAT diet, which is for those who experience problems such as indigestion, diarrhea, and gastroenteritis.

Kefir Diet for Weight Loss

Kefir Diet for Weight Loss: Cleanse Your Body and Intestines

This plan works best if you already tolerate dairy well and want to use kefir as one part of a balanced, lower-calorie week rather than as your only food. It’s designed for adults who want to support digestive comfort, get…

Balanced Meal Plan For A Week

Balanced Meal Plan For A Week (7-Day PDF)

If you are looking for a balanced meal plan for a week that is easy to follow and will help improve your health, you are in the right place.

Healthy and Tasty Food for Weight Loss

3 Tasty Foods for Weight Loss

Short answer: The tastiest foods that actually help with weight loss are the ones that keep you full on fewer calories. That means high-satiety, low-calorie-density staples like eggs, oats, potatoes, apples, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, chicken breast, beans and lentils,…