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Food-Lovers Cleanse

Sara Dickerman took to Facebook to answer your questions about this year's "detox with a side of weight loss" diet

Laura Loesch-Quintin

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It's the hardest part of the cleanse, says Sara Dickerman: turning down friends (and snacks)
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Sara Dickerman discovers that condiments--from hot sauce to pickles to fresh herbs--can really punch up a meal, without adding calories
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It's wine-country salads for Sara Dickerman, but no vino. Instead, she's indulging her mania for oolong (and genmaicha, and rooibos)
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With the trimmings from white-bean chili, Sara Dickerman makes veggie broth--and considers the benefits of premade salad dessings
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Sara Dickerman takes the cleanse on the road, to her kid's ski lessons, and gives dinner a little goose
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On her daughter's birthday, Sara Dickerman faces buttermilk-vanilla temptation. Can she deny herself a lick of frosting?
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On day 2, Sara Dickerman is reminded of the Swiss Alps, disappointed in her plating skills, and wary of her husband's butternut bias
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As she embarks on her diet, Sara Dickerman faces the challenge of prep, the absence of black cod, and the temptation of leftover tortellini
New Year's goals shouldn't mean juice fasts and deprivation. Reboot your diet (and love it) with BA's annual two-week meal plan.

Sara Dickerman

How about sugar, flour, and alcohol? For the next 14 days, you can (especially if we allow you a cocktail now and then)

Bon Appétit

New Year's goals shouldn't mean juice fasts and deprivation. Reboot your diet (and love it) with BA's third annual two-week meal plan

Sara Dickerman

Guess what? The 2013 Food Lover's Cleanse starts in two days

Sara Dickerman

New Year's goals shouldn't mean juice fasts and deprivation. Reboot your diet (and love it) with Ba's third annual two-week meal plan

Sara Dickerman

Sara Dickerman

But I still stuck to my dinner of broccoli rabe and bulgur with a poached egg. (Pat on back.)

Sara Dickerman

Instead, I had lemony chicken for lunch and tasty lingcod for dinner.

Sara Dickerman

Yesterday's dinner dirtied a lot of dishes, and I found myself being a bit brusque!

Sara Dickerman

Your lively comments have reminded me that I'm in good company eating my Greek yogurt, hazelnuts, and pomegranate seeds. So thank you!

Sara Dickerman

Follow along as Sara Dickerman cooks her way through our Food Lover's Cleanse, a two-week healthy cooking challenge.

Sara Dickerman

Even your local cleanse follower must cut corners sometimes.

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Moderation, mindfulness, and choosing the right drink

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With a nod to chocolate, pumpkin seed, and sesame seed bark

Sara Dickerman

Our intrepid cleanse blogger packs up ingredients and sake-braises clams for four at a friend's dinner party

Sara Dickerman