Lisa Lillien is an American entrepreneur. She is the creator of the

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brand, including email-subscription, cookbooks, low-calorie recipes, and

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Background

Lillien's roots are in magazines and, more generally, entertainment. She grew up on Long Island and identifies as

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("a nice Jewish girl from Long Island"). She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1983. She does not have a degree in nutrition, but uses the

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''foodologist'' due to obsession with food. She received a B.A. in communication from

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in 1987. Directly from college she became editor-in-chief at ''Tutti Frutti'' (teen-fan magazine, Jimmijack Publishing, 1987–1991).

Career

Business

For five years, Lillien was online executive producer for

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and director of convergence development at

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online. Next she was a producer for new media at

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(

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). She quit her job and started the Hungry Girl brand in 2004, with a weekly email (originally Tips and Tricks ... for Hungry Chicks). She has averaged over one million subscribers. The content consists mainly of recipes and

s, written in a ''pink, exclamation-point, LOL'' style; or as Lillien once put it, "getting excited over silly things ..When I launched Hungry Girl, I wanted it to be the same...writing style conversational and excited,

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writing about teen stars, and pop stars...". Regular advertisers across media have included Weight Watchers, Dreyers light ice cream, and

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, later including

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cheeses, and Beyond Better Foods.

Media

As a writer, Lillien has had a weekly column on the Weight Watchers website and has written for ''

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'' magazine. She has appeared on cooking shows like ''

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''. In 2011 and 2012, Triage Entertainment produced 36 episodes of a ''Hungry Girl'' program; they aired on Cooking Channel and Food Network. The recipes of the 2012 season remain online. The Meredith Corporation began a quarterly ''Hungry Girl'' magazine in 2018.

Personal life

In 2002, Lillien married writer/producer

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. They have a dog named Lolly, and live in

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Books

*''Hungry Girl Clean & Hungry: Easy All-Natural Recipes for Healthy Eating in the Real World'' (April 5, 2016) *''The Hungry Girl Diet Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Mix-n-Match Meals & Snacks'' (December 29, 2015) *''The Hungry Girl Diet: Big Portions. Big Results. Drop 10 Pounds in 4 Weeks'' (March 25, 2014) *''Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 Just Desserts: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories'' (May 7, 2013) *''Hungry Girl to the Max!: The Ultimate Guilt-Free Cookbook'' (October 16, 2012) *''By Lisa Lillien – Hungry Girl 300 Under 300: 300 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dishes Under 300 Calories'' (February 27, 2011) *''Hungry Girl 300 Under 300: 300 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dishes Under 300 Calories'' (March 29, 2011) *''Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival: Aisle by Aisle, HG-Style!'' (October 11, 2011) *''Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet'' (March 30, 2010) *''Hungry Girl Happy Hour: 75 Recipes for Amazingly Fantastic Guilt-Free Cocktails and Party Foods'' (June 22, 2010) *''Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories'' (April 14, 2009) *''Hungry Girl: The Official Survival Guides'' (April 14, 2009) *''Hungry Girl Chew the Right Thing: Supreme Makeovers for 50 Foods You Crave'' (December 8, 2009) *''Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World'' (April 29, 2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lillien, Lisa American cookbook writers American women non-fiction writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Women cookbook writers 21st-century American women University at Albany, SUNY alumni Year of birth missing (living people)