{{Short description|American entrepreneur}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Lisa Lillien | birth_place = Cedarhurst, New York, U.S. | birth_date = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Cookbook author * blogger * TV personality}} | years_active = 2004–present | spouse = {{marriage|Dan Schneider|2002}} | alma_mater = University at Albany, SUNY (BA) }} '''Lisa Lillien Schneider''' is an American entrepreneur. She is the creator of the Hungry Girl brand, including email-subscription, cookbooks, low-calorie recipes, and life hacks.<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=John |title=Lisa Lillien of The 'Hungry Girl' Empire Reveals How She Stopped Yo-Yo Dieting For Good |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/18/lisa-lillien-hungry-girl-_n_2154976.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119112812/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/18/lisa-lillien-hungry-girl-_n_2154976.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |website=Huffington Post |access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>
==Background== Lillien's roots are in magazines<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albany.edu/ualbanymagazine/spring18_lillien-back-to-her-roots.shtml |title=Back to Her Roots |first=Carol |last=Olechowski |work=UAlbany Magazine |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> and, more generally, entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orjewishlife.com/noshing-with-hungry-girl-lisa-lillien/ |title=Noshing with "Hungry Girl" Lisa Lillien | Oregon Jewish Life |last=Blomquist |first=Mala |website=Orjewishlife.com |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Lillien is the daughter of Maurice Lillien (1933–2022) and Florence Lillien, and has two siblings, Jay and Meri, and is the aunt of Lauren, Max and Jake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maurice Lillien (2022) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/maurice-lillien-obituary?id=34872070 |website=www.legacy.com}}</ref> She grew up on Long Island and identifies as Jewish ("a nice Jewish girl from Long Island").<ref name="NYT-Moskin" /><ref>https://feldmanmortuary.com/tribute/details/4472/Maurice-Lillien/obituary.html</ref>
She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1983.<ref name="NYT-Moskin">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/dining/14hungry.html|title=Hungry Girl Offers a Real Take on Diet Foods|first=Julia|last=Moskin|work=The New York Times |date=July 13, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> She does not have a degree in nutrition, but uses the neologism ''foodologist'' due to obsession with food.<ref name="Hungry Girl">{{cite web|title=Who Is Hungry Girl?|url=https://www.hungry-girl.com/who-is-hungry-girl|publisher=Hungry Girl|accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> She received a B.A. in communication from University at Albany, SUNY in 1987. Directly from college she became editor-in-chief at ''Tutti Frutti'' (teen-fan magazine, Jimmijack Publishing, 1987–1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Tutti-Frutti-November-Centerfold-Pinups/dp/B07PS6NTPY |title=Tutti Frutti November 1991 Luke Perry Centerfold, Pinups: Lisa Lillien: Amazon.com: Books |website=Amazon |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== ===Business=== For five years, Lillien was online executive producer for TV Land and director of convergence development at Nickelodeon online. Next she was a producer for new media at Telepictures (Warner Bros.).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albany.edu/news/43805.php|title='Hungry Girl' and Alumna Lisa Lillien '87 Headlines UAlbany Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. 18 - 20 - University at Albany-SUNY|website=www.albany.edu|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Diets in Review">{{cite web|title=Lisa Lillien is No Nutritionist, Just Hungry for Good Nutrition |url=https://dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/lisa-lillien-is-no-nutritionist-just-hungry-for-good-nutrition/ |author=Danielle |date=July 11, 2019 |publisher=Diets in Review|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> The content consists mainly of recipes and life hacks,<ref name="Belief Net">{{cite web|last=Schwartz |first=Daylle Deanna |title=Interview with Hungry Girl's Lisa Lillien |url=https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat/2008/05/interview-with-hungry-girls-lisa-lillien.html |website=beliefnet |date=May 8, 2008 |access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> 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, [like] writing about teen stars, and pop stars...".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.us/hungry-girl-lisa-lillien-brings-her-cooking-show-to-the-food-network/ |title='Hungry Girl' Lisa Lillien brings her cooking show to the Food Network |last=Engel |first=Meredith |date=August 12, 2011 |website=Metro US |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
Regular advertisers across media have included Weight Watchers, Dreyers light ice cream, and General Mills, later including Green Giant, Quaker, The Laughing Cow cheeses, and Beyond Better Foods.{{Citation needed |date=March 2020}}
===Media=== As a writer, Lillien has had a weekly column on the Weight Watchers website and has written for ''Redbook'' magazine. She has appeared on cooking shows like ''Rachael Ray''.<ref name="Diets in Review" />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/hungry-girl/episodes|title=Hungry Girl Episodes|website=Food Network|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
The Meredith Corporation began a quarterly ''Hungry Girl'' magazine in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/magazine-review-hungry-girl-leaves-starving-content-better-design/ |title=Magazine Review: Hungry Girl Leaves Me Starving for More Content and Better Design |date=January 18, 2018 |last=Welton |first=Caysey |website=Folio |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2002, Lillien married writer/producer Dan Schneider. The couple have no children, but they have a dog named Lolly,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/pets/facebook-famous-dog-lolly-video/ |title=Meet the One Dog You Have to Follow on Facebook: Lolly! |last=Hogan |first= Kate |date=September 18, 2017 |website=People.com |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> and live in Hidden Hills, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-hungrygirl22-2009jul22-story.html |title=Hungry Girl delivers |date=September 16, 2014 |last=Lynch |first=Rene |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
==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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}}
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