diff --git a/cmd/ingredients/main.go b/cmd/ingredients/main.go
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+++ b/cmd/ingredients/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	log "github.com/schollz/logger"
+	"github.com/schollz/ingredients"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.SetLevel("trace")
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		log.Error("need to have argument")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	b, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(os.Args[1])
+	ing, err := ingredients.ParseTextIngredients(string(b))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	b, _ = json.MarshalIndent(ing, "", "    ")
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+
+	// r, err := ingredients.NewFromFile(os.Args[1])
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	log.Error(err)
+	// 	os.Exit(1)
+	// }
+	// err = r.Parse()
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	log.Error(err)
+	// 	os.Exit(1)
+	// }
+
+	// b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(r.IngredientList().Ingredients, "", "    ")
+	// fmt.Println(string(b))
+}