[Tex/LaTex] single line – no indentation break before and after

paragraphs

What's the easiest way to have a line not indented and with a break before and after?

Example:

Following the list of ingredients:

carrots

…

The Latex-Code would be:

Following the list of ingredients:

\begin{enumerate}
    \item carrots
    \item ...
\end{enumerate}

By default the line would be indented and without preceeding line break.

Any suggestions for a short-macro to have single lines?

I sometimes use

\ \\ Following the list of ingredients:

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Update Based on comments

I'd suggest using \bigskip, \medskip or \smallskip along with \noindent. This will allow you to control the amount of spacing you want. Since you were looking for a \shortmacro I have added that as well. Using a macro is a good ideas as that help to ensure that your spacing in these kinds of situations is consistent, and allows you to adjust all the sapcing in one spot.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand{\shortmacro}{\bigskip\noindent}%
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
%
\shortmacro Following the list of ingredients:
%
\begin{itemize}[align=left]
    \item carrots
    \item ...
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

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The \lipsum package as added just to include some dummy text so that we could see the spacing.

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