Welcome to The Lean Green Bean!
My name is Lindsay and I'm a mom and Registered Dietitian from Columbus, OH. I love sharing my passion for nutrition and healthy living with my readers!
On this blog you'll find healthy recipes, nutrition information, tips for new moms, workouts and more! My goal is to show you that healthy living doesn't have to be complicated or expensive.
I believe that life is all about being balanced, simple and real....and I strive to show all of you how I live this message in my everyday life via my blog and social media posts.
If you're interested, you can read more about my journey to becoming an RD.
Day to day I wear a variety of different hats:
- I care for my son and daughter full-time.
- I work part-time doing nutrition communications work for another dietitian.
- I post on this blog and do additional freelance writing and recipe development.
After a struggle with infertility, I was finally able to get pregnant and my husband and I had our first child in October 2014. His nickname is Squish and he's the best!
In May 2016, we announced that baby number two was on the way. Alyssa arrived in November 2016, making us a party of four.
In addition to Squish, we're also the proud parents of 2 dogs and 2 cats! You can read more about them here. In my free time, I do Crossfit several days a week and I love to read.
My Food Philosophy
Over the past several years, first as I became an RD and then as I became a mom, my nutrition philosophy has developed, evolved and shifted. I strongly believe that healthy eating doesn't have to be complicated or expensive and one of my main goals with this blog is to prove that to people.
I believe that connecting with your body and learning to eat for both nourishment and enjoyment is more powerful than dieting and restricting food to lose weight. Unless medically necessary, I don't believe that cutting out gluten or going dairy-free to follow the latest food trend is the best choice for everyone.
I believe that super restrictive diets aren't sustainable and don't do much to help you develop healthy eating habits that you can call upon for the rest of your life.
The recipes I share on the blog are the recipes my family and I eat regularly. They're made with real, simple ingredients that most people already have on hand. I'm happy to share my food successes and failures when it comes to feeding my kids in hopes that inspires other parents out there and reassures them that they're not alone in their struggles!
If you're not sure where to start, check out my Best of the Bean page where you'll find links to some of my best posts and recipes from the past 4 years.
If you're a brand that's interested in collaborating, please check out my Work with Me page for examples of my work and feel free to email me (theleangreenbean@gmail.com) to request a media kit. I'd love to chat further about working with you!
Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to say hi! I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments, requests or ideas.
I can be reached by email at: theleangreenbean@gmail.com.
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