Hi Friends!
Hold on to your party hats! Today we’re celebrating my third year of blogging. I cannot believe it’s been that long! Blogging has, quite literally, changed my life and I’m so thankful every day for those people (namely my hubby) who bugged me about started a blog back then.
To celebrate, I rounded up the best posts from the past year to share with you guys! Here you go:
Breakfasts
Cranberry Sweet Potato Cottage Cheese Muffins
Lentil Banana Muffins
Quinoa Breakfast Bars
90 Second Breakfast Sandwich
Cottage Cheese Egg Muffins
Salmon Breakfast Quesadillas
Snacks
Baked Apple Chips
Frozen Yogurt Trail Mix Bars
Perfectly Roasted Chickpeas
Healthy Microwave Popcorn
Sweet Potato Banana Bites
Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas
Meatless Main Dishes
Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Lasagna
Mexican Quinoa Bites
Hot Mexican Layer Dip
Sweet Potato Quinoa Black Bean Burgers w/ Cranberries
Cheesy Mexican Quinoa
Crockpot Roasted Vegetable Sauce
Black Bean Meatless Meatballs
Lasagna Soup
Greek Black Bean Burgers
Asian Black Bean Burgers
Crockpot Enchilada Casserole
Chili Stuffed Peppers
Main Dishes with Meat
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Bacon Wrapped Chicken w/ Goat Cheese
Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken
Seafood
Teriyaki Salmon w/ Pineapple Black Bean Salsa
Pecan Crusted Salmon
Salmon Quinoa Salad
Tuna Salad with Avocado
Desserts
Baked Apple Packets
Healthy Ice Cream Sandwiches
Peanut Butter Avocado Cookies
Sweet Potato Brownies
Microwave Sweet Potato Muffin
Healthy Eating Tips & Roundups
50 Packable Lunch Ideas
3 Ways to Cook Spaghetti Squash
Weekend Food Prep For Easy Weekday Meals
How to Prep Food On the Weekend
What’s In My Grocery Cart
Smart Snacking
5 Quick Healthy Breakfast Ideas
10 More Healthy Breakfast Ideas
How to Hard Boil Eggs in the Oven
How to Sprout Lentils
5 Frozen Summer Snack Ideas
How to Cook & Freeze Beans
Fitness
What is Crossfit
Things Crossfit Has Taught Me
My First Crossfit Competition
What’s Beautiful: Strength
Strength is What’s Beautiful
What Makes Strength Beautiful
Other
Things Blogging Has Taught Me- Part 2
Blog Smarter Twitter Chat Recap
Blog Smarter Twitter Chat Recap 2
Blog Smarter Twitter Chat Recap 3
Registered Dietitians Who Blog
11 Healthy Living Tips
A Day in the Life & Nobody’s Perfect
My Diet Doesn’t Need A Label
My Body Doesn’t Make Me Beautiful
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To everyone who reads this blog, I just want to say thank you! Whether it’s your first time here, you just read it occasionally or you read every single post…The Lean Green Bean wouldn’t be the same without you. Thanks for reading, commenting, sharing and appreciating my posts. Special thanks to my hubby who has been my biggest fan since day 1. I love you all!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Happy 3 year blogiversary Lindsay!
Congratulations! I bet it seems like forever, and like no time at all, all at once. I have a lot to catch up on as a new follower, so this is super helpful :). Your recipes look amazing and I want to click and pin every single one!
Happy pinning! Be sure to check out the Best of the Bean tab to see the best of years 1 & 2 as well 🙂
So much yummy goodness! It’s my 3 year blogging anniversary too next month, time flies when you’re having fun! 🙂
yes it does!
You absolutely rock!!! 🙂 Congratulations!!!
Thanks so much Tara!
I think I’ll just have to pin this entire post!
Happy pinning 🙂
You had a lot of great articles this year. I really enjoyed the posts regarding food prep and for quick and healthy meals. They were truly helpful!
I just spotted that bacon wrapped chicken with goat cheese so I know what I’m going for next. 😉
Thanks Hollie! So glad you liked them!
Happy Anniversary, Lindsay! This blog is an inspiration to so many and I am so glad that I met you through it! Enjoy your day and be proud of you accomplishment! 🙂
Thank you so much Kelly! xoxo
congrats to three awesome years to one of my favorite bloggers!! you’ll just continue to grow and do wonderful things with your blog! i remember participating in foodie pen pals long before i even started my own blog!!
Thanks Linz! Miss you!
I’m so glad you started blogging too as its one of my all time favorites! PS – your blog and I share birthdays. Makes me like your blog even more. Haha!
Thanks Tina 🙂 Just in case I didn’t make it clear enough in my post yesterday, I ADORE YOU!!!! and yay for bloggie bday twins! xoxo
Happy blogaversary!!!
As a newer reader I have to say I absolutely adore your blog. I love how much blog world love you spread and share with the rest of us.
Thank you for all the work you put into it!
You’re so welcome! Thanks for reading!
Happy blogiversary! You continue to be one of my favorite bloggers. 🙂
awww thanks Mo! xox
So.many.good.posts to check out! Congrats to three awesome years, lady! So happy I stumbled across your blog… Always look forward to what you have to share 🙂
Thanks Amanda! Glad you found me!
Congrats on 3 years!! Look at this round up- you have done some AMAZING things in three years. I’m so glad we met through blogging (and at Blend!) and I look forward to continuing to follow your journey with your blog and your business! Best wishes for an even better fourth year!
Thanks so much Laura! So glad we had a chance to meet in person!
Congrats on 3 years!! Happy blogiversary!
I just pinned your whole wheat tortillas – can’t wait to make them!
yay! Let me know what you think!
Happy Three Years! I cannot tell you enough how happy I am that I found you and your blog. xo
Thanks so much Cori!
Congrats on three years!!
Thanks, Lindsay!!
whoop whoop! congrats on 3 years. My 5 year is tomorrow. Maybe I should put up something with my favorite posts or recipes or something tomorrow. We shall see …
Do it!
Happy blog birthday! I love reading your blog and can’t wait to check out all of the posts I’ve missed.
Thanks Kim! Happy reading!
Happy anniversary! You’ve done really well for just three years in action. Great roundup, too!
Thanks Amanda!!
Happy 3 years Lindsay! That’s super exciting! I love your blog and all your recipes!
Thank so much for reading Holly!
Happy anniversary!! So much great inspiration.
Thanks Heather!
I think I’m going to bookmark this page so I can keep coming back to all those links.
Happy Birthday to the blog!
woohoo! i like that idea 🙂
Congrats on 3 years!! You always have the best recipes with real, whole ingredients and I can’t wait to see what year 4 brings 🙂
Thanks so much Becky!
congrats! your blog is a huge inspiration 🙂
Congratulations! I think you are awesome. Happy Anniversary! 🙂
CONGRATS on your anniversary! So glad to have stumbled by your blog a couple months ago!
So love your “foodie pen pal” program!
WOO HOO!!! Congrats on THREE years Lindsay! Very awesome! Keep up the great work!
Congrats on 3 years!! Love seeing all of your amazing posts!
happy 3 years linds!!
Congratulations!! I love your blog!
Congratulations! I’m a newbie blogger and find you so inspirational! I’m looking forward to spending some time going through your recap. I particularly find the “blog smarter” chats so helpful! Thank you!
Happy Blogiversary! I’m thankful for you. Your recipes are perfect for everybody – easy and full of real food. Thanks for sharing and here’s to many more great years of the bean!
Congrats on turning 3!
I found your blog via the ‘Survive on $35’ challenge you did a while back and then kept reading for the great recipes and workouts. The crossfit love is just icing on the cake, lol.
Happy Anniversary! I love reading your blog!
So many yummy eats! Happy 3 years!
happy 3 years!!!! You’ve done amazing things since I’ve come to know you via your blog 🙂
wow, three years, congrats, you have come so far and so much good reads and eats, I love your blog!
congratulations on three years!
Great post Lindsay! Now I have all my favorite recipes in one post! I especially love your salmon recipes and your yummy breakfast recipes!:) I know the next year is going to be even better than the 3rd year!! CONGRATS on all your success!!:)
Happy Anniversary! So many yummy recipes!!!
Congrats on 3 years girl!!! You’ve made such a huge contribution to the blogging community in that time. You’re such a blogging rock star! 🙂
Lots of Hard Work and many successes! We are proud of you!
Happy one to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!
Congratulations on your 3rd year! I still have a long way to go!!!
Congrats! You are truly my inspiration. I just started blogging and I couldn’t picture myself for blogging that long. I wish I could survive my blog for 3 years. 😀
Awesome recap! You are such a great blogger and definitely one of my favorites 🙂 Congrats on 3 years!!!
Awesome! Congratulations and thanks for all the inspiring work you do!
Congratulations on three years! You are definitely one of my favorite bloggers. I have become addicted to your meal prep posts, and have inspired me time and again to prep my food the week. Thank you!
Congratulations on 3 years!! So many great posts and recipes that you’ve done 🙂
Congrats on 3 years! I’m so glad you decided to start a blog 🙂
You’ve positively influenced SO many lives because of this awesome space, girl, and I hope you know that you’re making a difference! We all love you!
3 years!!! That must mean my blog birthday is coming up… Where has the time gone? I’ve LOVED reading your blog from the very start and am inspired by your and your enthusiasm for health, fitness, good food and life in general. I’m so happy we’ve become friends because of the LGB! Looking forward to FINALLY meeting at FNCE – keep up the great work!
thanks girl! can’t wait to hug you!