Hummusapien

About

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive, and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

Hi there! I’m Alexis and this is Hummusapien™, a multifaceted food, wellness, and lifestyle brand created in 2011 in order to inspire others to eat happy and live fully. This is the corner of the internet that gives me life.

I’m a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition from The Ohio State University. I was put on this earth to use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing, happy, and wholesome relationship with food. Through my years of experience coaching individual clients, consulting with food brands, and conceptualizing restaurants, I combine approachable recipes with nutrition education to bring peace and joy back to the kitchen table.

More about me! I like plants. A lot. Both in my home and in my belly. I also like chocolate croissants. I’m a fierce believer in joy, in seeing the world, in salted dark chocolate, in sarcasm, in diversity, in the power of passion, in confidence, in BALANCE, in living a life of purpose, in inspiring others to embrace their best self, and in making healthy damn delicious.

Here are a few of my favorite posts:

When I’m not blogging, I’m at Alchemy, an innovative health food concept here in Columbus that I co-founded with A&R Creative Group in 2014.  I oversee business development, menu creation, cafe operations, marketing, nutrition services, and beyond. Our second Alchemy location in Grandview opened this past Spring. We opened Alchemy’s sister concept TRISM on Ohio State’s campus in 2017. TRISM is a transformative eatery, bar, and event space. When I’m not functioning as a restauranteur or food blogger, I’m working with women who struggle with disordered eating to help them ditch dieting and live a nourished, full, delicious life.

To learn more about me, check out the podcasts I’ve been featured on:

I welcome questions and comments, but please ask them in the comment section of the blog and I’ll do my best to get back to you soon!

Comments

  1. Already in love with this blog! I couldn’t think of a better person to share their knowledge about food and nutrition. I cannot wait to see what’s to come!!!!!

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  4. Finall, Lex, you have an outlet for your passion for healthy food! Your unique ability to express yourself, plus the mouthwatering recipes and pictures, make this a great place to go to read and learn.

    I wanted to be. Yur first fan, but instead you can call me your best fan! You should let Organic Energy know about this, as they got a nice plug from you.

    Fajola

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  6. Alexis I am serious you are SO good at this!!! If this blog doesn’t become famous idk what the internet world is doing. MISSING OUT THATS FOR SURE!

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  8. Love this! My friend Hilary told me to check it out and I’m glad she did! I go back and forth between vegan and vegetarian and I used to put vegan recipes on my own blog. I’ll be sure to post a link to your blog on mine for my vegan followers! Keep up the good work! xoxo

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  13. this is great. you are great. we college kiddies obsessed and overly-crazed about food need to stick together! happiness and health go hand-in-hand and a balance of the two is necessary for getting the most out of life. i look forward to seeing your recipes and if you ever feel like browsing some noms, feel free to come visit me at http://www.ohshineon.wordpress.com/

    my blog can get a little lonely sometimes and would sure love the company!

    – katie at http://www.ohshineon.wordpress.com/

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  16. I love this blog!! I’m also from Cleveland and stumbled across this on Twitter and had to leave you a note to let you know how interesting/educational it is!

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  18. Imagine me living in Munich, Germany with my husband and 2 daughters on an expat assignment. I’m looking for a recipe involving oatmeal, chocolate and bananas and I find this awesome site! And what do you know- I’m from Ohio AND in the online Family Nurse Practitioner graduate program at Ohio State University!! What luck ( and a small world)! I’ve bookmarked you! Looking forward to tasty food!

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    • Wow, Tonda! Such a small world! So glad you found the blog 🙂 You should definitely try out the banana coconut muffins, dark chocolate chunk strawberry banana bread and the pumpkin quinoa muffins. (Oats and bananas are staples in lots of my dessert recipes.) Those are by far my favorite desserts on the blog. I’m also posting a really yummy almond butter zucchini bars recipe Monday so check back!

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  20. Just stalked your blog and I love it. I’m happy to find someone who is just as obsessed with hummus, avocado, and dark chocolate as I am. I saw your avocado egg salad recipe and thought you should try avocado+hummus+mustard because it is amazing. Anyway, keep up the good work and Go Bucks!

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    • Aww thanks so much, Chelsea! Glad you found me and glad to know we have similar obsessions! I’ll have to try that avocado, hummus and mustard egg salad combo–sounds fab.

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  21. Hey! I just saw your guest post on Clean Eating Veggie Girl and your blog’s name sounded familiar and I just realized that my cousin knows you and told me to check out your blog a while ago, but I forgot. Hilarious! Her name is Kaitlin G. (Not sure if I should post last names on here? Haha. I think a lot of people call her KG though if that helps.) Anyway- definitely love the blog!

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    • Hey Jess! Kaitlin G. doesn’t ring a bell at the moment, but either way I’m so glad you found me! Thanks so much for the sweet comment 🙂 Enjoy!

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  22. I visited your blog because I LOVED the name. You are the cutest thing ever!! Also, don’t be surprised if I Pin 99% (if not 100) of all your fab recipes. They’re all calling my name and making me drool all over my desk at work. So glad I found ya 🙂

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  23. Hi! I just stumbled upon your blog and I absolutely love it! We seem very similar. I am also an avocado and hummus addict. 🙂 I am adding you to my blog roll page which I should publish soon. I just launched a very similar, health inspired site. I would love for you to check it out!
    http://www.laurendamarie.com

    I look forward to stopping back here often!
    Happy Holidays!
    Laurenda Marie

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  26. Alexis, I am startting to feel a little bit like a stalker, but I am obsessed with your recipes!. Your blog is great and every recipe I’ve tried has been AMAZING!

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  27. I just found your blog through Pinterest (it was via the dessert hummus pin), and had to comment by telling you I *love* your blog’s name. 🙂

    As a fellow foodie and health food enthusiast, I love your philosophy and I’ll sure be trying your recipes, and not only the dessert hummus!

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    • I’m so glad you found me, Tess! Glad you love the name an agree on my food philosophy 🙂 I hope you’ll try some recipes and stop back soon!

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  30. Hi, I just found your blog, and I am surprised to see you are not connected on any social media sites. So finding you was really like finding the needle in the haystack. I was lured with your cocoa recipes but stayed because of your love letter to anxiety. Thank you for linking the book recommendation, I am not listening to the audiobook and it is breathing life into me. Just wanted to let you know. You made a difference in one little girl. take care!

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  31. I just found and LUV your wonderful blog!
    HOW MAY I SUBSCRIBE usuing email… have no FB nor Tweet etc. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🙂

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