About Healthy Beginnings
                     

Healthy Beginnings LLC is owned and operated by Jenny Beth Kroplin, RD, LDN, CLC. Jenny Beth is a Registered Dietitian, a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, and a Certified Lactation Consultant. Jenny Beth's professional training includes in-hospital experience with Baptist Hospital and Saint Thomas Health Services in Nashville, Tennessee, and a diversified experience as a territory business manager in Middle Tennessee with Bristol Myers Squibb and Mead Johnson Nutritions. Her expertise is primarily focused on dietetics and nutrition for women and families.


Jenny Beth's mission is to offer extensive and complete nutrition therapy for the women and families of Middle Tennessee.   Her expertise and passion in the field of nutrition is what drives her efforts to serve clients with any nutritional needs or challenges they may have.  Jenny Beth also has a passion to provide the most up-to-date nutritional information possible so that Tennessee doctors and therapists know who to call when faced with nutritional challenges.


Jenny Beth began her career at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, as a Registered Dietitian. While at Baptist, she specialized in Neonatal, Obstetric, and General Medicine Dietetics.  Her hands-on experiences with patients at Baptist included, but were not limited to, nutrition therapy for patients ranging from premature infants to adults, neonatal and adult tube feedings, counseling patients on various diet restrictions and drug/food interactions, and dietetic screening and assessments.

Jenny Beth also worked several years as a representative for Mead Johnson Nutritions in the Middle Tennessee area, which included eight territory hospitals and a wide-range of physician offices.  Aside from great success in increasing her company's market share, as a Mead Johnson nutrition expert, Jenny Beth worked side-by-side with physicians, neonatologists, and nurses regarding the intricate details of family nutrition, infant nutrition, child nutrition, specialty needs in metabolic disorders and nutrition, and alternatives to breastfeeding.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Jenny Beth has authored a nutrition newsletter for a Nashville speech pathology practice and has guest lectured at Lipscomb University, Vanderbilt University, Middle Tennessee State University, as well as at local businesses and churches. Jenny Beth is a current member of the American Dietetic Association, the President-Elect of the Nashville District Dietetic Association, a member of the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice as a Certified Lactation Consultant, a member of the Women's Nutrition Practice Group, and a former member of the the Entrepreneur and Pediatric Nutrition Practice Groups.
In her free time, Jenny Beth enjoys spending time with her husband and son, participating in church activities, exercising, and volunteering with the Nashville Children's Alliance, the United Way of Nashville, and the Rob Bironas Fund.