Evidence-Based Nutrition Counseling in Austin, TX
Finally, nutrition advice that accounts for your actual life.
Specialized support for postpartum mothers, newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetics, and post-surgical patients navigating recovery through food.
Not a meal plan PDF. Not a calorie calculator. A clinical conversation that starts with your lab work, your kitchen, and your schedule — and builds from there.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) · Accepting new clients · Telehealth available
Case Study · 01
The runner whose iron crashed after her second pregnancy.
Patient Profile
“Maya, 34. Marathon runner. Eight months postpartum with her second child. Exclusively breastfeeding. Exhausted in a way that sleep wasn't fixing.”
How we approached it
Lab review before anything else
Ferritin at 9 ng/mL. Not technically anemic, but functionally depleted — the threshold her OB used hadn't accounted for the metabolic demands of running plus lactation.
Identified the hidden drain
Her training log showed 35 miles/week resumed at six months postpartum. Her diet log showed 1,800 calories — about 600 short of what her body actually needed.
Addressed the newborn's symptoms simultaneously
Her son had developed eczema patches and loose stools at six weeks. An elimination trial — structured, not punishing — identified a dairy protein sensitivity within 18 days.
What changed, and when
Lab Results at Week 10
Meals that actually got made
- Lentil and spinach soup (Tuesday nights, batch-cooked)
- White bean and kale sauté — 12 minutes, one pan
- Pumpkin seed snack packs (iron + zinc, no prep)
“She told me she finally felt like herself again at week eight. Not a new version. Just herself.”
Case Study · 02
The man who left his diagnosis appointment with a pamphlet and a prayer.
Patient Profile
“David, 52. Project manager. Newly diagnosed Type 2. HbA1c of 8.4. His doctor said ‘watch your carbs’ and handed him a two-page sheet he couldn't parse.”
How we approached it
Replaced "carb counting" with glycemic load
He was afraid of rice and eating protein bars that spiked him harder than the rice would have. We rebuilt his mental model from scratch — not fewer carbs, smarter ones.
Worked around his actual schedule
He travels four days a week. His plan had to work in airport terminals, hotel breakfasts, and client dinners — not a meal-prepped kitchen he didn't have.
Tied every food choice to a number he could see
We used a 14-day CGM trial in week three. Watching his glucose respond to specific meals in real time changed his relationship to food faster than any lecture.
What changed, and when
What he actually eats now
- Greek yogurt + walnuts at airport Dunkin' — better than the egg sandwich
- Burrito bowl, no rice, double beans — ordered in 8 seconds
- Home: sheet-pan salmon + roasted vegetables, 25 minutes
“He said the CGM was the first time food made sense to him — not as a rule to follow, but as information.”
Case Study · 03
The woman whose surgeon said “eat soft foods” and didn't explain what that meant.
Patient Profile
“Sandra, 61. Three weeks post-bariatric surgery. Lost 18 lbs in the hospital, came home to a discharge sheet that said ‘avoid hard foods’ and a refrigerator full of the wrong things.”
How we approached it
Translated the discharge sheet into a shopping list
Week one: what to buy, what to cook, what to freeze. Not a protocol — a Tuesday. We went through her grocery store aisle by aisle on a video call.
Prevented the protein deficit before it started
Post-bariatric patients lose muscle mass fast if protein intake drops below 60g/day. Hers was tracking at 28g. We restructured every meal around protein first.
Staged the food reintroduction timeline
The generic timeline in her discharge sheet had her back on solid foods in six weeks. We extended it to ten based on her symptom log, preventing two separate readmissions her surgical team later said were common in her cohort.
What changed, and when
Six-Month Outcomes
Weeks to milestones
“She said her surgeon told her she was his easiest post-op patient. She said she'd just had better instructions.”
Ready to start
If you saw yourself in any of those cases, the intake form takes nine minutes.
The questionnaire asks about your current diagnoses, your kitchen setup, and what you've already tried. It helps us know before the first call whether we're actually the right fit — and if we're not, we'll say so.
See If We're the Right FitFree resource
The Starter Guide to Evidence-Based Eating
A 12-page plain-language guide covering iron in the postpartum period, glycemic load vs. glycemic index, and what “soft diet” actually means after surgery. No email course, no upsell sequence — just the guide.