Becki's Blog

What My Hair Mineral Tissue Analysis (HTMA) Told Me at One Year Postpartum
What My Hair Mineral Tissue Analysis (HTMA) Told Me at One Year Postpartum
What My Hair Mineral Tissue Analysis (HTMA) Told Me at One Year Postpartum The HTMA test is something I've been training on over the past several months, and what better... Read more...
Classic Gazpacho Recipe (like they make it in Spain)
Classic Gazpacho Recipe (like they make it in Spain)
There's a point every August where the tomatoes stop being part of the garden and start being a problem. This week it was Roma, cherry, and yellow pear tomatoes taking... Read more...
Safer Sun and Chlorine Exposure Protocol for Summer
Safer Sun and Chlorine Exposure Protocol for Summer
Safer Sun and Chlorine Exposure Protocol for Summer With summer in full swing, my kids have been in the pool more days than not. We live in Texas, after all,... Read more...
Otto's First Birthday and Fourth of July Favorites
Otto's First Birthday and Fourth of July Favorites
Otto's First Birthday and Fourth of July Favorites for Summer Entertaining My son Otto just turned one and because I also absolutely love the Fourth of July, we celebrated with... Read more...
What I Actually Recommend My Pregnant Clients Eat (Plus A Few Postpartum Musts)
What I Actually Recommend My Pregnant Clients Eat (Plus A Few Postpartum Musts)
Pregnancy & Postpartum Nutrition Priorities I recently filmed a segment for Tierra's Texas on Fox here in Austin and I've been getting a ton of questions about it so I... Read more...
Almond Flour Orange Cake (My Son's First Birthday Cake)
Almond Flour Orange Cake (My Son's First Birthday Cake)
Almond Flour Orange Cake (My Son's First Birthday Cake) My son Otto turned one this past weekend. I also happened to be back in Connecticut, where I grew up, celebrating... Read more...
My One Year Postpartum Labs (And Why I'm Running Them)
My One Year Postpartum Labs (And Why I'm Running Them)
My One Year Postpartum Labs (And Why I'm Running Them) My baby turned one this past weekend, and it has me reflecting a lot on the past year. His first... Read more...
Men's Fertility: Evidence-Based Nutrition Strategies to Start 3 Months Before You're Ready to Conceive
Men's Fertility: Evidence-Based Nutrition Strategies to Start 3 Months Before You're Ready to Conceive
When most couples start thinking about fertility, the conversation centers almost entirely on the woman. Supplements, cycle tracking, labs, lifestyle...it almost always lands in her lap. But male factor infertility... Read more...
Korean Vegetable Pancakes
Korean Vegetable Pancakes
These Korean vegetable pancakes, also known as yachaejon, are a staple in our house, especially in summer when zucchini is abundant.  My kids will eat an entire zucchini and two... Read more...
Egg Salad with Pickles and Bacon
Egg Salad with Pickles and Bacon
Egg salad gets a bad reputation mostly because of the versions made with low-quality mayo and rubbery eggs that have been sitting in a deli case too long. This one... Read more...
Slow Cooker Carnitas and Bone Broth Black Beans
Slow Cooker Carnitas and Bone Broth Black Beans
Carnitas are one of those meals that genuinely do the work for you. You throw everything in the slow cooker in the morning, and by dinner you have tender, pull-apart... Read more...
Tart Cherry Coconut Water Gelatin for Postpartum Recovery
Tart Cherry Coconut Water Gelatin for Postpartum Recovery
This gelatin recipe is one I now recommend to every mama entering her third trimester, made and waiting in the fridge as a snack if your baby takes awhile to... Read more...
We Tried Every Kid Vitamin We Could Find. Here's What We Actually Use Now.
We Tried Every Kid Vitamin We Could Find. Here's What We Actually Use Now.
Do ya'll remember Flinstone's Vitamins? If you are an elder millennial like me, you probably took them. I specifically remember spitting them out and hiding them in various places around... Read more...
Summer Grazing Boards: The Lazy (But Actually Brilliant) Way to Feed Your Kids All Summer Long
Summer Grazing Boards: The Lazy (But Actually Brilliant) Way to Feed Your Kids All Summer Long
Summer Grazing Boards: The Lazy (But Actually Brilliant) Way to Feed Your Kids All Summer Long You know what nobody warned you about before summer break? That you are now... Read more...
Zucchini Oat Muffins (Baby Led Weaning+ Gluten Free)
Zucchini Oat Muffins (Baby Led Weaning+ Gluten Free)
These muffins started as a baby led weaning recipe and turned into something the whole family devours. No flour, no refined sugar, and a vegetable hidden in plain sight —... Read more...
The Supplements My 11-Month-Old Takes
The Supplements My 11-Month-Old Takes
The Supplements My 11-Month-Old Takes It is wild to think that my youngest, Otto, will be one a month from today… where does the time go?! For those who don’t... Read more...
Shaved Carrot Salad
Shaved Carrot Salad
The viral TikTok carrot salad was onto something. Raw carrots are one of those simple functional foods I come back to often, especially when I’m thinking about digestion, hormone balance,... Read more...
PCOS Is Now PMOS: Why This Matters and How I Approach It as a Functional Medicine RD
PCOS Is Now PMOS: Why This Matters and How I Approach It as a Functional Medicine RD
If you have PCOS, or suspect you do, you may have seen the news this week. After more than a decade of advocacy and research, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has officially... Read more...
Easy Ancestral Bolognese Sauce
Easy Ancestral Bolognese Sauce
This has become one of my favorite weeknight dinners. It comes together in under an hour, uses two of my household staples: Force of Nature Ancestral Blend and FOND Bone... Read more...
Cheeseburger Casserole with Special Sauce
Cheeseburger Casserole with Special Sauce
If your family loves burger night but you don’t love standing at the stove making individual burgers while everyone slowly loses patience around you… this cheeseburger casserole is for you. Read more...
Vietnamese Style Lettuce Wraps with Ancestral Chicken and Bone Broth Rice
Vietnamese Style Lettuce Wraps with Ancestral Chicken and Bone Broth Rice
These Vietnamese-style lettuce wraps are one of those dinners that somehow works for everyone at the table from toddlers who like to build their own food, kids who want to... Read more...
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Lactation Bites
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Lactation Bites
These peanut butter chocolate chip lactation bites are one of those recipes you’ll be really glad to have on hand during postpartum. I recommend making a batch ahead of time... Read more...
eggs benedict casserole
Easy Eggs Benedict Casserole (Make-Ahead Brunch Recipe)
This eggs benedict casserole is one of those recipes that feels a little special, which is probably why it became our Easter morning tradition—but honestly, it deserves a spot in... Read more...
Banana Oat Pancakes
Banana Oat Pancakes
If your kitchen is anything like mine, there’s always a few brown bananas sitting on the counter just waiting to be used. These banana oat pancakes are one of my... Read more...
Chia Protein Pudding
Chia Protein Pudding
If you’re looking for a nutrient-dense snack or an easy overnight breakfast that actually keeps you full, this chia protein pudding checks every box. Chia seeds may be tiny, but... Read more...
Healthy Jello Eggs and Why I Love Gelatin
Healthy Jello Eggs and Why I Love Gelatin
If you grew up with jello eggs, you probably remember the bright colors, the jiggle, and the excitement of getting something fun and sweet. These homemade gelatin eggs keep all... Read more...
banana bread
Chocolate Chip Collagen Banana Bread (Grain & Gluten Free)
Chocolate Chip Collagen Banana Bread (Grain & Gluten Free) Hi! I’m Becki, a functional medicine RD and mom of 3. I focus on real food that supports your body without... Read more...