Tara Gidus

Tara Gidus is a nationally recognized expert and spokesperson on nutrition, fitness, and health promotion. Tara is quoted in a variety of media including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and websites and is a past National Media Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.  She currently appears biweekly as the “Diet Diva” on the national morning television show, The Daily Buzz.  Tara is the author of Pregnancy Cooking and Nutrition for Dummies (2011) and co-author of The SHARP Diet:  Food for Thought (2011).

Tara is currently the team dietitian for the Orlando Magic NBA team and nutrition consultant to University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletic Department.  She is the nutrition advisor for American Baby magazine.  Tara is a health blogger and the Healthy Eating Expert on www.healthline.com.
 
Tara owns Tara Gidus Nutrition Consulting in Orlando, FL.  A dynamic speaker, she motivates groups large and small on various topics such as achieving a healthy weight, preventing disease, maximizing energy, aging well, enhancing sports performance, pregnancy nutrition, and creating a positive body image.  Tara is a nutrition and movement performance coach at the prestigious Human Performance Institute where she teaches senior executives how to manage their energy. 

As a consultant, she has worked with numerous companies including Walt Disney World, Rodale Publications, Tupperware, Canyon Ranch Spa, Rosen Hotels, United Behavioral Healthcare, and others.  Tara has previous experience improving the diets of senior executives through her work with the Rippe Health Assessment at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.  She has also overseen numerous weight loss research projects.

Tara graduated from Purdue University earning a Bachelor’s Degree with a double major of Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness, and Health.  She continued on at Purdue, earning a Master of Science Degree (MS) in Health Promotion, specializing in health behavior and worksite wellness programs.  She is a Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LD/N) in the state of Florida.  Tara holds a Board Certification as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD). 

Tara appears frequently as an expert on various television stations and shows including ivillage Live, Orlando NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox stations, Central Florida News 13, CW Network, Ivanhoe Broadcast News, and The Golf Channel.  She has been quoted in over 1000 various print and online publications including the Associated Press, New York Times, and the Orlando Sentinel as well as various magazines including Women’s World, Self, Fitness, Shape, Women’s Health, Her Sports, Men’s Health, People, Vegetarian Times, Runner’s World, Club Business International, Cooking Light, Family Circle, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Prevention, and more.  She has been quoted on various websites including webmd.com, ediets.com, aol.com, usnews.com, cnn.com, msnbc.com, and more.  Tara is an avid runner and has completed seven marathons including the prestigious Boston Marathon.  Tara is married to husband Stephen and has two young sons, Basil (4 years) and Levi (2 years).