Tara Gidus, MS, RD, CSSD, LD/N

About Tara

My mission and purpose in life is to help people perform at their best.  I will do this by teaching you how to manage your energy by what you put into your body for nourishment.  I love food!  I hope you do, too.  My approach is to take away the guilt around what not to eat, and focus instead on what to eat that will fuel your body with the best energy.  It is difficult to have your best energy if you are carrying extra pounds, so I specialize in helping people lose weight.

My entire life has been spent in the area of wellness and health promotion.  As a teenager, I was active in rhythmic gymnastics, track, swimming and diving, and just plain working out.  I was always fascinated with the connection between what you eat and how you perform.  I love sports nutrition and I am currently the Team Dietitian for the NBA’s Orlando Magic.

Even though I work with athletes, I also love to work with everyday people and business people that I call corporate athletes.  I have focused much of my career on working with busy executives and managers to teach them how to maximize their energy to complete all of the tasks on their never-ending list of things to do.  Whether you are a stay at home mom or a busy executive, eating right and controlling your weight and energy is a struggle that I would love to help you manage.

I am one of 30 dietitians who is a National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.  That means I do interviews with numerous magazines, newspapers, and TV stations on nutrition.  I love it because it forces me to stay fresh and current in my knowledge of this ever-changing field of nutrition.  I am on a nationally broadcast morning show called The Daily Buzz twice per month as “The Diet Diva”.

Educational Background

Bachelor’s Degree:  Double major in Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness, and Health from Purdue University

Master’s Degree:  Major in Health Promotion.  Master’s thesis on preventing wasting syndrome in HIV infected individuals.

Credentials:  Registered Dietitian (RD), Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist in Florida (LD/N) 

Fun Facts About Me

• I grew up in Wisconsin but now live in sunny Florida in the same town as the Mouse (Mickey).

• My favorite food stems from my upbringing:  Fresh Cheese Curds.  If you have never had them…go to a cheese factory in Wisconsin on “Fresh Curd Day” and try them out.  They are so fresh that they squeak on your teeth!  Heaven.

• My second favorite food is chocolate. Or pizza.  It’s a toss-up.

• I have one little ball of energy in the form of a son, Basil.  He is not named after the herb even though I am a dietitian, but rather Saint Basil the Great.  Even so, maybe I will name a future child Rosemary or Sage just for fun.

• I love to run and have completed 7 marathons, including the Boston Marathon.  In fact, my husband Stephen and I ran 2 marathons on our honeymoon—Paris and London.  It was quite an exhausting honeymoon.

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Code #: 3039

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