Tara Ostrowe, MS, RD, CSSD is a registered dietitian, board certified sports dietitian, eating disorder specialist, published author, and exercise physiologist. She has a private nutrition counseling and consulting practice based in Manhattan for adolescents, adults, sports teams, universities / schools, and small businesses. Tara has helped clients with a wide range of nutritional needs enhance their athletic performance, improve their physical and mental health, develop healthier relationships with food, and make positive lifelong eating and exercise behavior changes. As a nutrition expert, Tara has co-authored the sports nutrition cookbook, RECIPES FOR CHAMPIONS which is published in the US, France, Monaco, Switzerland, and the UK. She has also written wellness articles, been interviewed on podcasts & news programs, and has contributed content to many publications, websites, and televised programs. Tara has delivered talks on an array of nutrition topics at many sites including universities, sports teams (professional, collegiate, & youth), conferences, health fairs, hospitals, community centers, and at private and public schools.
As a certified sports dietitian, Tara has provided team & athlete sports performance nutrition services to the New York Football Giants, the New York Red Bulls, AS Monaco FC, AS Monaco Basketball, New Jersey Devils, Columbia University Athletics, University of Wisconsin Athletics, Vanderbilt University Athletics, LIU Brooklyn Athletics, and Iona University Athletics.
As a dietitian specializing in eating disorder management, Tara has been a member of multiple eating disorder supervision groups and a member of many eating disorder multidisciplinary teams. Her background includes working as a nutrition therapist and meal support coach at Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists, Monte Nido, and the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. She is a HAES informed clinician and follows the philosophy that all foods fit.
Tara is the fmr team sports nutritionist for the NFL New York Giants football players and staff. She provided performance nutrition services for the New York Football Giants from the 2010-2011 season through the 2016-2017 seasons, and worked as the sports dietitian for the 2011-2012 Super Bowl Champions. As the New York Giants Team Nutritionist her duties included individual nutrition counseling and nutrition plans, team sports nutrition presentations, hydration testing, nutrition education, and assisting the team catering staff.
Tara is the former team sports nutritionist for the New York Red Bulls She provided performance nutrition services from January 2013 through April 2021 to the 1st team, 2nd team, and academy teams. She is the former sports nutritionist for the 2013, 2015, and 2018 Supporter's Shield Champions, the 2017 Open Cup finalists, and the 2016 USL Cup Champions.
From January 2014 to July 2017, Tara was the team sports dietitian for the Ligue 1, French football team, AS Monaco FC in Monaco. There she provided a full range of performance nutrition services to the entire 1st team, reserve team, and academy players. She is the former sports dietitian for the 2017 AS Monaco ligue 1 champions of France, as well as the sports dietitian for the AS Monaco champions league qualifiers for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 seasons.
In addition to maintaining her private nutrition practice and working with sports teams, Tara is a nutrition consultant for Organic Religion, a cold pressed juice company based in Moscow. She helped create the juice recipes, and nutrition content for the company.
Currently Tara is the dietitian at Student Health on Haven providing nutrition counseling to the Columbia University graduate students on the health sciences campus. In the past, she provided nutrition counseling at Health Services at Columbia University from 2007 until May 2014. She is also the former sports nutritionist for Columbia University Athletics and provided sports performance nutrition services to the CU student athletes on all 29 NCAA athletic teams.
Additionally, Tara was the nutritionist at the Barnard College Student Health Services for two and a half years. At Barnard she counseled students, was a member of the multidisciplinary eating disorder team, and conducted healthy eating presentations.
Prior to working at Columbia University and Barnard College, Tara worked for over six years at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center in Manhattan. As the senior dietitian, she provided individual and group nutrition counseling to adolescents. She also helped create the Nutrition and Wellness Program for eating disorders and weight management, led weekly nutrition and exercise groups, and frequently gave nutrition talks to the medical staff and patients.
Tara earned her Master of Science degree in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she also completed her dietetic internship. As part of her graduate studies, she gained clinical nutrition experience at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center and contributed to a child obesity research study at St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital.
Tara received her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a student sports nutritionist for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department, Tara worked with the University of Wisconsin 1999 Rose Bowl Champions football team. She also analyzed athletes' diets, planned meals and supplements, and helped create a sports nutrition handbook and a recipe book while working at Wisconsin Athletics.
For recreation, Tara enjoys playing weekly soccer, softball, and tennis in organized NYC sports leagues and running in Central Park and Riverside Park
Tara Ostrowe, MS, RD, CSSD is a registered dietitian, board certified sports dietitian, eating disorder specialist, published author, and exercise physiologist. She has a private nutrition counseling and consulting practice based in Manhattan for adolescents, adults, sports teams, universities / schools, and small businesses. Tara has helped clients with a wide range of nutritional needs enhance their athletic performance, improve their physical and mental health, develop healthier relationships with food, and make positive lifelong eating and exercise behavior changes. As a nutrition expert, Tara has co-authored the sports nutrition cookbook, RECIPES FOR CHAMPIONS which is published in the US, France, Monaco, Switzerland, and the UK. She has also written wellness articles, been interviewed on podcasts & news programs, and has contributed content to many publications, websites, and televised programs. Tara has delivered talks on an array of nutrition topics at many sites including universities, sports teams (professional, collegiate, & youth), conferences, health fairs, hospitals, community centers, and at private and public schools.
