Tara’s Bio
Tara DelloIacono Thies, LUNA and Clif Bar & Company’s in-house registered dietitian and nutrition tipster, has always found nutrition fascinating. Hence, she set about making a career of it and we count ourselves lucky that she landed here.
Tara provides expertise and guidance on nutrition issues to all areas of our company. She’s the nutritional and product ingredient whiz who helps LUNA make the best choices about what we put into our bars. She can translate the most complex scientific nutrition concepts into language that everyone can grasp and benefit from. In her spare time, Tara answers consumer nutrition questions and writes the great “Eat Well” articles. She has also been published in print and online in several other publications.
On a personal note, Tara has been an avid runner for the past 18 years and also finds balance in yoga and mountain biking. In her spare time, Tara is a volunteer for the Santa Clara Diabetes Society Summer Camp program.
Tara holds a B.S. in dietetics from Montana State University and earned her R.D. after completing a dietetic internship in the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining Clif Bar & Company she worked as a clinical dietitian for Catholic Healthcare West. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Dietetic Association.