Profile: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

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Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen is a registered dietitian with over a decade of experience in the nutrition field. Based in San Diego, Maryann works from her home as a freelance writer, nutrition consultant and founder of RaiseHealthyEaters.com. She has written for publications including The LA Times, Today’s Dietitian and Today’s Diet and Nutrition and has appeared on Starting Over, the daytime reality TV show.

In 1998, Maryann worked as a corporate dietitian at Jenny Craig International in San Diego where she assisted clients and developed education materials. In 2000, she relocated to New York taking a position at Kraft Foods, the largest food company in the country. In her role at Kraft, she provided nutrition expertise to well-known brands including Balance Bar and Post Cereals. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004, Maryann ventured back into healthcare and took a position at Olympia Medical Center where she started seeing clients again.

After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Food and Nutrition from San Diego State University in 1992, Maryann worked in hospitals and at a kids’ weight loss camp. After completing her dietetic internship at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans in 1996, and earning her RD, she worked as an outpatient dietitian at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego. Maryann earned her Master’s Degree in Nutrition at the University of New Haven and holds a certification in weight management from the American Dietetic Association. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and has taken nonfiction writing classes in New York and Los Angeles.

Above all Maryann is passionate about leading a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Over the past 20 years, she has participated in aerobics and weight training, and has successfully completed three marathons. Since becoming a mom in 2006, Maryann has taken on her most challenging role yet: keeping herself and her family healthy without losing her mind. She created RaiseHealthyEaters.com to help others meet this challenge as well.