Instructor:  Jill Tarver, MS, RD
jtarver@ccsf.edu

Intermediate level nutrition course intended for students planning to work as nutrition paraprofessionals.  The course covers the study of nutrients with emphasis on their physiological roles, food sources, and health implications of deficiencies and excesses.  Basic principles and tools for planning a healthy diet will be used, and nutrition issues of current interest and concern will be analyzed.


Fall 2009, CRN# 77289, 3-units

Instructor Biography:
Jill Tarver, M.S. (Nutrition, U.C. Davis), B.S. (Nutrition, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo), R.D. (Sacramento State University)


Jill is a Registered Dietitian and over the past few years taught nutrition courses at Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento, and Napa Valley College.  In addition to teaching for City College of San Francisco, Jill currently teaches Nutrition at Merritt College and Los Medanos College. She is also a nutrition consultant for a metabolic testing company, Xtreme O2, designing nutrition plans for athletes as well as clients aiming to lose or gain weight and improve their health. In addition to her teaching and consulting, Jill was a professional triathlete for the past two years. Jill is excited to bring her experience in nutrition and physical activity, as well as her energy and passion, to the Nutrition Assistant Program.