Jill Jayne, MS, RD, is the country’s only Rockstar Nutritionist. She is the leading expert in creating and delivering interactive media about health to kids and families.
Jill is the creator of the live rock & roll nutrition show Jump with Jill, the accompanying audio CD Get Me Goin‘, and the Nutrition Rock Invasion teacher toolkit. With the show’s growing popularity, Jill personally casts and trains a Jill army to perform Jump with Jill around the country. Jill’s original music and video productions have led her to the White House to meet Michelle Obama and a 2012 Grammy nomination consideration for Best Children’s Album.
Jump with Jill has been performed for over a quarter million kids across the United States and Europe and has been featured in national media outlets including NPR, Sprout PBS, The Washington Post, Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect, and industry trade publications.
Jill’s knack for rock & roll nutrition is the result of her experience as a musician and credentials in nutrition. Jill spent years as a mainstream recording artist with her rock band Sunset West including appearances on The Vans Warped Tour and the American Idol spin-off The Next Great American Band on FOX. Jill stage credits also include off-Broadway actress, Radio Disney DJ, sketch comedy music writer and performer and jazz pianist. In addition to being an accomplished musician, Jill is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition education from Teachers College Columbia University and a bachelor’s in nutrition and theater from Penn State University. Before becoming a professional Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill was writer, producer and host of the nationally-syndicated, nationally-acclaimed children’s nutrition news program What’s in the News for PBS and a New York City public school teacher.
Jill resides in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Jill Jayne, MS, RD, is the country’s only Rockstar Nutritionist. She is the leading expert in creating and delivering interactive media about health to kids and families. Jill is the creator of the rock ‘n roll nutrition show and CD Jump with Jill and the Nutrition Rock Invasion teacher toolkit. Performed for over 250,000 kids across the United States and Europe, Jump with Jill has been featured on Sprout PBS, Nickelodeon, The Washington Post, NPR, and the White House lawn. Jill’s knack for rock & roll nutrition is the result of being a registered dietitian mixed with her musical experience as lead singer-songwriter of her rock band Sunset West. Jill is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition education from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in nutrition and theater from Penn State University.
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Jill Jayne, MS, RD, is the country’s only Rockstar Nutritionist. She is the leading expert in creating and delivering interactive media about health to kids and families.