Maggie Hostetter, Performance Dietitian with Texas A&M Athletics

About this episode

Maggie Hostetter discusses her career in college sport nutrition and various aspects of nutrition for student athletes.

Maggie Hostetter, Performance Dietitian with Texas A&M Athletics discusses her background, why she chose a career in college sport nutrition, her path to Texas A&M, what all is involved in a typical day either in or out of season, nutrition options made available to student athletes, common misconceptions and mistakes made in nutrition, protein needs, cherry juice, and guilty food pleasures.

People in this episode

Guest: Maggie Hostetter

Topics covered

• sport nutrition
• college athletics
• dietitian
• student athletes
• nutrition misconceptions
• protein needs
• food pleasures

Keywords

• performance dietitian
• Texas A&M
• nutrition options
• common misconceptions
• protein needs
• cherry juice
• guilty food pleasures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M Athletics, Texas A&M

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