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Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is a registered dietitian and consultant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with an emphasis in overall health, wellness, and sports nutrition. She has fifteen years of experience and has worked with Ben Hogan Sports Medicine, the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers and their minor league affiliates, Texas Christian University Athletics, FC Dallas Soccer, the NBA G League, Jim McLean Golf School, and many PGA Tour players as well as with many middle schools, high school, and endurance athletes. She also works with the everyday exercising population to improve health and wellness.

Amy is the author of The Sports Nutrition Playbook, a play-by-play on sports nutrition for athletes, parents, coaches, and trainers. Its portable, flipbook size is perfect for a gym bag or weight room. She is also the co-author of Swim, Bike, Run – Eat, a sports nutrition book for triathletes, and the nutrition contributor to retired NFL player Donald Driver’s book, The 3-D Body Revolution. She has written for a variety of on-line publications including Women’s Running Magazine, The Athlete’s Parent, the Dallas Cowboys 5 Points Blue platform. Amy is the owner of RD Career Jumpstart, a business designed to help dietetic students, interns, and newly registered dietitians determine and take the steps necessary to reach their dream career. She also serves as the Sponsorship Management Coordinator for the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, connecting brands and companies to registered dietitians and dietetic students to enhance the member-sponsorship relationship.