Ilona Maher reveals the eating habit of the ‘fittest people I know’ — and the diet ‘crazy talk’ she won’t stand for

Nutrition Ilona Maher reveals the eating habit of the ‘fittest people I know’ — and the diet ‘crazy talk’ she won’t stand for By McKenzie Beard Published June 27, 2026, 2:17 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Don’t bother offering Ilona Maher a green juice. The Olympic bronze medalist is one of the most powerful forces on the rugby pitch — but off it, she doesn’t follow the kind of restrictive diet you might expect from a professional athlete. “I don’t like health foods,” Maher, 29, told The Post. “I’m such a hater on some things.” 3 Ilona Maher is an American professional rugby player, Olympic medalist and podcast host. Getty Images For starters: “Protein bars that don’t taste good and just have a lot of stuff in it,” she said.

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