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Naturally Nina

Accredited Nutritionist and Sports Nutritionist. Fuelling for performance and life.

01/03/2026

Am I the only person who thought 26.1 was fun?🤪

No hypos and no knee pain either, so I’m happy ❤️‍🔥

Fuelled by my favourite Clif bar, dried mango and the worst Gatorade flavour to exist.

📷: .orchard 🫶🏼

26/02/2026

Even if you aren’t planning to qualify for the CrossFit Games in the near future, fuelling your Open workout right will ensure that feel AND perform at your best ❤️‍🔥🤝🏼

Personally, I think that’s important no matter what level you’re at 🙂‍↕️

Here are my top tips on what to focus on leading up to doing the Open workouts, to optimise performance without the risk of feeling sick and sluggish ⛽️

TLDR: carbs are king!! 👑

25/02/2026

Your new fave snack loading 🙂‍↕️🤝

Just TWO ingredients and tastes just like a chocolate crackle, but also has 8g of protein 🙌🏼

I love this as a fun, satisfying little dessert/lunch dessert, as a snack paired with fruit, OR it you can even crumble it up and use as a crunchy topping for yog bowls and smoothie bowls ✅

TO MAKE (for 4 serves):
80g dark chocolate
40g soy protein crisps

1️⃣Melt your chocolate, then combine with soy protein crisps so all are well coated.
2️⃣Press into a Tupperware, then pop in the fridge to set for an hour or so.
Slice and enjoy!❤️‍🔥

22/02/2026

What’s been on my plate recently 🙂‍↕️❤️‍🔥

As always, focused on fuelling performance and recovery, but also a healthy relationship with food because for me that means:

✅a bit of variety. I’m very happy eating the same types of meals and snacks on repeat but I do make small swaps to them regularly to keep it varied so I don’t get sick of them.

✅keeping it easy. I don’t have time to spend hours in the kitchen every day so meals need to be simple enough to whip up quickly and meal prep friendly.

✅meet my protein, energy and micronutrient requirements to support training performance, energy levels, recovery and overall health ⛽️

✅work well with my blood sugars! Makes my life a lot easier as a type 1 diabetic.

✅allow for flexibility, and have back up options for when plans change or I really don’t feel like what I’d planned to have 😂🙈

Remember that good nutrition and enjoying your food can (and in my opinion should!!) go hand in hand 🫶🏼

If you’d like the recipe or more details about any, let me know!

20/02/2026

Did you know: gut issues are a common symptom of UNDER fuelling?❤️‍🩹

When the body doesn’t receive enough energy to cover both everything you do in a day, plus its physiological functions, it has to down regulate various body systems in order to conserve energy… 🪫

Down regulation of digestive function due to low energy availability results in:
❌ sluggish and slow bowels
❌ longer fermentation time of food passing through, meaning increased gas and bloating
❌ extended fullness
❌ constipation
❌ decreased digestive enzyme production leading to reduced food tolerance
❌general increase in digestive discomfort and IBS type symptoms

Whilst the default may be to eliminate foods, such as go on a low FODMAP diet, this is really only a bandaid approach and often makes things even worse in the long run…

The only way to restore digestive function is to eat ENOUGH to support energy availability and your body to function optimally ❤️‍🔥

Working with an accredited nutrition professional can be really helpful in navigating this stage to manage symptoms whilst increasing food intake 🫶🏼

19/02/2026

Referring to certain foods as ‘empty calories’ fails to acknowledge that by default, calories are providing energy🔋✅

Not to mention that food is MORE than just nutrients and fuel, and even foods that aren’t very nutritionally dense can still provide value in other ways…

Whether it’s helping meet energy requirements.
Fuelling around training and competition.
Providing joy, fun, connection, memories…

I personally hate black and white terms around nutrition because I’ve directly experienced the damage this can do to peoples relationships with food, and mental and physical health, both personally and professionally ❤️‍🔥

Content is everything when it comes to nutrition!🙂‍↕️

17/02/2026

No appetite, no time, in a rush…I get it, fuelling early morning training sessions properly isn’t always easy🫣

But if you aren’t fuelling your sessions, you’re missing out on the potential performance benefits and increasing your risk of low energy availability, which can lead to injuries, lack of progress in training, hormone irregularities, and more things we do not want ❤️‍🩹

So here’s a few simple tips for making getting your pre-training fuel in a whole lot more practical!🙂‍↕️💪🏼

15/02/2026

You’re not going to be building much muscle if you’re constantly dieting or under eating ❤️‍🩹

Same thing goes if you’re afraid of the number on the scales going up, and restricting your food as a result. Remember adding muscle mass usually means your weight on the scales increases, that’s a sign what you’re doing is actually working!!💪🏼

Sometimes a barrier is lack of awareness around your energy requirements, especially if you have a high training volume, or logistical barriers to eating enough, such as a very busy schedule or low appetite. But understanding your energy requirements and reaching these consistently is the top priority to supporting those gains!❤️‍🔥

Then comes adequate protein intake, and fuelling your training sessions properly to ensure you can train with quality and intensity✅🙌🏼

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