Nutritionist reveals Ronaldo's fitness secret is consistency, not a special diet

Sports nutritionist Johnny Ondina has said Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, sustains his fitness through strict dietary consistency rather than any special or costly food.

• Sports nutritionist Johnny Ondina told the Spanish newspaper AS that the key to Ronaldo's diet is consistency, a quality he said 90% of people and athletes lack.
• Ondina said Ronaldo follows a routine built on natural foods, eating healthily about 95% of the time and leaving 5% for less strict choices.
• Ronaldo reached 979 official career goals by scoring for Al-Nassr against Abha on Sept. 9, leaving him 21 goals short of 1,000.
• Former chef Giorgio Baroni said Ronaldo's meals of eggs, avocado, chicken, fish, vegetables and rice were familiar and inexpensive, with their value in quality and discipline.