I don't believe in diets: Malaika Arora Khan
- Malaika Arora Khan who has one of the 'hottest' bodies in Bollywood
- Malaika Arora Khan says "I love mutton biryani and gulab jamuns"
The former model and video-jockey has candidly divulged her food and fitness secrets in a new book titled, "Gorgeous: Eat Well, Look Great" compiled by International Shvetha Jaishankar.
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The book features inventive ideas and recipes from the kitchens of India's top models like Malaika, Priyanka Chopra, Milind Soman, Gul Panag and Madhu Sapre among others.
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"I don't believe in any of the fad diets I read and hear about. I just follow simple principles when it comes to my diet," Khan says in the book.
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Opening up about how she worked towards building and maintaining her much-praised shape, she says she never eats after 8 pm and is in bed by 10.30 pm, so that she gets a "good rest".
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She abides by the rule, "anything white is not always right" and avoids everything from bread, pasta and cakes, occasionally cheating with white rice, which she loves.
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A mother of one, she also makes sure to consume home-cooked food whenever possible.
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"Even when I am shooting, I try to get food delivered to me from home," she says.
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Beginning her day with a glass of warm water with lime, honey and cinnamon powder and followed by a litre of water, she feels that those who complain about not being able to follow their food routines while on the move are only making "excuses".
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"You just have to make time for any form of activity and stop eating the wrong stuff," she says.
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While she does not drink tea or coffee and removes as much starch as she can while eating rice, she indulges in mutton biryani and gulab jamuns every once in a while.
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"I love mutton biryani, and my in-laws serve the best version of it. Honestly, if I could, I would eat biryani daily.
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"I also love gulab jamun and can tuck in quite a few at a time! But if I want to look my best, I certainly can't indulge myself like that. It's a choice I have made," she says.