Soha Ali Khan opens up on her health and lifestyle, reveals 'I weigh 110 pounds and...'

She added, 'So, (for) my breakfast, I start with fenugreek water, and I have cut fruit. There's papaya, there's melon, and an apple.' read more
Soha Ali Khan has spoken about her health, lifestyle, eating habits in a recent interview with Pinkvilla. The actress revealed, 'People who really know me will tell you that I am a boring person when it comes to food. I actually have the same thing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, almost.'
She added, 'So, (for) my breakfast, I start with fenugreek water, and I have cut fruit. There's papaya, there's melon, and an apple. I have a slice of really nice gluten-free avocado toast with cheese or jam.'
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'I have 10 almonds. You should have one almond for every 10 pounds you weigh. I weigh about 110, so about 10 or 11. That's very specific,' continued Khan. Talking about he meals, Soha said, 'some kind of vegetable, some kind of lentil, brown rice, and because I am non-vegetarian, chicken or fish.'
Soha Ali Khan, who recently featured in Chhorii 2 is married to actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu, and the couple is blessed with a beautiful daughter, Inaaya Naumi Khemu. While the family shares a beautiful bond like a fairytale, Soha reveals that the patriarchal conditioning sometimes gets to her, making her feel like she has 'disappointed somebody' by not having a son.
'Even today, in affluent families, well-educated families, there is still an expectation that you don't have a son; there is a feeling that you are incomplete. I have a daughter, I'm very happy, most people around me are very happy. But there is still a sense somewhere that I have disappointed somebody," Soha said while talking to SCREEN.
She also spoke about her grandmother's struggle for education and shared, 'My grandmother wanted to do an MA in Bengal, but she was not allowed to, because men went away and were allowed to study and pursue higher education. Women were simply not allowed to."

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