Muscular and super hot hunk Karan Tacker, who started off his television career with shows like Love Ne Mila Di Jodi and Rang Badalti Odhani on Star One, shot to fame after he played the male lead Viren Singh Vadhera in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai on Star Plus opposite Krystle D’souza. The dashing actor gets chatty with Tellychakkar.com as he reveals his fitness secrets. Personal fitness mantra? Over the time I have realized that one needs to have a healthy mind to have a healthy body. Being happy and thinking good is one of my topmost priorities. As of today, the entire concept of ‘being healthy means to gym five times a week’ is taken very wrongly. Personal diet mantra? I eat when I am hungry and not when I feel like having something. Additionally, I tend eating smaller meals so that I do not get into the food coma zone. Are you a foodie? Yes I am. This hard core Punjabi foodie eats parathas every day. Exercise routine? I gym three to four times a day and focus on strength building than body building. Are you a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian? I am a strict non-vegetarian. Favourite cuisine? I personally feel that home food is comfort food. Apart from that I like eating continental food. Favourite dish… I have a fetish for homemade parathas. I also love eating grilled fish with lemon butter sauce when I am out of home. A must on your breakfast table? Eggs are a must on my breakfast table. I feel consuming proteins is an excellent way to start your day. Sugar or sugar-free tea/coffee… I used to drink tea with milk but have recently started drinking green tea after I heard Salman Khan suggest this on television. Lunch generally consists of? My lunch consists of roti, chicken and green vegetables. People generally do not like eating green vegetables but I for one love eating karela (Bitter gourd), dudhi (gourd) and other green vegetables. Dinner generally consists of? My dinner is similar to my lunch. I am not a rice eater. Dessert delights? I am one pregnant woman when it comes to eating dessert (laughs). I love eating chocolates, cakes, gulab jamuns, pedas amongst other sweets. My favourite dish is kalakand from Delhi. The only sweet dish I do not like is petha, a specialty of Agra. My favourite drink (non-alcoholic). I love drinking fresh juices as I think they are the best substitute to water. My favourite drink (alcoholic). I drink very rarely; it's more like being a non-alcoholic. Most unusual dish I have tasted? I had tasted squids but it was more like chewing a gum. Experiment with food… I play very safe when it comes to experimenting dishes. When I order a dish, I need to know what ingredients have been put in it. On the streets, I love to have… When in Delhi, I love eating paani-puri, dahi tikka, aloo chaat and all the other dishes so much that I go on an eating spree. The only dishes I do not like eating is sev puri and bhel puri. Do you cook? No. Fitness tip? Eat healthy and think good to feel alive. Consuming protein shakes alone does not make a good body.