Archive · 21 Dec 2025
Actors Explain Satisfaction from Healthy Junk Food
Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday talked about how they eat healthier versions of junk food to stay fit.
They explained that even though these foods are healthier, they still give them the same satisfaction as the original junk food.
For example, they might eat a burger without the bun or a pizza with a cauliflower crust.
A psychologist named Ms. Mehezabin Dordi explained that our brain gets happy when we eat food that looks and smells familiar, even if it's healthier.
This makes us feel less deprived and helps us stick to our fitness goals.
However, she warned against being too strict with food rules, as this can lead to guilt or overeating later.
Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday revealed they eat healthier versions of junk food to stay fit.
They explained that these healthier versions, like bunless burgers, still satisfy them because they look and feel like the real thing.
Psychologist Ms. Mehezabin Dordi explained that the brain gets satisfaction from familiar foods, even if they are healthier.
The naming and appearance of these foods play a big role in making people feel satisfied and less deprived.
Dordi cautioned against rigid food rules, as they can lead to guilt or overeating later.
- Who
- Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday, and psychologist Ms. Mehezabin Dordi
- What
- Discussion about the satisfaction from 'clean' versions of junk food
- When
- During a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati
- Where
- On the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati and at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
- Why
- To understand the psychological reasons behind the popularity of healthier versions of junk food
- Actors
- Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati
- Psychologist
- Ms. Mehezabin Dordi
- Hospital
- Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
- Healthy Food Trends
- Bunless burgers, cauliflower crust pizzas, 'dosa-without-the-dosa'
- Psychological Factors
- Familiarity, expectation, sensory cues, emotional familiarity, sense of a 'proper meal'
- Warning
- Avoid rigid rules or moral labels around food