Offering healthy foods that have more flavour complexity, such as a fruit salad (instead of a whole fruit) can increase consumption due to both variety and convenience.

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Studies from two different teams published Monday in the Archives of Ophthalmology provide more evidence that these foods -- which contain healthy fats -- can reduce the risk of developing a retina-destroying condition known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Eating more soy is beneficial because it tends to replace less healthy foods in people's diets, Scroggs says.

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Even though they are healthy, they will prevent her from eating more energy dense foods.

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