‘Healthful eating’ implies a balanced diet which provides the nutritional needs of persons (www.tipsandtreats.com). The consumption of healthful foods substantially reduces the threat of chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and also cancers. Diets high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and low in saturated fat and salt can make big differences in health. (New York Department of Health) A healthy and complete diet is essential for maintaining well being and good health. A healthy diet will include the important foods rich in nutritional value such as breads, potatoes, along with cereals and fruits and vegetables. It is crucial to note that no solo food is capable of providing all the vital nutrients to meet the body needs. It is thus important to include an extensive range of foods in order to supply the body with sufficient ingestion of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, all of which are extremely essential for the health and well being of a person (www.britishnutrition.org). Consuming healthy foods has tremendous benefits, not only physically but also psychologically and provides tremendous benefits such as:   * Longer life – it has been proved by researchers that consumption of less saturated fat and processed foods enable people to have a long and improved life.   * Happiness – the intake of healthy foods facilitates feelings of goodness and vitality in persons.   * Vitality – Healthy eating habits provide energy to go happily with regular work without feeling tired.   * Great Skin – the food that we want has a direct effect on our physical appearance and as such is reflected in our skin, hair, nails, teeth and the overall personality (‘The Benefits of Healthy Eating’, 2005). On the contrary, an unhealthy diet along substantially increases the risks of heart diseases, some types of cancers, strokes, diabetes, problems of blood pressure, problems related to breathing, arthritis, disease of the gallbladder, osteoarthritis and numerous others. Studies and several researches have proved that healthy diets play a crucial role in averting several types of diseases. Diets that have low levels of fat and cholesterol and are high in fiber are related with a reduced risk of certain cancers, diabetes, digestive disorders, and heart disease. (British nutrition Website) A 1992 study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in Epidemiologic studies has noted that high fiber intakes reduce incidence of colon cancer. Similarly, evidences have proved that a diet rich in high fiber has the potential to protect against breast cancer is equivocal. A healthy diet is known to restore digestive disorders which may have existed due to an imbalanced or unhealthy diet. Findings from a U.S. study of 43,757 male health professionals (some of whom were sedentary, overweight or smokers) suggest that those who ate more than 25 grams of fiber per day had a 36 percent lower risk of developing heart disease than those who consumed less than 15 grams daily. These results indicate that high-fiber diets may help blunt the effects of smoking and other risk factors for heart disease. Since there is not one single food that potentially increases health, it is necessary to include severa