The second point seems intuitive but there is a surprising lack of evidence showing that the increase in muscle size contributes to an increase in voluntary strength. If individuals increased both muscle size and strength, the conclusion is often that muscle growth played a role.
Depends mine were around 3000
The apple would not equal the same as canned fruit
Umm you can try garlic salt or butter or salt or pepper any topping that you enjoy really maybe mix it with different foods if you really don't like them