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Default Two healthy deserts

On Apr 9, 11:24*am, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:19:23 -0500, Andy > wrote:
> >Too sweet and fat for my liking.

>
> >Growing up, we used to get canteloupe or honeydew melon as a breakfast
> >item, then get the same for after dinner dessert. Mom drew the line in
> >places.

>
> >Later in life I threw caution to the wind and would fill half a canteloupe
> >with a carton of boysenberry (then, my favorite) yogurt.

>
> >Once in great awhile, Mom would make banana cake or orange bundt cake.
> >Those were fight nights!

>
> Sam's Club had huge plastic clam shell containers of strawberries
> (from CA) and kiwifruit (from Italy of all places). *Both are
> excellent... had some as an after dinner snack last night, and again
> this morning. *The best way to peel kiwifruit is with a tsp. *Last
> night I had forgotten so attacked them with a paring knife, not good.
> This morning I remembered to use a tsp.


I have a metal ice cream scoop JUST the right size for kiwi. Works
well. I agree - forget the paring knife routine.