She also noted that our welcome mineral water and fruit bowl were missing.

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As any parent can tell you, the fruit bowl always needs to be easier to reach than the cookie jar.

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In its cafeteria recently, Ultra fund comanager John A. Sykora picked at a bowl of fresh fruit and tried to avoid an open bag of Cheetos tantalizing him from the lunch tray's far corner.

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So if your goal is to lose weight or stay healthy, your best bet is probably to have a small serving of regular ice cream, a serving -- no seconds -- of a low-fat and low-sugar ice cream, or better yet, a bowl of fresh fruit -- with a tablespoon or two of ice cream on top if you really love it!

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Then, working over a bowl, use a knife to slice into the fruit along the walls lining the segments, allowing the wedges, or supremes, to drop into the bowl as you go.

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Other options include frozen or regular yogurt topped with dried fruit and nuts, a big slice of banana bread and milk, or even a bowl of pasta tossed with olive oil and parmesan cheese.

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After a big bowl of vegetable soup - the best yet - we resist the temptation of a Dracula dessert (fruit ice cream and jam in a pancake) and walk out through the Wolf Room into the dying day.

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