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From: "Andrea Hughett" <[log in to unmask]>
> I suppose it's just as well, except that I had found
> over a couple years of various diets that when we ate
> out and everyone else was having dessert, I could
> order coffee and neither feel deprived, indulge in a
> ruinous confection, nor sit there twiddling my fork
> while everyone else ate. So now that coffee is no
> longer a treat, I'm not sure what will take its place.
>
Andrea, when I eat dinner out, I often order herbal tea and fruit for
dessert. Most restaurants have some kind of fruit available - fresh berries
are always my first choice.
Kath