{"id":352,"date":"2017-08-09T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2017-08-09T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T09:33:00","slug":"fruit-plates-are-our-favorite-afternoon-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Plates Are Our Favorite Afternoon Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working from home can be dangerous to your waistline, unless you're careful about snacks. At about three every afternoon, we both need a little pick-me-up.<\/p>\n

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Our snack of choice is fruit. Some days it's just an apple. But, when our fruit basket is full of delicious ripe berries and peaches, they will make an appearance.<\/p>\n

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Occasionally, when the cheese drawer has a perfect match like this cheddar, a bit of cheese will join the party.<\/p>\n

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We have added fruit to our cheese trays over the years and now have quite a few favorite combinations like these bits of brie with figs. <\/p>\n

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When the stone fruit season is at its height, it can be fun to taste the contrasts. On this plate we had a sweet, luscious Saturn peach, a tart apricot, and a plum that was right in the middle of the other two on the sweet\/tart scale.<\/p>\n

The blueberries were on the plate to add color. We eat with our eyes and the contrast makes the plate of healthy fruit as attractive as a fancy and high-calorie fruit tart.<\/p>\n

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