My best friend in middle school was from an interesting family.  Her mother was Japanese and her family did exotic things like eating tofu (don’t laugh, this was in the late 80s).  Her mother always kept a big bowl of red apples on top of their piano.  The kids (there were 4 of them) were encouraged to eat  apples if they were hungry.  Every time I went over, I craved those juicy looking apples!  At my own home, my mom practically had to shove apples down my throat.  Sorry about that, Mom.

A couple of years ago, I was at Pier 1 after the holidays and I saw this basket that I knew would look great on my living room bookshelves.  

When I got home, I knew I could keep fruit in the basket.  The basket is right next to the sofa and television.  The fruit is easy for my kiddo to grab and snack on if she gets hungry.  And when other kids come over, they always want to snack on fruit, too!  

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