When you're eating out, dessert is often a hard thing to pass up. Most of
the time you need to say "no," but if it feels like a special occasion,
make the most of it. Here's how:
Fruit with ice cream: If fresh fruit would do the trick, have that. If fruit
with ice cream is what you want, that's fine, too. You can ask for them in
separate dishes and make your own dessert, using 3 teaspoons of ice cream
topped by the fresh fruit.
Cake to share: If only the most decadent chocolate cake will suffice, go
ahead and order it - along with enough forks for everyone at the table.
Have just three bites, eat them as slowly as possible, and then send the rest
away with the first passing busboy. Three bites only. Try this experiment
at home: Have three bites of any dessert, then stop and put the rest aside
for a few minutes. You'll see that it was just as satisfying as eating the
whole thing - and you'll still respect yourself in the morning.
