When I was a small child, my dad prepared a grapefruit for me by cutting it in half and carefully cutting each segment of fruit so that it would be easy to eat with a spoon.

To balance the tart taste, he would drizzle honey over the top. This act of love and care stayed with me, so I passed it on by cutting hundreds of grapefruits for my kids before they went to school. Segmenting grapefruit early in the morning is not on the top of my list of fun things to do, but taking care of yourself and others by preparing fresh fruit feels like time well spent.

Recently, I had a conversation with one of my cousins about making fruit salad. He explained that chopping up a big bowl of colorful fruit is as visually appealing as it is nutritious, and the entire process provides a mental boost. When yo

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