C14 - Senday, April 1, 1984 - North Shore News BALANCED MEALS Restaurant nutrition is available his is one of those bluebird-in-the-back yard stories. Life imitates Art, that sort of thing. You may recall the col- amn about the senior couple looking for a place to eat, a place that would furnish them with not just appetiz- ing food, but portions and content suited to. their needs? Then neither of them really wanted to have to shop and then to cook, but neither of them fancied the alternative of home-delivery service. the kitchen ranger by Eleanor Godley eS I wrote sceptically of “eating out’’ on a daily basis, citing the nutrition experts who had established vitamin deficiencies in peo- ple whose main meal of the day was caten outside the home. Those vitamins were chiefly A and C, the two most closely identified with vegetables, that part of diet that restaurants like to New Golden Crown Restaurant Open datly 10am 10pm Dim Sum 10am 3pm Dinner 5am 1Opm 10% discount on dinner menu We specialize in Birthday Anniversary & Wedding Banquets For reservations call 688-6631 DISPLAY 980-0511 relegate to the salad bar, or the relish tray. A number of friendly people called up with recommendations, which I am happy to pass on. None was prepared to say that such-and-such a place would ‘‘wear’’ on a daily basis, and most pointed out that one dinner out in a week was about all the damage the old pocket book could sustain. But if one were free to taxi about, and able to afford the choice, there are some dining-rooms that do em- phasize a balanced propor- uon of vegetables. On the top of their list was the local Harvest Eating House on Esplanade, a tribute to their practice of offering an assortment of raw vegetables and dip as guests are seated. One woman reported that she and her husband so ob- viously enjoyed their platter that without any demonstration on their part a second was delivered! The Old Bailey restaurant in Robson Square was ad- mired for its vegetable choice and preparation, and so was Gastown’s Creperie. Particular Praise was lavished on a waiter at Jonathan’s on Granville Island, who took their need for smaller portions § into consideration and carefully suggested three single orders that gave the two of them an excellemt dinner. For the price of one. Jacques Spratte’'s Restaurant, close to the corner of Broadway = and Burrard, was praised for its muffins, but also for the fact that what you choose from their menu is weighed and ALL CRYSTAL GLASSWARE IN STOCK OURING OUR RENOVATION SALE ON NOW UNTIL WE CLOSE OUR DOORS FRIDAY APRIL 19 IHEN WATCH FOR OUR GRAND REOPENING MONDAY MAY 7 Wine Strt. PARK ROYAL © NORTH MALL © 926-1610 the price calculated accordingly, a most sensible approach for those who have “TT wrote skeptically of ‘eating out’ ona daily basis... given up the 16-oz. steak. What used to be called the Gazebo, a restaurant facing the Pacific Press building and now known as_ the Cresta, has vegetables that are just as interesting as the entree itself. But all the time we've been running around town, looking for good food, we on the North Shore have had a great source right under our chins, so to speak. Silver Harbour, the Semors’ Cen- tre up there at 2Ist and Eastern, every single day from Monday to Friday of- fers a carefully planned and attractive dinner for the price of $2.50, to members. And the fact that this meal is offered at) noon means that come evening you can ONLY AT PARK ROYAL =T enjoy your Salmon Dreams or Cottage Cheese Pie without any feelings of guilt. Having your ‘‘best meal’’ at noon frees you of cooking chores to a great extent--you can rely on egg dishes, pasta dishes, cheese, peanut butter, salad and sardines for supper, knowing you’ve done the right thing. No more hugging home great bags of groceries, having to peel stuff. You’re home-free with this kind of thing under your belt. First™ soup (today was Habitant Pea Soup) or juice. Next, a small side salad, maybe carrot-and-raisin, maybe coleslaw with coconut, maybe Waldorf. Followed by the main dish, which ranges through sauSages to corned beef (today it was Beef Braised with Tomatoes and Mushrooms). 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