If you are eating out at a restaurant or cafe, you can make choices to ensure that your meal is healthy and balanced. Restaurants focused on serving healthier food to the public try to deliver as much nutrition in one meal as the body requires. The food pyramid suggests people need a diet consisting mostly of whole grains, vegetables, fruit and a smaller amount of meats and fats. In our restaurant, we serve simple, healthy, nutritious and delicious meals to help your body stay strong and healthy. Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy. A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods, so there are numerous diets that may be considered healthy.
The Mediterranean Cuisine is the cuisine of the sun and a cuisine from the heart. Its colors reflect the 1001 sunny Middle Eastern landscape. And its diversity invoke the abundant Middle Eastern generosity and hospitality.
In the shade of olive tree and arbores, the scent of the orange and lemon trees will fulfill your senses and remind you of the sensuality of the Mediterranean cuisine.
The Mediterranean gastronomy is a rich mixture of various products and ingredients coming from the diverse Middle Eastern region. Olive oil, herbs, spices, fresh fruits and vegetables are commonly used as well as dairy products, cereal, fishes and meat.
The Mezze, an elaborated variety of thirty hot and cold dishes, had made the Mediterranean cuisine renowned worldwide. A typical Mezze may consist of salads such as the Tabboule and Fattouch, together with the caviars, Hummus and Moutabal and some patties such as the Sambousseks and finally the stuffed grape leaves.
There is only one place in British Columbia to enjoy the real Mediterranean cuisine and that is Jerusalem Grill.
© Jerusalem Grill 2011. All rights reserved.



