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Nutrition

February 11, 2009

Vital Dishes: Hearty Meal

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We enlisted an expert to pick the (sweet)heart-healthiest choices on three Valentine's menus.

Prix Fixe: Valentine's Day

Your choice of this heavy, delicious thing...that scrumptious, buttery dish...

Wish a nutritionist could join you for Valentine's Day dinner? Your wish is our command. Ashley Koff, R.D., chose these for their nutrition, calorie content and taste. Who loves ya, Baby?

Malibu Beach Inn

Starter: Beach salad with baby organic mixed lettuce, hearts of palm, mango, cucumber and orange-grapefruit juice vinegar dressing

Main: Grilled New York steak with fresh herbs, roasted potatoes and grilled portobello mushrooms

Dessert: Assorted Valentine sweets

$75 per person, 22878 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, 310-456-6444, MAP 

Anisette Brasserie

Amuse Bouche: Spiced ahi tuna tartar

Salad: Hearts of palm salad with marinated artichokes and black truffle vinaigrette

Starter: New Zealand Thai snapper with toasted pearl pasta and vadouvan curry gratinée

Main: Poached Jidori chicken with confit of leg croustillant and pistachio-blood orange emulsion

Dessert to share

$85 per person, 225 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 310-395-3200, MAP 

Lucques 

Salad: Dungeness crab salad with roasted beets, avocado and green goddess dressing

Starter: Ricotta gnocchi carbonara with sugar snaps, pea shoots, smoked bacon and green garlic

Main: Grilled wild striped bass with blood orange, tangerine, charmoula and Aleppo pepper yogurt

Dessert: Milk chocolate tart with passion fruit sorbet and ginger Anglaise

$95 per person, 8474 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 655-6277, MAP

Any one you pick is a sweetheart deal.