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A balanced menu provides a variety of food groups and key nutrients.

MyMenu IQ™ generates a nutritional score, considering the energy content and the nutrients in the menu, and their contribution towards achieving nutritional recommendations as based on a 2,000 kcal daily diet for an average adult.

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What does the MyMenu IQ™ score mean ?

"Room for Balance Improvement" (0 - 44)

This menu has room to improve its nutritional balance to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.

"Good Balance" (45 - 69)

This menu has good nutritional balance, but could be even better to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.

"Great Balance" (70 - 100)

This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.

The MyMenu IQ™ score applies to the digital recipe as described on the site. Nutrition composition data for food ingredients and food products is based on Standard Food Composition Databases such as USDA SR28, BLS32 as well as food label data.

What is the energy content breakdown?

Protein

5.2g / 9%

Carbohydrates

46.1g / 74%

Total fat

4.7g / 17%

The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.

Nutritional Tips

Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients
Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
Great News! This dish has a sufficient amount of oil and salt for a balanced and delicious meal, you don’t need to add more!
Smart Nutrition! MAGGI contains iodine to make your dish more nutritious and helps maintain good health for the whole family!

African - style Easy Main course

Easy-Bake Jollof

Name: Easy-Bake Jollof
Prep time: PM3.00T
Cook time: PM55.00T
Total time: PM58.00T
Cuisine: African - style
Ingredients: 4 cups White Rice; 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 2 Fresh Peppers; 1 Red Bell Pepper; 4 Fresh Tomatoes; 1 1/2 Onions (Chopped); 1/2 teaspoon Curry Powder; 1/2 teaspoon Chopped Ginger; 1/2 teaspoon Thyme; 1 tablespoon Bay leaf; 3 cups Water; 2 MAGGI Chicken

58 Min

Intermediate

Recipe Variants

Ingredients

6 Portions

4 cups

White Rice

3 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw

Red Bell Pepper

Fresh Tomatoes

1.5

Onions (Chopped)

0.5 tsp

Curry Powder

0.5 tsp

Chopped Ginger

0.5 tsp

Thyme

1 tbsp

Bay leaf

3 cups

Water

MAGGI Chicken Cubes

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Nutrition Value

Energy

247,27 kcal

Protein

5,15 g

Carbohydrates

46,07 g

Sugars

5,94 g

Fiber

2,73 g

Sodium

2008,95 mg

Saturated Fats

1,58 g

Total fat

4,7 g

Information per serving

Step1

3 Min

Clean and dice: carrot, red bell pepper, green bean and keep aside. Wash and cut vegetables (1 onion, tomatoes, and red bell pepper) in chunks and blend until smooth. Remove and add into a pot and steam until dry. Remove and set aside.

Step2

25 Min

Slice the remaining onions. Heat the oil up, add onion, curry, thyme, bay leaf, ginger, and garlic, then stir fry for 3 minutes. Add the steamed and blended peppers, tomatoes. Add water, 5 MAGGI Chicken Cubes, rice and stir fry for 7 minutes.

Step3

30 Min

Add the diced vegetable and stir. Remove from heat and turn into bake dish plate. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in oven for 30 minutes at 120°C Flake with a fork at intervals.

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Add the diced vegetable and stir. Remove from heat and turn into bake dish plate. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in oven for 30 minutes at 120°C Flake with a fork at intervals.