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"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.

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What is the energy content breakdown?

Protein

27.8g / 56%

Carbohydrates

14.6g / 30%

Total fat

2.9g / 13%

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

Green Leaf Palmnut Soup

Name: Green Leaf Palmnut Soup
Prep time: PM20.00T
Cook time: PM20.00T
Total time: PM40.00T
Cuisine: African - style
Ingredients: 2 cans Palm fruit extract; 500 milliliters Water; 1 Big crab; 3 Lobster; 2 Fresh fish; 2 tablespoons Crayfish Powder; 3 Fresh Pepper; 2 sprigs Fresh Lemon Grass; 1 Onion; 1 Red Bell Pepper; 5 MAGGI Naija Pot; 1/4 bunch Spinach

40 Min

Intermediate

Recipe Variants

Ingredients

6 Portions

2 cans

Palm fruit extract

500 mL

Water

Big crab

Lobster

Fresh fish

2 tbsp

Crayfish Powder

Fresh Pepper

2 sprigs

Fresh Lemon Grass

Onion

Red Bell Pepper

MAGGI Naija Pot

0.25 bunch

Spinach

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Nutrition Value

Energy

189,45 kcal

Protein

27,77 g

Carbohydrates

14,63 g

Fiber

4,6 g

Sodium

1825,32 mg

Saturated Fats

0,65 g

Total fat

2,89 g

Information per serving

Step1

20 Min

Pour the palm fruit extract (cream) into a pot add water and allow to boil for 20 minutes

Step2

10 Min

Add the pounded onion, peppers, tartashe (red bell pepper), crayfish into the base and allow to cook for 10 minutes until the oil begins to rise to the top of palm fruit extract.

Step3

10 Min

Add MAGGI Naija Pot, dressed crab, prawns, lobster, fish and lemon grass then cover and allow to simmer for 10 minutes on low heat while stirring at interval. Add green leafy vegetables and serve with half ripe plantain.

Step1 of 3

Pour the palm fruit extract (cream) into a pot add water and allow to boil for 20 minutes

Step2 of 3

Add the pounded onion, peppers, tartashe (red bell pepper), crayfish into the base and allow to cook for 10 minutes until the oil begins to rise to the top of palm fruit extract.