Nestlé shares healthy and nutritious recipes

By Nestlé East and Southern Africa

 

Today’s generation has grown up in restaurants and fast-food canteens and the tradition of cooking healthy nutritious meals together slowly starts to disappear. Although the fast-food route might seem convenient, it comes at a price. Restaurant meals and fast foods are usually high in saturated fats, salt and artery clogging-cholesterol. But you can spare yourself from all these with smart home cooking habits and recipes.

 

Preparing and eating meals at home is a better choice for many reasons. Several studies have shown that people who cook more often, instead of getting fast food, have an overall healthier diet. Home-cooked meals are usually healthier and taste better because the cook has control over the ingredients in meals prepared than at restaurants.

 

Learning how to plan healthy meals may save more money on your food budget, allowing you to save money to buy other necessities.

 

Here are a few good recipes to get you started:

 

NESTLÉ CREMORA Milk Tart Rusks

Ingredients

½ Cup NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL

1/3 Cup Warm Water

1 ½ Cups Cake Flour

2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

½ Teaspoon Salt

½ Cup Light Brown Sugar

½ Cup (115g) Oil

2 Extra Large Eggs

 

Method

  1. Add NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL into a bowl
  2. Add warm water and whisk until smooth
  3. Set aside to cool
  4. Sift cake flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder and salt in another bowl
  5. Add light brown sugar, oil and eggs to cooled NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL mixture
  6. Whisk until smooth
  7. Pour mixture into baking tray until ¼ full
  8. Bake at 180 Degrees Celsius for 60 minutes
  9. When batter pulls away from sides of tray, it is ready
  10. Take loaf out of tray and place on a rack to cool off
  11. Cut loaf into 4 long strips then into rusk size rectangles
  12. Place the rusks evenly spaced out on a cooling rack over a baking tray to create airflow
  13. Wedge a wooden spoon between oven and oven door to help keep door slightly open
  14. Bake at 90 Degrees Celsius with door still slightly ajar
  15. The stored rusks can last for up to a month at room temperature

Frozen Milo Energy Pops

Ingredients

9 heaped tablespoons of NESTLÉ MILO

3 Teaspoons Sugar

80ml Hot Water

300ml Cold Water

 

Method

  1. Combine NESTLÉ MILO, sugar and hot water in a bowl
  2. Mix until dissolved
  3. Pour and stir in cold water
  4. Pour the NESTLÉ MILO mixture into a popsicle mold or 5 ice candy bags
  5. Store in the freezer overnight or until completely solid
  6. Serve frozen

NESTLÉ CREMORA Chicken and Broccoli Crustless Quiche Cups

Ingredients

2 Cups Rotisserie Chicken

2 Tablespoons Butter

1 cup Mushrooms, sliced

1 cup Steamed Broccoli, finely chopped

2 Spring Onions, Chopped

¾ cup Cheese, grated

½ Cup NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL

1 ¼ Cup Hot Water

4 Large Eggs

½ Teaspoon salt

½ Teaspoon black pepper

 

Method

  1. In a pan, sauté mushrooms with butter
  2. Add steamed broccoli to pan and mix well
  3. Remove pan from heat and add spring onions
  4. Add shredded chicken
  5. Spoon mixture into scone/cupcake baking tray
  6. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of mixture

 

  1. Into a jug, add NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL then hot water
  2. Stir until smooth
  3. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes
  4. Add eggs to chilled NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL mixture
  5. Season with salt and pepper
  6. Stir until smooth and pour into chicken and broccoli mixture until full
  7. Bake in oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown
  8. Take baking tray out of the oven
  9. Sprinkle chopped spring onions and voilà, the perfect on-the-go breakfast. 

 

NESTLÉ CEREVITA Smoothie

Ingredients

30g of NESTLÉ CEREVITA

120ml warm milk

1 Banana

 

Method

  1. Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend for 20 seconds
  2. Add some almonds and fresh berries on top for a crunchy, juicy start of the day.

NESTLÉ CREMORA Scones

Ingredients

500ml Self – Raising Flour

125ml NESTLÉ CREMORA Powder

50g Butter, cubed

250ml Water

1 Egg, Beaten

250ml Whipped Cream

65ml Jam

 

Method

  1. Preheat Oven to 180-230 degrees Celsius
  2. Sift flour and NESTLÉ CREMORA into a bowl
  3. Rub in butter with finger tips until it resembles breadcrumbs
  4. Gradually add water and mix to a soft dough
  5. Turn out onto a floured-surface and knead gently
  6. Pat dough out to 4cm thickness, then cut into circles using Pastry Cutter
  7. Place close together on a greased oven tray and brush tops with beaten egg
  8. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through
  9. Remove from oven and leave to cool at room temperature
  10. Serve topped with jam and whipped cream.

 

For more delicious and healthier recipes, visit https://recipeswithlove.co.za/recipes and https://www.milo.com.ph/recipes

 

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