Gerald Dizon (Philstar.com) – August 13, 2021 – 2:00 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines – When it comes to cooking, naturally mothers of the family want to serve nutritious and delicious meals. However, many feel limited due to a lack of knowledge, skills, or budget.
Mothers we hear you.
In this nutrition month, MAGGI aims to empower mothers by introducing simple and practical ways to prepare healthy and tasty food that is definitely within budget!
With these MAGGI recipes, mothers can prepare simpler dishes that offer both flavor and nutritional value for everyday cooking for the whole family:
1. Tortang Talong with lunchtime meat
Both may be common on the breakfast table, but are rarely seen together in one dish! This new variety of torta mixes a perfect balance of proteins from egg and lunchtime meat and fiber and antioxidants from talong.
Serve with a side dish of sliced salted egg, tomatoes, and onions, and you’re guaranteed to be soluble. Learn the recipe here.
2. Sardines fried rice
Give an old favorite a new twist by mixing fried rice with the always-reliable ginisang sardines for a filling meal.
Not only does this dish boast the home-made, familiar flavors of onion and garlic, but also its cholesterol-lowering and antihypertensive benefits, combined with heart-healthy tomatoes and their lycopene content – and that’s just in the sauce.
Find out how easy it is here.
3. All-in-One Ginisang Ampalaya and Giniling
Do you fancy some hearty delicacies? Well here is the perfect candidate. Whether as a side dish or main course, this stir-fry favorite on its own has tons of good nutrients.
Paired with protein in the form of minced meat, it becomes a powerhouse for the whole family.
Get the step-by-step guide here and you could be doing it in no time.
Breakfast nutrition movement
All of these recipes are part of MAGGI Sarap Sustansya Kusinaskwela, an online initiative that offers nutritional education without sacrificing taste to mothers who want to improve their culinary skills.
This program also ensures that no mom is left out. Instead, it aims to allow mothers to better take care of meal planning and preparation for the family, but in a simple and budget-friendly way.
Even prospective mothers can use the cooking tips and tricks thanks to the easily understandable format of the modules.
The online program includes modules that include concepts and recipes developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute to help end malnutrition in the country.
To give you a taste of what MAGGI Sarap Sustansya Kusinaskwela has in store for you, check out some of the modules on their official YouTube channel.
You can become part of the Sarap Sustansya movement by joining MAGGI’s Facebook social learning group here. This gives you access to the modules and recipes, further tips and information as well as entertaining and instructive videos.
In addition, there are progress controls that can be used to win rewards!
You can find more recipes for Sarap Sustansya on the MAGGI website at https://www.maggi.ph.
