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
- Add NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL into a bowl
- Add warm water and whisk until smooth
- Set aside to cool
- Sift cake flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder and salt in another bowl
- Add light brown sugar, oil and eggs to cooled NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL mixture
- Whisk until smooth
- Pour mixture into baking tray until ¼ full
- Bake at 180 Degrees Celsius for 60 minutes
- When batter pulls away from sides of tray, it is ready
- Take loaf out of tray and place on a rack to cool off
- Cut loaf into 4 long strips then into rusk size rectangles
- Place the rusks evenly spaced out on a cooling rack over a baking tray to create airflow
- Wedge a wooden spoon between oven and oven door to help keep door slightly open
- Bake at 90 Degrees Celsius with door still slightly ajar
- 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
- Combine NESTLÉ MILO, sugar and hot water in a bowl
- Mix until dissolved
- Pour and stir in cold water
- Pour the NESTLÉ MILO mixture into a popsicle mold or 5 ice candy bags
- Store in the freezer overnight or until completely solid
- 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
- In a pan, sauté mushrooms with butter
- Add steamed broccoli to pan and mix well
- Remove pan from heat and add spring onions
- Add shredded chicken
- Spoon mixture into scone/cupcake baking tray
- Sprinkle grated cheese on top of mixture
- Into a jug, add NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL then hot water
- Stir until smooth
- Set aside to cool for 5 minutes
- Add eggs to chilled NESTLÉ CREMORA ORIGINAL mixture
- Season with salt and pepper
- Stir until smooth and pour into chicken and broccoli mixture until full
- Bake in oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown
- Take baking tray out of the oven
- 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
- Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend for 20 seconds
- 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 CREMORAPowder
50g Butter, cubed
250ml Water
1 Egg, Beaten
250ml Whipped Cream
65ml Jam
Method
- Preheat Oven to 180-230 degrees Celsius
- Sift flour and NESTLÉ CREMORA into a bowl
- Rub in butter with finger tips until it resembles breadcrumbs
- Gradually add water and mix to a soft dough
- Turn out onto a floured-surface and knead gently
- Pat dough out to 4cm thickness, then cut into circles using Pastry Cutter
- Place close together on a greased oven tray and brush tops with beaten egg
- Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through
- Remove from oven and leave to cool at room temperature
- 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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About Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 187 countries around the world, and its 291,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2,000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites like Ricoffy. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health, and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago.
