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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.

MyMenu IQ™ guides you to select a balanced menu on a scale from 0 to 100, with focus on the main meal.

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

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

39.6g / 21%

Carbohydrates

85.6g / 46%

Fats

27.5g / 33%

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!

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Pasta Carbonara

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Italian Easy Main course

Pasta Carbonara

Name: Pasta Carbonara
Prep time: PM0.00T
Cook time: PM19.00T
Total time: PM19.00T
Cuisine: Italian

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19Min

Easy

Ingredients

3 Portions

150 g

Chicken Bacon

10 g

Chopped Parsley

250 g

Spaghetti

2 tbsp

Oil

1 tbsp

Garlic

2 tbsp

Butter

2 tbsp

Flour

750 mL

Fresh Milk

0.25 tsp

Salt & Pepper

100 g

Cheddar Cheese Grated

1 cube

MAGGI Chicken Seasoning Cube

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Nutrition Value

Energy

735.6 kcal

Protein

39.6 g

Potassium

820.78 mg

Carbohydrates

85.64 g

Sugars

15.29 g

Fiber

9.52 g

Sodium

504.69 mg

Fats

27.5 g

Information per serving

Step 1
1 Min

Add Oil to a pan and heat
Step 2
3 Min

Fry the bacon & keep aside
Step 3
1 Min

In the same pan make the white sauce
Step 4
2 Min

Add boiled spaghetti to it & mix well
Step 5
2 Min

Finally add fried bacon & parsley and mix well
Step 1
1 Min

In a separate pan add butter
Step 2
2 Min

Once the butter melts add 2 tbsp flour
Step 4
4 Min

Whisk well until it thickens
Step 5
3 Min

Add cheese and mix well

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Add Oil to a pan and heat

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Fry the bacon & keep aside

Step 3 of 9

In the same pan make the white sauce

Step 4 of 9

Add boiled spaghetti to it & mix well

Step 5 of 9

Finally add fried bacon & parsley and mix well

Step 1 of 9

In a separate pan add butter

Step 2 of 9

Once the butter melts add 2 tbsp flour

Step 4 of 9

Whisk well until it thickens

Step 5 of 9

Add cheese and mix well

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