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Recipe: African Nsima
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 30 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 3 cup water
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 2-1/2 cups cornmeal
This Recipe is considered:
Low Fat
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Boil water in a saucepan. In a bowl, make a paste using part of the cornmeal and all of the cold water. Add the paste to the hot water. Stir with a spoon until mixture has a thick, porridge-like texture. Cover the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn heat to lowest setting, remove the lid, and gradually add rest of cornmeal, stirring constantly. Continue until mixture thickens to desired consistency. Cover and cook on lowest heat for about 5 minutes. Stir before serving.
 
Per Serving: calories 316, fat 1.2g, calories from fat 3%, protein 7.3g, cholesterol 0.0mg, dietary fiber 6.4g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 316 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 7.3g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 67.0g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 6.4g Bread Exchanges 4.0
Sugar 0.1g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 1.2g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 0.2g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 0.4g Fat Exchanges 0.0
Poly-unsaturated Fat 0.6g
% Calories from Fat 3%    
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 9.7mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 35.4IU Calcium 9.1mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.6mg Copper 2.1mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.4mg Iron 3.8mg
Niacin (B3) 4.3mg Magnesium 36.9mg
Vitamin B6 0.2mg Manganese 0.3mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 72.5mg
Vitamin C 0.0mg Potassium 139.7mg
Vitamin E 0.4IU Selenium 6.7mcg
Folate 41.4mcg Sodium 9.7mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.3mg Zinc 1.3mg