Ingredients: - 2 and 1/2 cups self raising flour - 1 cup caster sugar - 2 medium ripe bananas - 3/4 cup milk - 1/4 cup vegetable oil - 1 egg - 1 cupful of nuts (optional) Method: 1. Mix together with an electric beater until smooth. 2. Add a cupful of nuts (used pecans or almonds and pistachios, walnuts.) 3. Use a large spring loaded flat base pans or 14 x 21 log pan-grease and line to 160 degrees, fan forced. 4. Cook for 40-50 minutes. Family Rating: 4/5 Aroma: - Banana - Nuts Texture: - Soft - Crunchy nuts Taste: - Banana - Delicious Appearance: - Cake - Brown Questions: 1. Bananas for fruit, walnuts for grains, milk and eggs for dairy. 2. I did everything in the cooking process. 3. We used over ripe bananas which may be thrown out because they are so soft and mushy but this would be food wastage. 4. The issue is that two much food wastage is not being used, when we can use it. The government estimates food wastage costs Australian economy $20 billion each year. Over 5 million tonnes of food ends up as landfill, enough to fill 9,000 Olympic sized swimming pools. 5. Sustainable eating is about eating foods that are healthy for the environment and ourselves. 6. - By making a plan on what you are buying, that way you don't overbuy. - Finding a recipe to use which involves an ingredient that you are about to throw out. - Planning when and what day you will eat the food. 7. The Australian National Food Waste Strategy.