Learn Together
Cooking and baking together can be important for social-emotional development in children. Talking about your observations and developing a meaningful relationship with nutritious food can all start in the kitchen with family.
Materials
- 2 large mixing bowls
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- A rubber scraper
- A fork or whisk
- 3 overripe bananas
- ⅓ cup of your preferred oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar or a granulated sugar alternative
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Make Together
Did you know that banana bread jumped to the forefront of home baking during the Great Depression as a way to use rotting fruits & vegetables? Different versions like zucchini bread and the infamous ketchup bread also came out of this time. We still eat banana bread today as a nutritious and environmentally-friendly snack! It is a yummy way to help cut down on food waste.
Follow along at Let’s Make Banana Bread with our illustrated recipe.
Talk about what you observe as you make the batter. How does the texture change from banana to batter to bread? Do you notice a change in the colors? How about the smells?
If you had not used your overripe bananas to bake banana bread, where might they have ended up?
How do you plan to eat yours? Try it for breakfast with some fruit and yogurt, slather it with peanut butter for some extra protein, or try it for lunch with some cream cheese. You can even toast it up for a little extra crunch.
While you wait for your Banana Bread to toast try singing the Banana Song with CMOM while you wait!