Source: The following recipe from Brown Bag Success: Making Healthy Lunches Your Kids Won't Trade by Sandra Nissenberg and Barbara Pearl, (c)1997 (Chronimed Publishing), was contributed by Marilyn Helton.

Delicious and full of protein banana bread.

Servings

0.75 cup sugar
1.5 cup fresh mashed banana (about 3 bananas)
0.5 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 cup white all purpose flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
0.5 tsp low sodium baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 cup Nuts, walnuts, English, dried, chopped (or other variety)
0.5 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cooking spray

1 Preheat oven to 325F. Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
2 Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Mix well.
3 Pour batter into pans.
4 Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until golden brown and top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Cool.

Can be made without bananas.