Make it flipping sustainable this pancake day!

This year, Pancake Day is on Tuesday 13 February.

Reducing Waste

• Only buy ingredients and toppings that you know will get used or investigate recipes that can use the toppings in another way e.g. left over lemons or lemon juice for a lemon cake or biscuits
• If you have pancake batter left over but no space in your belly, still make the pancakes but freeze them for another day
• Remember that any food waste produced needs to go in your food waste caddy and not your normal waste bin

For more tips see the Love Food Hate Waste website.

Sustainable ingredients:

• Pancakes can be made egg free for anyone who is vegan or for anyone who has an egg or dairy allergy. There are many simple recipes online which only use flour and dairy free milk
  Make the day palm oil free! Palm oil is found in a lot of chocolate spreads and other cooking items because of its consistency at room temperature. Unfortunately, a lot of palm oil plantations are fuelling deforestation and damaging the habitats of animals which live in those spaces. You can find out more about palm oil on the WWF website.

Pupils across Denbighshire have worked with Chester Zoo to look at the impacts of deforestation. This picture was drawn by Lily from Ysgol Caer Drewyn.

What to give up for Lent:

• Why not pledge to switch some car journeys to walks where possible? It would be healthier for you and the planet.
• Cutting the normal ingredients found in pancakes from your diet during Lent will have a great carbon benefit.
• Towards the end of Lent as thoughts turn to Easter celebrations, consider finding sustainable gifts rather than Easter eggs which contain a lot of plastic and other waste materials. There is more information on the Eco Church website.