I thought this was kinda cute.



Mar 26, 2004 14:47 ET

Green Eggs and Ham a La Sam I Am: Dr Seuss' Nutrition Intuition Was Important Then, and True Today

NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Centennial Celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday kicking off this March, the genius of Dr. Seuss' works was as important half a Century ago as they are today. Parents' role of introducing a variety of new foods to their children is considered one of the most important ways to help them develop life-long healthy eating habits.


When Theodor (Ted) Seuss Geisel penned Green Eggs and Ham some 44 years ago, he created a parable using less than 50 words for children to embrace trying new foods. "Green Eggs and Ham offers great insight into the number of times parents should introduce a new food to their children," explains Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., Director of Nutrition Rose F. Kennedy Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. "The book helps young children overcome fear of new foods."


In Green Eggs and Ham, Sam I Am tries no less than 13 times to get his furry friend to embrace green eggs and ham. But he wouldn't eat them here or there, in a house, with a mouse, in a box or with a fox, with a goat or on a boat, on a train or in the rain ... He could not, would not eat them anywhere!


"Like Sam I am, we want parents to try up to 15 times before giving up on a new food," adds Ayoob. "Children who refuse new foods here, there or anywhere are absolutely normal," adds Ayoob. Research consistently shows you need to introduce foods up to 15 times before a child readily accepts it.


Although eggs aren't usually "green," comments Ayoob, Seuss' egg breakfast is one of the best for children. Eggs are an excellent source of high-quality protein and 13 other essential nutrients, including iron and B-12 that are important for reducing the risk of anemia in growing children. Eggs are also one of the richest sources of choline, a nutrient that has been shown to promote the growth and development of memory centers in the brain. "When eggs are eaten with fat-free or low-fat sides, like vegetables, lean ham or whole wheat toast or fruit, you can't beat them for a filling, nutrient-dense breakfast," stated Ayoob.


Seussified Green Eggs and Ham a la Sam I Am
By the American Egg Board

2 medium eggs
1/2 cup chopped or snipped
fresh spinach (about 1 oz.)
1/4 cup cottage cheese
2 tablespoons chopped lean
cooked ham, like Canadian bacon
(about 1 oz.)
Cooking spray

1. Break the eggs into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add the spinach,
cottage cheese and ham. Beat with a fork until the eggs, spinach,
cheese and ham are well blended and you can't see any streaks of egg
white any more. Put the bowl aside.

2. Coat a 7- to 8-inch omelet pan or skillet evenly with the cooking
spray. Put the pan on a burner. Turn the heat to medium. Let the pan
heat a little bit. Sprinkle a few drops of water into the pan. The
pan is hot enough when the water sizzles and dances in the pan.

3. Pour the beaten eggs into the pan. The eggs will start to set. Hold a
pancake turner upside down and gently pull it across the bottom and
sides of the pan. Keep pulling the pancake turner through the eggs
until they're thick and you can't see any more liquid in the pan.
Don't stir all the time or the eggs will break into tiny pieces.
Remove the pan from the burner. When the eggs are thick and there is
no more liquid egg in the pan, lift the eggs out of the pan with the
pancake turner and put them onto the plates.

Makes 2 Servings
Nutritional Analysis Per Serving:
135 calories; 16 grams of protein; 6 grams of fat (2 sat, 2.4 mono, .75
poly); 198mg cholesterol;



Source: American Egg Board

I have a friend whose hens actually do lay green eggs They are some kind of special breed (Polish, maybe?). He always says he has hens that lay Easter eggs.

Aderyn

My aunt had those chickens, too! The eggs were so beautiful and I always looked forward to getting a carton of them from her.

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