Here is a very simple way to try something new in the kitchen – and make eating fun. Well, sometimes fun. Ten years ago I tried this with the kids. Liam was 4 and Jenyka was 10. The other kids must have been doing older other kid stuff. Basically I made scrambled eggs with food coloring (just blue as the eggs are yellow). I did not dye the ham as many people do.
Jenyka, who was a super picky eater as a child, did not like it at all! She thought the eggs would be bad since they were green (an honest appraisal of food quality). So it was a one and done experience. But that should not stop you from trying it if your kids are willing to be adventurous in their food journey!
So why would I torture my children this way? To celebrate the March 2nd birthday of Dr Seuss of course. Theodor Seuss Geisel – March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991 was an American children’s author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children’s books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham is a children’s book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. The basic plot is an extremely determined man named Sam-I-Am offers a man a plate of green eggs and ham. However, he tells Sam that he hates this food. Throughout the story, Sam further asks him to eat this food in various locations (house, box, car, tree, train, dark, rain, boat) and with various animals (mouse, fox, goat), but is still rebuffed. Finally, the man tastes the colorful delicacy in the hope Sam-I-Am will leave him alone. When the man tries the dish, he happily declares that the dish is quite tasty and thanks Sam-I-Am.
It’s worth a read and green eggs (and ham) is a fun way to bring kids into the cooking process. Give it a try!
