Sunnyside Sailboats
Awesome! Dana just left a comment that Batatas are also the Spanish word for Sweet Potatoes!! Thanks for making us all a little smarter today Dana!
I’ve just had our protein lecture in Nutrition this week, and have been all about the eggs ever since! We love our eggs over here!
So, try this super quick (I’m into quick these day’s!) way to hard boil some eggs. Let your kids fill a microwave safe container full of water, and microwave for 10 minutes. Add a little vinegar and salt to the water, so your eggs don’t crack being jostled around in the water.
After 10 minutes in the microwave, take out, and rinse with cold water. Your eggs will be completely hard boiled.
For the sailboats, I sliced some colored paper, and let the kids decorate the sails.
For the filling, I mixed the yolk, with a tiny spoon of light mayo and a squirt of mustard. Filled the shell, and put the sail on.
Why should your kids eat eggs?
EGGS ARE:
So, make some eggs today!
Other Egg posts:
- Breakfast for my little Champions
- One Eyed Monstors
- Easter Eggs (coming up!!)
Do your kids like eggs? What’s your favorite way to eat them?
Post edit: While our eggs turned out great, two of our readers had their eggs explode in the microwave. Please use caution, or go traditional: Stove-top always works!
Posted: February 26th, 2010 under Breakfast, Proteins.
Comments
Comment from rae
Time February 26, 2010 at 6:22 pm
OoOo OH all my kiddes LOVE eggs!! i will so have to make these and then Ill take pictures… maybe tomorrow or sunday! cooooool
Comment from rae
Time February 26, 2010 at 6:23 pm
by the way I use a food steamer! i got it as a gift a few Christmases ago… add water push button… wait about 14 minutes.. perfect 
Comment from Amy
Time February 26, 2010 at 6:38 pm
I’m finding so many ways to use a steamer! I never thought about eggs. Thanks for the tip. I’ve been making oatmeal in our rice cooker! It turns out perfect.
Comment from dana
Time February 27, 2010 at 5:00 am
my guys are slightly allergic to eggs which means they can tolerate them cooked in things, but they can not stand scrambled eggs. ugh! b/c sometimes i just love a good fry up!
Comment from Erica
Time February 27, 2010 at 7:32 pm
ah! Being a vegetarian- I love eggs! Tons of protein and…um delicious! Great idea for the little boats. How cute
Comment from Mark
Time February 28, 2010 at 3:58 pm
My kids are okay with eggs, usually scrambeled…personally I like egg whites 3-4 times a week. Nice post!
Comment from Jenny Hunter
Time March 5, 2010 at 11:09 am
I will try my rice cooker next time. The egg-in-microwave trick ended in an explosion and huge mess. Don’t know what I did wrong.
Comment from Nicole
Time March 7, 2010 at 10:12 am
We also had an explosion and a huge mess. I am posting this as a warning to others that cooking the eggs in a microwave can be potentially VERY dangerous. Please don’t try it, it’s NOT worth the risk. We are extremely fortunate that no one was standing in front of the microwave when the door exploded open. We could have had some very serious injuries.
For the record, I followed the instructions listed above EXACTLY. Although I will say, the instructions were very vague – how much vinegar (1 tsp, 1/2 cup, ?), how much salt (a pinch, 1 tsp,?), what power setting for the microwave (medium, high, etc?). Some of these variables may have prevented the kitchen disaster we had. One hour of cleanup on my microwave, floor, cupboards, etc. And my microwave may be broken actually, I’m not sure yet. The inside panel is now dented and split away from the adjoining panel in the corner, probably from my glass bowl hitting the inside panel when the eggs exploded.
Please don’t try this at home folks, it is SO not worth the risk of you or your little ones getting injured, not to mention needing to buy a new microwave.
Comment from Amy
Time March 7, 2010 at 10:21 am
Wow Nicole! Thanks for the warning. We have microwaved eggs several times and have never had this problem. I’m glad you have let others know!
Comment from Liz
Time February 26, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Oh good. Kaitlyn eats an egg for breakfast every morning. At least I’m doing one thing right!