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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Be sure to eat a good breakfast that includes one of the many delicious recipes found in this website!  Ask a parent to help turn your kitchen into a fun, creative center for your new hobby - cooking!! 
Spend time with your family and create some special treats just for them.  They'll love you for it, and you'll learn valuable lessons about nutrition.

To color a picture ofThibodeaux D' Eggeaux click here!

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Before you start:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly with soap & water
  • Read through the directions and assemble all the ingredients and utensils that you will need.

To find a few recipes just for kids, click on the links below!

Green Eggs & Ham

Egg Salad Pockets

Egg Pizza

Other kid friendly recipes can be found in Shelly & Shelldon's eggscellent adventure

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My Food Pyramid!

 A CHECKLIST TO GOOD HEALTH & NUTRITION

  • Variety:  Consume a variety of foods within & among the basic food groups while staying within your energy needs.
  • Activity:  Be physically active every day.
  • Proportionality:  Choose fats and carbohydrates wisely.  Increase your daily intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and non-fat or low-fat milk and milk products.
  • Moderation:  Control calorie intake to manage your body weight.
  • Gradual Improvement:  Take small steps to improve your diet and lifestyle each day.
  • Personalization:  Choose nutrient dense foods from your favorite foods to eat regularly.  If you salt your food, do so in moderation.  Keep food safe to eat.

For more information on good health & nutrition, please visit the Egg Nutrition Center at www.enc-online.org

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Click here to see the many adventures of Shelly & Shelldon!

Click on the links below to download fun word search games.

Word Search Game 1

Word Search Game 2

A DOZEN HEART-HEALTHY HABITS FOR KIDS...(and their parents)

  1. Exercise - watch less TV and get moving!
  2. Maintain a healthy weight
  3. Don't smoke
  4. Prevent high blood pressure
  5. Choose a variety of foods and enjoy foods in moderation
  6. Keep your fat intake in check, especially saturated fat
  7. Eat breakfast!
  8. Choose lower fat, high quality protein sources
  9. Eat lots of whole grains
  10. 5-A-Day For Good Health...(fruits & vegetables that is)
  11. Watch the excess sugars and salt
  12. Know your family health history

        
         
         

Fiction:  Thick, rope-like strands of egg whites should be removed.

FACT:  These natural, entirely edible parts of the egg called chalazae anchor the yolk in the center of the thick white.  They are neither imperfections nor beginning embryos. 

   LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY 
MIKE STRAIN DVM, COMMISSIONER

P.O. Box 1951 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821  (225)925-3772

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