🥚 Eggs
Gallus gallus domesticus
What it is
An oval food from hens with a white part and a yellow middle, always eaten cooked.
How it looks
A smooth oval shell, white or brown, with clear-turning-white and a round yellow yolk inside.
Taste
Soft and mild when cooked, with a gentle flavor that goes with almost anything.
Why it is healthy
One of the best foods for protein, which helps build strong muscles and keeps you full.
How to eat it
Always eat eggs fully cooked for kids: scrambled, boiled hard, or in an omelet.
How it grows
Eggs come from mother hens on farms; the hens lay the eggs, and farmers gather them gently every day.
In season
Available all year and kept cold in the refrigerator. They come in white and brown shells, and different sizes.
History
People have raised hens for their eggs for thousands of years all over the world.
Fun fact
The shell of an egg has thousands of tiny holes too small to see that let air pass through.
Try this
A cooked egg at breakfast gives you protein that keeps you full all morning.