Dr. Seuss Activities: “Natural” Green Eggs and Ham Recipe

One of my favorite times of the year is the birthday of Dr. Seuss!  We love to read his books, and we’ve done quite a few Dr. Seuss activities over the past few years.  This year is no exception.  I’ll be sharing a few new things, but I want to revisit an old activity!

Each year, we make green eggs and ham to go along with our reading of…Green Eggs and Ham!  In the past, I’ve used green food coloring to make the green eggs.  We are trying to avoid dyes in our food this year, so here is an easy way to have naturally-dyed green eggs and ham!

“Natural” Green Eggs & Ham Recipe

Ingredients:

• Eggs
• Frozen blueberries
• Ham (or sausage if you prefer)

1)  Allow a small amount of frozen blueberries to defrost or heat them slightly (we used about 1/2 cup).  Strain the blueberries from the juice.

2)  Pour the blueberry juice into a bowl of eggs (we used a dozen).  Whisk together.

3)  Make scrambled eggs in a greased skillet over medium heat.  Add in the ham or sausage.

Just so you know, it takes a very small amount of blueberry juice to color the eggs!

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