Do you remember me saying the other day I bought some new stackable cookie cutters?  We are having so much fun with them!  Today we used them for One eyed monsters!  A reader, Tina, made a comment last time we made them and said her family called them Sunshine Eggs, because it looks like the sun in the morning! I love that name now!

Now that winter is upon us, eggs are a great way to get some vitamin D, which is normally obtained through sunshine.  There are several foods fortified with Vitamin D, but only eggs and fatty fish have vitamin D occurring naturally.  We need Vitamin D to absorb calcium, but more research is coming out showing the benefits of Vitamin D to protect us from many chronic diseases.

Preparation Tips for One Eyed Monsters or Sunshine Eggs

• With a slice of whole wheat bread, cut a circle or other shape out of the middle.
• I was taught to butter both sides of the bread and put it on a hot griddle.  However, I stopped doing that years ago.  Just spray the pan with some cooking spray so your egg doesn't stick, and it cooks just fine.
• Grill one side of the bread to slightly toast it, and flip to the other side.
• Crack and egg into the center of the bread slowly to keep the egg within the borders of your hole.
• Only cook one side.  The eggs pictured were only cooked on one side.  Nate likes his eggs runny anyway, so I just waited until all the whites had been cooked through and it was finished.  Erica and TJ like a hard yolk, so I cooked both sides. (the pictures just weren't as pretty).
• After the egg whites are no longer runny, slide the Sunshine Egg onto a plate.  Use the center piece of bread to dip in the yolk.

My kids love these, but Omelets are probably they're favorite way to eat eggs currently (it changes once in a while).  How do your kids like their eggs?

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