Yummy Egg Burrito

• Most chickens lay about 1 egg per day.

• Can you find your earlobe? Did you know that chickens have earlobes, too? The color of a chicken’s earlobe is usually the color of its eggs. Chickens with red earlobes lay brown eggs and chickens with white earlobes lay white eggs.

• What does the egg burrito look like? How does the egg burrito smell? How does the egg burrito taste?

• What other foods could you put in your egg burrito?

• Tell me about something that made you happy today.

• If you had a pet chicken, what adventures would you take it on?

• Eggs are a good source of iron.

• Children need iron for healthy blood and for brain development.

• Foods high in vitamin C, like oranges, peppers, and tomatoes, can help a person’s body absorb iron better.

• Salsa is made from tomatoes and peppers, adding salsa to eggs will help children absorb the iron in the egg better.

• Check out Real Life, Good Food for more information on iron and food high in protein.

Add the Bee Active cards from the last page of the recipe packet to the cards from your welcome packet. 

• Flap your arms like a chicken

• Do big circles like you're beating an egg

• Walk like a chicken