I will not eat them Sam I am.....

I will not eat Green Eggs and Ham, I will not eat them Sam I am.....so I tried to take the classic and put my own little twist on them.  So for my breakfast I normally try to include some lean protein, good complex carbohydrates (CHO), and will sometimes throw in some dairy with it as well.  The CHO will give you will give you the energy you need to get you through the day, and the protein is there help keep you full through the first part of the day.

Now I have never really been able to do a good sunny side up egg like you find in the book, so I decided to do a poached egg in its place.  Also, since I cook for one more of the time that big piece of ham that you see in the book was replaced by some pieces of Canadian bacon.

To cook poached eggs you can either buy a fancy poached egg cooker, so you can go with the cheap man's  way and use a sauce pan or skillet that you fill up with water.  You will then bring the water up to a simmer, but you do not want it to boil. 

Now a trick that you can use to help with keeping the egg whites to stay together is to add a little bit of vinegar to the water before you add the egg.  The water in here also looks a little weird because in order to get by "green" eggs I dyed the water green to provide the egg whites with some color.  Now, the important thing to do is to not over cook the egg.  Most recipes that I read recommend around 4 minutes and then remove from the water.

I then toasted up my english muffins (whole wheat of course)  and served it with my green eggs and ham.  Remember that presentation is key to making food taste that much better.  Here was the final product.

This pic is to show some of the detail.....

Tip: When choosing whole grain products don't be fooled with what is on the labels of the packaging.  The best way to always tell is look for that first ingredient on the ingredient list.  You want this ingredient to have the word "whole"  with it.  This lets you know that it is a majority whole grain product, because ingredients are listed by weight (heaviest first, lightest last).

Hope you enjoy!!!!