8th Grade Eggs

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Eggs are the (most, least) expensive form of complete proteins

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Eggs are considered a(n) (empty calorie, nutrient dense) food.

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Grades AA, A, and B have (same, different) nutritional value.

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There are about 6 (grams, calories) of protein in an egg.

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The size of an egg is determined by the egg's (weight, diameter).

The color of the yolk (determines, does not determine) how nutritious the egg is.

A typical recipe assumes that you will use what size eggs?

• jumbo

• extra-large

• large

• meduim

When making scrambled eggs, you should cook them like this.

• very quickly and on high heat

• gently on medium heat

• on a hot sidewalk in the summertime

• so they are liquid and runny in the middle

 Grade B eggs should generally be used for this.

• egging the homes of people you do not like

• over medium on a Saturday morning

• Sunny-side up

• baking items when the appearance of the egg does not matter

The air pocket in an egg is formed when this happens.

• the chicken has gas

• the temperature of the air outside the chicken’s body causes its contents to contract (shrink)

• the eggs drops out of the chicken’s body onto a hard surface causing a dent in the inside of the egg

• the egg is not fertilized so there is extra space inside it