Green Me and Eggs

Ever since I can remember, I have hated eggs. I feel sick to my stomach thinking about eating them. Eggs are a cell. Who would want to eat a cell? The egg has two parts: the yellow egg yolk and the drippy egg white. The yolk is a major source of vitamins and minerals. The egg white is a major source of protein. I turn green thinking about people eating eggs that aren't cooked hard. The white is sometimes like jelly in some parts. My grandparents only eat egg whites. They whip them up and pretend they are eating the whole egg. They say our bodies need protein to be healthy, but I'll find another food with protein! Maybe some steak? If you are an egg eater, I'm happy for you. For me, facing an egg at breakfast would be the wrong way to start a day.

VOCABULARY

cell: the basic structure of all living things

vitamins: any of various fat-soluble or water-soluble organic substances essential in minute amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods.

minerals: substances that come from the earth, and your body cannot produce them.
source: the point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained.
protein: one of the three nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body.

VOCABULARY EXERCISE:

All living things are made up of ___________.

Everyday we take our ____________ to aid in the normal growth and activity of the body.

Vitamins also contain ______________, which our bodies cannot produce on their own.

Eggs have a lot of _______________.

Eggs are an excellent _________ of healthy fats and protein.

GRAMMAR POINT: 

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. 
A thesaurus can be used to find synonyms and other adjectives that you could use to describe what you are writing about. 

 GRAMMAR EXERCISE: 

Underline all the adjectives in the passage. Then, using your thesaurus, replace each adjective with a more descriptive adjective.