Cheap. Easy. And good for you. Eggs are an amazing way to get protein into your kids all day long.

Whether they eat them sunnyside up for breakfast, in a sandwich at lunchtime, for an afterschool snack on the go or on top of a salad at dinner eggs are a great food for you. And they also make the list of 10 Super Foods. (Click HERE for the full list of Super Foods.)

Here are a few ideas to make eggs more edibile for everyone–even those who claim they’re not fans. (A little salt on eggs goes a long way in improving the flavor of eggs.)

1.       Hard-boiled eggs. What kid doesn’t love eating with her hands? Hard-boiled eggs can be made ahead of time, and if you wrap a piece of bacon around the egg, the salty meat flavors offset the strong egg taste. My kids even gobble them up as afternoon snacks. Here are 5 more ideas for gobbling up hard-boiled eggs.

2.       Homemade Egg McMuffins. I use a slice of meat (Canadian bacon, deli sliced ham, turkey bacon, sausage patties, etc.) and one egg piled onto a buttered, whole wheat English muffin. You could also add a slice of cheese if you like, too.

3.       Breakfast sandwiches. Follow the same directions as the McMuffin above but use two slices of your favorite bread (I love sourdough) instead of the English muffin. Changing one ingredient really can fool young mouths and eyes into believing it’s really a different menu item. Wrap it up in foil and you can eat it on the go.

4.       Breakfast burritos. I combine a meat source, cheese, and hashbrowns (if I have some) into scrambled eggs and load them onto a warmed tortilla (15 seconds in the microwave.) Want a kick? Add some hot sauce or salsa to the recipe.

5.       Go traditional. You can always make a standard bacon-and-egg breakfast plate with toast on the side or an omelet with vegetables hidden inside if you can get away with it. The classics are always crowd pleasures.

6.       Try something different. Maybe poached eggs have a better texture for your egg-cautious kiddo? Or perhaps your kids would devour a quiche or frittata. You don’t know until you try, and eggs make a relatively inexpensive experiment. Check out my quiche recipe.

Question: How do you like your eggs?