Dyeing Easter Eggs With Food Coloring Without Vinegar. Another option is to boil eggs in water and edible dye components, such as red cabbage, spinach, and red wine. Use spinach for green, beets for pink and red zinger tea for lavender.
If You Don't Have Vinegar: Use lemon juice in place of the vinegar, or just leave the vinegar out. Then, add ½ cup of boiling water to the mixture. Ordinary food coloring will do, but you can also buy dyes specifically intended for eggs.
Vinegar helps dye bond with the eggshell, but there are ways to dye eggs without vinegar.
You need a mild acid, like vinegar or lemon juice to achieve really vibrant colors.
Get ready to add this simple Easter egg dyeing activity to your Easter science lesson plans this season. Though I don't recommend eating eggs made in this way, it's a creative way to get crafty for Easter. (You can swap out the shaving cream for whipped cream if you like! Fill container with the mixture of water.