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- Keto and Vegan Friendly
- Roasted or Fried sunflower seeds are an excellent snack that gives you protein and healthy fats and great taste
- Sunflower seeds are rich in the B complex vitamins
Sunflower seeds are technically the fruits of the sunflower plant. There are two main types of sunflower crops. One type is grown for the seeds you eat, while the other — which is the majority farmed — is grown for the oil. Sunflowers seed pack many nutrients into a tiny seed. Sunflower seeds are especially high in vitamin E and selenium. These function as antioxidants to protect your body’s cells against free radical damage, which plays a role in several chronic diseases . Additionally, sunflower seeds are a good source of beneficial plant compounds, including phenolic acids and flavonoids — which also function as antioxidants. Unshelled sunflower seeds are a popular snack. You can :
-Stir into homemade granola bars.
-Sprinkle on a leafy green salad.
-Stir into hot or cold cereal.
-Sprinkle over fruit or yogurt parfaits.
-Add to stir-fries.
-Stir into tuna or chicken salad.
-Sprinkle over sautéed vegetables.
-Add to veggie burgers.
-Use in place of pine nuts in pesto.
-Add to baked goods, such as breads and muffins.
-Add to trail mix.