WAKE UP PEOPLE
What smart choices
can we make for our bodies?
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
ADDING PIZAZZ WITH
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Sunflower seeds help provide an energy-boosting breakfast or snack.
- Sprinkle seeds over yogurt mixed with
fruit.
- Mix seeds into hot oatmeal with
cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Spread honey on spelt bread toast and
top with sunflower seeds and slivered
almonds.
- Toss seeds in with salad greens.
- Substitute sunflower seeds for pine nuts
in pesto.
Become a seeder. Put a few unshelled sunflower seeds in your pocket to snack on while you hike. They are lightweight to carry, yet provide a dense amount of calories for sustaining your energy.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Sunflower seeds help provide an energy-boosting breakfast or snack.
- Sprinkle seeds over yogurt mixed with
fruit.
- Mix seeds into hot oatmeal with
cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Spread honey on spelt bread toast and
top with sunflower seeds and slivered
almonds.
- Toss seeds in with salad greens.
- Substitute sunflower seeds for pine nuts
in pesto.
Become a seeder. Put a few unshelled sunflower seeds in your pocket to snack on while you hike. They are lightweight to carry, yet provide a dense amount of calories for sustaining your energy.
Did you know that two antioxidants found in sunflower seeds help fight cancer and heart disease? Vitamin E and selenium. One quarter cup serving of sunflower seeds contains 40 percent of the recommended Daily Value for Vitamin E and 30 percent for selenium.
Furthermore, compounds in sunflower seeds known as phytospherols help lower cholesterol. Besides this, the seeds are high in protein, fiber, and essential minerals.
GROWING SUNFLOWERS
These dramatic and cheerful flowers are easy and fun to grow, however, they do require full sunlight. They are also available in a number of varieties. Check out the broad selection at Botanical Interests. You can grow flowers and store the seeds to eat year round.
These dramatic and cheerful flowers are easy and fun to grow, however, they do require full sunlight. They are also available in a number of varieties. Check out the broad selection at Botanical Interests. You can grow flowers and store the seeds to eat year round.
