How do you eat sunflower seeds?

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by gkristian
i've herd that eating the shell isn't very good for you.

It's quite yummy though.

A lot of things aren't good for you.. but we do them everyday anyways.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Originally posted by slleipnir
I like the salt on the shell but I spit them out and eat the seed

that what I do too

[GraciesMommy]

Richard does it the professional way, same as I do..lol

[Fur&Feathers]

I eat the seed only. Dante, my conure, absolutely loves cracking them open, but won't eat the seed. So I'll just put a handful of seeds in front of him... and in 30 seconds, no more shells.

[Laura's Babies]

I have never tasted one! I am not able to eat anything like that, no nuts, seed of any roughage...

[joanofark]

Originally posted by Kfamr
It's quite yummy though.

A lot of things aren't good for you.. but we do them everyday anyways.

Very true

[Josh4Colts]

i either eat the shell or eat the seed but keep the shell in my mouth til the salt is gone.

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

I crack 'em open and eat the seeds...but if I'm too lazy, I'll eat the whole thing!

[Holly's mom]

I take the lazy way out and buy the ones that are already shelled.

[swimma253]

I eat the WHOLE thing. YUM!

[sirrahbed]

I did not know you could eat the shell
I eat them like Richard and Gracie's mommy Gotta suck off the salt first, too.

Summer is the time for eating things like sunflower seeds and pistachios - throwing the seeds on the ground. I also like sunflower seeds already shelled - so good sprinkled into salads

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by RICHARD
you take a bunch and stuff them in your mouth.

You cringe at all the salt, move them around in your cheeks, like a chipmuck, then use your tongue to position one into place,
crack the shell with your teeth, spit the shell out and then eat the seed.


Repeat as necessary.

Exactly. Except I don't cringe at all the salt, I LOVE salt.

I think eating the shells is yucky .... like eating tree bark.

[wolfsoul]

Same as Richard, except I love the salt. I stick maybe ten or so in at a time, crack them open with my molars, eat the seed and spit the shell out.

When I was little I didn't know you didn't have to eat the shell. My aunt told me that eating the shell was bad for you and could make you sick, so I was so paranoid after that lol. I don't even like the shell anymore. It tastes bad to me, and sometimes when you swallow it, the chunks will scratch your throat. It also gets caught in my teeth.

[popcornbird]

I crack the shell open, throw it away, and eat the seed. Popcorn and Muffin crack it open, eat the seed, then go back and chew on the shell too. He he he...

[Felicia's Mom]

I suck the salt off the shell, crack it open and eat the seed. I have never tried to eat the shell.