Sunflower seed addiction!!!
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Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by macbrush » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:16 pm
anyone of you having this problem? I got absolutely hooked by sunflower seeds! Now my bird is watching me crunching through his treats everyday... I can't stop myself! Would that present any health problem?
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by liz » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:43 pm
Search sunflower seed nutritional value on the computer. A quarter cup is a serving because they are high in fat.
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by Naurthon » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:30 pm
Yeah, a cup of sunflower seeds...with shells...has 269 calories, of which 213 come from fat. It would probably take you a little more than an hour on a treadmill to burn off that many calories.
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-sunflower-seeds-i12036
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-sunflower-seeds-i12036
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by macbrush » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:07 pm
Thanks, I would just keep crunching... LOL
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by laducockatiel » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:52 am
Don't buy them, the addiction will stop
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by animal_lover » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:29 am
I too love sunflower seeds but BE CAREFUL...do not eat the shells. I am a nurse and I have seen patients who needed surgery because the shells caused a blockage in the bowel!
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by paper_lantern » Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:10 pm
Thats scary! I rarely eat sunflower seeds unless they are available (friends are eating them, etc) but when I do I always eat the shells....eeek!
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Re: Sunflower seed addiction!!!
by macbrush » Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:20 pm
Well, don't worry, as a chinese, we're probably experts of opening seeds with our tooth, probably second to parrots... LOL So I don't need to eat the shells as well.
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