Sunflower seeds?

Hi all Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday! OK, lately I've found myself addicted to Sunflower Seeds! I just love them! I've always loved them but hadn't had them since surgery but a couple of weeks ago I decided to try some and I now I can't stop! So my question is--how bad is this? I haven't had any problems with them but are they bad for me? Thanks guys! Shelley -138

If I eat sunflower seeds I just make sure to drink a bit more water because of the extra salt. I eat the Harmony snacks brand and for a 1/4 serving size Total fat 17g saturated fat 2g Cholesterol 0mg sodium 180mg total carbs 4g dietary fiber 2g sugars 2g protein 6g I would say they are fine. At least you are getting some protein in with them and not much carbs. I eat them alot. Stephanie

Hi! My personal addiction is to pistachio nuts. I started with sunflower seeds, moved to pumpkin and now it's pistachio's. I find that I can snack on them when I am starting to feel hungry. I get protein, plus they make me thirsty so I'm getting in my liquids. And, they are filling and most importantly, keep my mouth busy so that I don't sit around thinking about what I can eat next! Foxy Baby Diva 240/191

Be careful with the salt. It can make you retain water.

No problem with sunflower seeds here. But instead of eating them plain, out of the package, I sprinkle them on salads. They are so yummy! I don't think that they are bad for us in any way----in moderation, as with anything we eat, of course. ~Laura

I love sunflower seeds I eat them in the car. I started this when I stopped smoking and haven't stop eating them. I asked my doc and he said it is ok to eat them but don't eat the shells. Lynn

HEY SHELLEY... WE HAVE SOMTHING IN COMON, WE BOTH WERE REPAIRED ON THE SAME DAY, AND WE WERE ALMOST AT THE SAME START WEIGHT. I THINK IT IS INTRESTING TO SEE SOMEONE THAT I HAVE CERTAIN SIMILARITIES WITH AND TO SEE THEIR PROGRESS! COOL HUH. ANY HOW I TOO AM ADDICTED TO SEEDS, I GO THROUGH ABOUT TWO BAGS A DAY. AND I CAN ONLY EAT THE FRITO LAY KIND, YOU KNOW THE GREEN BAG THAT IS 99 CENTS, ALL OF THE OTHER ONES TASTE STALE... ANY HOW MY DOC SAYS THEY ARE FINE YOU KNOW, PROTIEN, PROTIEN, PROTIEN, PROTIEN AND MY DENTIST SAID THAT THEY REALLY WON'T HURT YOUR TEETH, HE SAID IF YOUR TEETH BREAK OR CRACK OR FALL OUT BECAUSE OF A SUNFLOWER SEED THEN YOUR TEETH HAD BIGGER PROBLEMS TO START WITH ! THAT MAKES SENSE BUT I HOPE HE RELIZED HOW MANY SEEDS I AM ACTUALLY EATING! I AM REALLY GETTING ADDICTED, IT IS REAL SCARRY. THE OTHER DAY ME AND MY FAMILY WERE ON A ROAD TRIP AND I FINISHED OFF MY FIRST BAG OF THE DAY, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR WE WERE ABOUT 75 MILES FROM THE NEAREST STORE AND I ALMOST ASKED MY HUSBAND IF HE COULD SEE ANY WAYWARD SEEDS FLOATING AROUND THE CAR.... EWWWE I SAID I ALMOST ASKED.....