Many times they are enjoyed as a nutritious snack between meals, thus providing an energy boost in a convenient and portable packet. More nutritious than a pumpkin seed, a sunflower seed is full of minerals, vitamins and other nutrients.
Your body requires a collection of minerals to function normally. Sunflower seeds are packed with potassium, magnesium, zinc, selenium and iron. Potassium is important for brain functioning, while magnesium helps maintain normal nerve and muscle functions, keeps the rhythm of the heart steady, helps maintain a healthy immune system and helps keep bones strong.
Zinc aids in wound healing by synthesizing proteins and selenium is an antioxidant that destroys free radicals. Iron helps distribute oxygen to your muscles to create energy.
Today, sunflower seeds are grown from France to Russia and back here in the United States too. As an important source of nutrition, ancient Native Americans cultivated them to supplement their diets. Even early American colonists snacked on them!
Not only are the flowers beautiful to admire, they provide seeds that have a nutritious source of protein and carbohydrates that fuel energy to get you through that afternoon meeting or that run through the park. These simple seeds are a convenient, portable, tasty and nutritious snack any time of the day!
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