Sunflower seeds?
By chrislotz
@chrislotz (8137)
Canada
March 5, 2008 11:40am CST
My husband is a sunflower seed addict. He eats sunflower seeds all the time, all day long. He has a bag in his desk at work, in the truck, in every room of the house that he sits in, like the livingroom and bedroom and bathroom and kitchen, and garage. We buy about 15 big bags of sunflower seeds every two weeks and he usually eats all of them in that time period. I don't know how he doesn't have salt sores on his lips and mouth, but he doesn't. I could never eat as many as he does.
The part that makes me upset though, is the shells are everywhere also. He misses the dish or garbage or where ever he is spitting them, and then they are all over the place. I am constantly vacuuming because I can't stand them being all over.
So do you eat or your spouse, eat a lot of sunflower seeds? How many bags do you buy every shopping period?
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8 responses
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
16 Jul 08
Wow I am surprised to get a response on this discussion again, as it is 5 months old, Thank you for bringing my discussion back to life. I don't eat sunflower seeds anymore since I am dieting and they are very high in calories and oils.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
19 Jun 08
I haven't eaten sunflower seeds since I was a child. I loved the way they tasted. I hated how salty they were and that I couldn't eat too many before I got salt sores in my mouth, or something of the like. My fiance, I don't think he eats them but i'm not sure. Somehow, I doubt it as his mother's favorite flower is a sunflower.
Actually I think i've eaten them once sort of recently with friends.
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@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
5 Mar 08
I love sunflower seeds, although not nearly as much as your husband seems to. I can go months without them, but I enjoy them when I do eat them. I usually get the ones already shelled, but when I buy the ones with shells, I'm very careful about keeping them picked up.
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@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I love sunflower seeds but dont eat them as much as my boyfriend. Back when I was buying them for him I would pick up atleast 2 14OZ bags each time.
@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
5 Mar 08
I love sunflower seeds and so do my kids. But we prefer the kind without shells. It's fun sometimes to do the shelled kind, but when I'm hungry I don't want to have to take the time with that (even with the ability to de-shell in your mouth). It just takes too long to get to the tummy! ~Tink
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
5 Mar 08
LOL I havent had sunflower seeds in such a long time. I dont think I could eat them all day thou.LOL Maybe thats like a smoking to him.LOL My hubby doesnt eat them either. Good luck with the vacuuming!LOL
@barbiegirl13 (1588)
• United States
6 Mar 08
I too love sunflower seeds but I use an empty bottle to spit the shells out when I eat them. I can go through a big bag of them every week.
