It’s time to give SEEDS the nutrition respect they deserve. Sure they taste great on poppy seed buns & everything bagels, but they are so much more than that!
They have the trifecta of:
✨filling fiber
✨plant protein
✨healthy fat
Plus, they are loaded with vitamins & minerals.
It’s a seed showdown! See below for how these seven seeds stack up against each other…
1. Chia Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in thyroid regulating selenium.
👉Make chia jam and spread on toast with almond butter for breakfast.
2. Flaxseeds (ground)
Claim To Fame: Highest in brain optimizing omega 3’s.
👉Make flax energy bites and enjoy as a post workout snack.
3. Hemp Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in immune boosting zinc.
👉Top smoothie bowls with hemp seeds.
4. Poppy Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in bone building calcium.
👉Make your own everything seasoning (sea salt, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion) and sprinkle on avocado toast.
5. Pumpkin Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in stress busting magnesium.
👉Add pumpkin seeds to dinner salads in place of croutons or to soups as garnish.
6. Sunflower Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in skin smoothing vitamin E.
👉Add sunflower seeds to zucchini bread oats or sunflower DUST to kale salad.
7. Sesame Seeds
Claim To Fame: Highest in energy enhancing copper.
👉Drizzle tahini (sesame seed butter) on roasted sweet potato wedges or cauliflower.
💕Hey Smoothie Lovers…
If you like putting chia, flax, and/or hemp seeds in your smoothies for a nutrition boost, did you know:
Chia seeds add the most fiber
Flaxseeds add the most plant omega-3s
Hemp seeds add the most protein