SUNFLOWER SPROUTS
Best Health|August/September 2020
When it comes to getting the most nutritional bang for your buck, size isn’t everything
MEGHAN TELPNER
SUNFLOWER SPROUTS

I’VE BEEN IN THE FIELD OF nutrition for well over a decade now, and the question I’m asked most often is “What would be the one food you would take to a desert island?” My answer: sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds aren’t the featured ingredient this month – even though they are delicious powerhouses of minerals and protein – rather, it’s the actual seeds I’m after. With the seeds and a little soil, I could grow a lifetime supply of sunflower sprouts – a food that I’m pretty sure I could live on healthfully for many, many moons on that desert island.

This story is from the August/September 2020 edition of Best Health.

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