RunningAHEAD - Topic: Sunflower seed spread?

jmpopovic

Rookie Runner

posted: 5/6/2011 at 5:23 PM

Never heard of it. Just picked up my packet for tomorrow's 5K, and voila, there's sunflower seed spread in it. Anyone ever try it?

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/6/2011 at 6:09 PM

Is it ground sunflower seeds, or oil? I love sunflower seeds...I'll bet that's kinda tasty. That sounds like something that would be good on a Wheat Thin cracker.

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

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xor

posted: 5/6/2011 at 6:24 PM

Dunno. I picked up my packet for tomorrow's marathon in Utah... voila here too! First time. It feels very squeezy.

mamaofthree

Best Present Ever

posted: 5/6/2011 at 6:30 PM

it's like peanut butter but with sunflower seeds, isn't it?

xor

posted: 5/6/2011 at 6:34 PM
modified: 5/6/2011 at 6:35 PM

Quote from mamaofthree on 5/6/2011 at 6:30 PM:

it's like peanut butter but with sunflower seeds, isn't it?

My packet feels a lot more squeezy than peanut butter.

HOWEVER. Packet pickup for this race was outside and it is 80. Maybe it isn't so squeezy all the time.

The fact that it is called "Sunflower seed SPREAD" is a bit worrisome.

Let's check out dem ingrediments:

sunflower seed (singular)

dehydrated cane juice (wait... dehydrated juice?)

salt

natural mixed tocopherols to preserve freshness

Made on equipment that processes soy. (emphasis their's)

www.sunbutter.com

jeschaefer

posted: 5/6/2011 at 6:53 PM

It's ground sunflower seeds. It's yummy, I love it. I discovered it when I was looking for a peanut butter substitute when we learned that my baby had a peanut sensitivity, which meant that I couldn't eat peanuts and keep breastfeeding.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/6/2011 at 8:08 PM
modified: 5/6/2011 at 8:08 PM

Now I'm gonna have to look for this...so does it taste like sunflower seeds, or does that cane syrup make it sweet?

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

jpdeaux

posted: 5/6/2011 at 8:11 PM

Really? I first tried sunflower butter in 1977.

Julia1971

posted: 5/6/2011 at 8:14 PM

I wasn't a fan. But, I think I had it straight out of the packet. Maybe it would have tasted better with something else. Like on french toast with syrup.

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sruiz

Intentionally Blank

posted: 5/6/2011 at 10:33 PM

My kids' daycare is a no peanuts/no nuts zone, and they are both vegetarian. I could buy stock in sunflower seed butter. I avoid the kind with cane juice (read:sugar) in it.

xor

posted: 5/6/2011 at 10:37 PM

So, real question. Dehydrated cane juice... um, that would be specifically sugar, no? I thought that wording was especially goofy.

My package states in tiny letters that it contains NO peanuts. yay for that.

sruiz

Intentionally Blank

posted: 5/6/2011 at 10:53 PM

Dehydrated cane juice. How Orwellian.

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 5/6/2011 at 11:47 PM

Look for dehydrated water at your local running store.

quagga

posted: 5/7/2011 at 9:23 AM
modified: 5/7/2011 at 9:24 AM

Sugar is made with several extra refining steps compared to dehydrated cane juice. One step can be clarification using bone char, which some people object to. Sugar is definitely whiter than dehydrated cane juice, too, so sugar may have comparatively, and marginally, fewer nutrients. I appreciate the manufacturer making that clear.

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brerfootbill

Half Fanatic #846

posted: 5/7/2011 at 11:38 PM

Quote from LedLincoln on 5/6/2011 at 11:47 PM:

Look for dehydrated water at your local running store.

It should be available in either capsule or powdered form, and will most likely be found near the the solar powered head lamps... Joking

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