Granted I've never been a fan of nuts, sunflower seeds and the like, since I'm not a fan of hard foods, I felt compelled to purchase these raw sunflower seeds at Trader Joe's when I was going through a health kick a while back and was trying to eat as raw as possible. These particular ones from TJ's are shelled, too, so it's just the sunflower seed kernal. They're small, not too hard to chew through, and most importantly, nutritious, so I thought I'd give 'em a whirl. … more