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To eat a sunflower seed, run your tongue along the salty outer shell, crack it between your teeth, and spit out the shell before chewing the seed. Repeat. This article instructs on how to become a master seeder: one who can consume sunflower seeds while performing other tasks.
Get a bag of sunflower seeds. You can get a bag of seeds that have already been removed from their shells, but it's more fun to eat the seeds you have to do a little work to extract. Choose from a variety of flavors, like chipotle, pickle or barbecue.
Place a sunflower seed in your mouth. Start with just one, so you can get the hang of the technique.
Move the seed to the side of your mouth. It's easier to crack the seed in the side of your mouth than the front.
Place the seed between your teeth. Use your tongue to get it in place. Position it either vertically or horizontally, depending on your preference. Either way, the outside edge of the shell should be making contact with your teeth.
Use your molars (chewing teeth) to crack the shell. They have an indention in the middle to hold the seed.
It's more difficult to use your two front teeth; you risk the seek slipping and scraping your gums.
Apply firm and steady pressure on the seed until it cracks. The hull should give easily after a moment of intense pressure. Don't bite so hard you crush it, though.
Separate the inner seed from the shell. Use your tongue and your teeth to pull them apart.The texture is the key to this step. The inner, edible seed, will be smooth, while the shell will be rough.
Spit out the shell pieces. After practice, the shell will usually break open like a clam, therefore making this step less messy.
Eat the seed.
