Our Forest

Seeds as Food

Perhaps you’ve seen them mentioned as “superfoods” and/or have sighted them listed as  toppings at your local smoothie or yoghurt shop. The likes of chia seeds, flaxseeds, and  pomegranate seeds are but some of the seeds that have been making waves lately. Going  beyond current trends though, seeds (in the botanical sense) have long been a part of our diet,  with some being so ubiquitous – think rice and barley – that we don’t even think of them as  seeds anymore.