Monday, 28 June 2010

Guide to Sprouting

Sprouting is when you use all different kinds of beans, moisten and leave at room temperature for a few days and let the bean sprout. These are very healthy and good for you.

Quick intro to sprouting:
  • Rinse Seeds twice a day & drain
  • Ready to eat when the sprout is as long as the seed itself.
  • Sprout using a big open mouth glass jar & cheese-cloth as a top cover (easy to drain)
Nice table:
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/sprouting.html

Sprouted Seeds offer:
  • Increases in Protein Quality
  • Increase in crude fibre content
  • Increases in essential fatty acids
  • Increases in vitamin content
  • Increase in minerals
Important: (from wiki)
  • make sure seeds don't dry out
  • Don't leave seeds in water
  • Make sure room temperature is not too high or too low
  • Make sure you have rinse the seeds properly
  • Make sure you use clean equipment
  • Make sure you have proper air ventilation
  • Make sure you use filtered water
List of edible sprouts
  • Azuki Beans
  • Barley grass 
  • Brocolli
  • Buckwheat
  • Clover
  • Garden cress
  • Dill
  • Fenugreek
  • Chick Pea (Garbanzo)
  • Lemongrass
  • Lentils
  • Lettuce
  • Milk thistle
  • Mizuna
  • Mung Bean
  • Pea
  • Quinoa
  • Radish
  • Soybean
  • Sunflower
  • Tatsoi
  • Wheat
  • Yam
My FAQ:

Can I buy dried beans and sprout them?
No you have to make sure you buy organic beans that haven't been treated with pesticide - these can be used to sprout.