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Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. So what are these tiny little vegetables? What else can they be used for and what are the benefits — and risks — of eating them? Sprouts are the germinated seed of a vegetable, young plants on their way to full growth — at least until some are harvested from those plants to be, well, sprouts for eating.

You can find sprouts pretty much wherever you find food, particularly grocery stores and farmers markets. Some people even grow their own. Sprouts are jam-packed with vitamins and minerals, varying from sprout to sprout. Sprouts can also carry other nutrients like B vitamins and minerals like phosphorus and magnesium.

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This may also be a silly question. Where do you get the seeds and things to sprout, will any organic sunflower seeds raw sprout, etc. I have lots of dried beans and legumes in my pantry, are those acceptable or do I need to buy ones that are ready to sprout?

Lrimerman, Steaming or cooking certain sprouts not only makes them more digestible, but I think they taste better too. Can you recommend a good resource to obtain stuff for sprouting, like bigger Mason jars, etc? I have 9 kids and I work very hard providing the best nutrition i can.

You are becoming an important part of that and I am grateful. I would like to show you what I use. I am sprouting brown rice in 12 hours after an initial overnight soaking. This is great information, thanks! I have wanted to start sprouting, I just needed this to motivate me. What about rice? I have seen wheat, beans, and legumes, but no rice? Is this because rice can be digested as it is? Or would sprouting rice be beneficial too?

I find that I am craving more rice and less noodles, and breads, which works out fine as I am learning how to make them more digestible. The seeds and sprouts do not contain goitrogens the thyroid suppressing element you mentioned.

The goitrogens develop as the broccoli grows beyond a sprout. I enjoyed reading about sprouting very much. What an excellent post, thank you. I have been so very interested in sprouting and this post has encouraged me to just do it!

One question, how long will your sprouts last before you need to eat them? Thank you so much for the information AND motivation! I have two questions. Any suggestions for getting a picky toddler to eat them? I am sprouting dried navy beans for the first time and I was shocked that it actually worked.

I soaked them in a bowl, the rinsed and covered the bowl with a towel. I have rinsed 2 times daily and will be able to cook them tomorrow or Monday. It worked fine. I have enjoyed reading all of the information on these sites. It is very helpful especially when you are first starting out.

Any update on how this went? I am interested in sprouted flours. I followed nourshing traditions on bulgar flour sprout grain, dehydrate, and finely grind , but it is grainy like sand.

Cooked peanut butter cookies stayed grainy-uneatable. Makes a good mush though. How can a fruit be alkalyzing? For example, Dr. Even the idea of your blood being acidic seems strange to many because your blood only becomes acidic if you are quite sick.

I do think that we can eat too many grains and meat, and too few vegetables at times, and at least for me, eating a higher amount of vegetables helps me feel good.

I have a post on the backburner addressing this topic, look for it at sometime in the near future. Sprouting does make the grains become closer to a vegetable and most of us will find that an advantage! They are the finest available. Hi thanks for the great article, I really enjoyed it, I might have to try sprouting now, and shall let you know how it goes.

Great info! I think sprouting is a easy way to incorporate Living Foods in your diet.. I will definitely experiment with the Easy Sprouter.. So far,I have been using glass jars and cheese cloth and I had success with sunflower seeds and radish.. Keep you posted.. I get my sprouting supplies from Aconbury Sprouts. In my experience their seed and beans are always very good quality. My family enjoys sprouted spelt or wheat crackers. To make the crackers, I just put the sprouts in my food processor with some sea salt and oil usually coconut or butter.

Keep processing until this forms a dough adding more oil or water if necessary. Roll out on a baking stone or pan lined with parchment or oiled, cut into squares, poke with fork, and dehydrate or bake on a very low temp until dry and crispy! We sometimes add honey or sucanat and cinnamon, or herbs and garlic, sesame seeds, or freshly ground flax seeds. Any thoughts about this?