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- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- April 22, 2012
- 2:35 pm
- 117 comments
There are many health and environmental reasons to grow your own sprouts (check out my article for 10 reasons). While you can purchase them at your local grocery store or health food store, it is so easy to grow them at home. Growing your own is a great way to have a supply of gourmet varieties, ensure access to high quality fresh foods year round if you live in a colder climate, or simply to become more aware of the food you are eating.
I prefer the jar method which involves using a wide-mouth mason jar and either sprout lids from a health food store or cheesecloth and a rubber band.
You’ll need only a few basic supplies to get started sprouting. They include: organic sprouting seeds, nuts, legumes, or grains (such as mung beans, alfalfa seeds, clover seeds, broccoli seeds, and garbanzo beans.) Avoid sprouting kidney beans as they are poisonous if eaten raw or sprouted. Make sure the seeds you choose are from a reputable supplier that can guarantee they haven’t been heated during processing, which prevents them from sprouting.
You’ll need:
-Large wide mouth mason jars
-Sprouting lids for jars (Sprouting lids are typically available in most health food stores but you can use cheesecloth and rubber bands over the top of the jars if you prefer)
Now you’re ready to get sprouting.
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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 14-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-magazine World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter @mschoffrocook and Facebook.
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+ add your ownI love growing my own sprouts. I use the sprouting lids with a mason jar. I have never had any sprouts to mold. Just make sure you shake all of the water out of the jar each time you rinse them.
Thank you for sharing.
Awesome
Im gona try sprouting my own..!! Thanx..
Love them on my sandwich!
Seems easy enough
great! thanks!
Thank you for the article
Dianne D, mold often happens because of inadequate draining. I use the 'Easy Sprout'. I shake the heck out of it every rinse then set it in the container it comes with, elevated out of the bottom for continuous drainage. It is crucial to get as much water off as possible. Great resource here with videos, etc. I'm in Canada, so don't order from them, but as a learning resource it's great!
www.sproutpeople.org Look on the left for 'sprout school'.
I've tried growing sprouts but they get moldy. A friend of mine used to grow sprouts all the time. She would put them in a shallow pan and just cover it with a tea towel. I don't know how she did it.
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