Sprouting
By GreenMoo
@GreenMoo (11833)
October 29, 2012 1:42am CST
I've been experimenting with sprouting seeds and beans recently but know very little about the subject. I wondered if anyone here sprouts regularly? Do you think it's beneficial to your diet? How do you use them? Is there anything you particularly recommend for sprouting? And, importantly, what should I avoid?
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7 responses
@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
Sprouting is good but you must know how to get rid of its harmful bacteria.Other people know how to make sprouting better without those bacteria in their vegetable
so that whenever you like to eat it,you must cook it thoroughly.Do not tend to eat
a salad out of it to avoid yourself being food poison of the bacterias found in fresh sprouts.
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
A salad is good for the body,but sprouts are always having those harmful bacteria that causes you to have an E.coli and Salmonella bacterias.Home grown sprout are more harmful than those bought from groceries,as it passes through careful watch to avoid those bacterias.If you wanted some salad,you can always make your own salad but not form sprouts.You can have better other alternative vegetables to make a delicious salad.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
30 Oct 12
We often eat the bean sprouts,which is mainly made of soybean and mung bean,but I have never made them by myself.It is said that it is simple.First and foremost seed soaking,then fish seeds out , spread and cover them with rice straw and the like.See to it that water them regularly and keep them in dark place.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
29 Oct 12
I haven't sprouted seeds regularly but I've done it a little. The thing I have to watch out for is to not sprout too many at one time! It never looks like very many seeds, but once they're sprouted, there are so many! Most of them keep in the refrigerator for awhile, but not for long.
I use them mostly for sandwiches and salads in place of lettuce or other greens.
A good place to get information on individual sees is http://sproutpeople.org/ They sell sprouting seeds but they have a ton of information on their site. They also have a Yahoo Group where you can ask questions. It wasn't very active the last time I checked, but that's been awhile ago.
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
31 Oct 12
I've eaten sprouts, but I can't say I love them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting
I think I might like them more if I hadn't been kind of forced to eat them by trying to eat healthy back in the 1970's and they were practically attached to anything I ate.
I do like alfalfa sprouts better than bean sprouts.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
26 Nov 12
Sprouting is extremely beneficial to your health. When a plant is just beginning to sprout, it is full of healthy enzymes that will help fight off diseases like cancer. I have sprouted sunflowers before and eaten them in salads. They are tender and a little sweet. You can buy organic sunflower seeds from Kmart and they sprout easily. You soak the seeds overnight, the next day you plant them, and on the third day they will sprout. You grow them one day and harvest them the next. They are one of the easiest plants to sprout. Good luck.
@Kashidanga1971 (1354)
• Bangladesh
29 Oct 12
Sprouted grains or seeds are believed to be rich in easily digestable nutrients in increased quality.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
29 Oct 12
I have done this at home but I am not aware of any bacteria what so ever the first response says. I just soak them in water overnight and them drain the water, it starts to sprout like in 2 days. works good for me, but i do it to plant the sprouts..haha Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead. 
