bouche Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Sharon and I have our first batch of sprouts that we started last saturday. It's a mixture of broccoli, radish, alfalfa and some other sprout that I cannot remember.Anyway, sprouts are loaded with nutrients. The earlier to catch a vegetable in its growth, the more concentrated the healthy nutrients are and also there is no chance for any pesticides or other contaminants to get in there.Sprouting is so fricken easy and everyone should give it a shot. I used about 1 tbsp of seeds and we have a weeks worth of sprouts for sandwiches, salads and vietnamese rice wraps in our refrigerator now. I'll likely document the process with pictures and maybe even video once we have it down so anyone can try it out.I'd love to setup a timelapse of the sprouting with a web cam too. heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Anyway, sprouts are loaded with nutrients. The earlier to catch a vegetable in its growth, the more concentrated the healthy nutrients are and also there is no chance for any pesticides or other contaminants to get in there.Same reason as to why veal is soooooo damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 and lamb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 and lamb. Please Bouche... Don't Eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Lamb come to papa... YUMMY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headymamamyrna Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Mary Had A Little Lamb!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Mary Had A Little Lamb!!!...Little Lamb... Little Lamb... Mary Had a Little Lamb and its Shanks sure tasted Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'd love to start sprouting! Get that documentary up so I can get well educated on the process. Mmmmmmm alfalfa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Incidentally, Michael Smith just did a bit on Sprouting.Here's the jyst of what he had to show:Use a mason jar and use the screw part of the lid to hold a piece of cheese cloth over the opening..put a tablespoon or so of your choice of seeds in a mason jar, fill it with water and cover it with the cheese cloth. After about 8 hours, drain and rinse. Rinse them every day and they'll be sprouting in only a few. They'll be ready to eat by day 6.Here is the thing we're using. You can also order seeds from there as well. Excellent service with fast shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 im lazy. sounds like too much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I've done the jar thing with a piece of screen using mung bean sprouts and it worked pretty good! Fun stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Sprouting brings up another thought to mind...anyone ever make sprouted grain breads??? Ive been baking my own bread now for a while with great success but would like to give this a shot...suggestions welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Ive been baking my own bread now for a while with great successdo you use a breadmaker? i used to have one, but it died and now im not sure what's a good one to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 this is about sprouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic ChrisC Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I freaking love sprouts. There are tons for sale in BC, and whenever my sister comes to town, she brings me a huge bag. I eat salad every day and sprouts make it way more interesting! I found some for sale at the Farmer's Market at Landsdowne Park but the variety was not as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 a friend at health canada referred me to this Health Canada sprout fact sheet. Nothing to worry about 99% of the time, but doesn't hurt to be aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I freaking love sprouts. There are tons for sale in BC, and whenever my sister comes to town, she brings me a huge bag. I eat salad every day and sprouts make it way more interesting! I found some for sale at the Farmer's Market at Landsdowne Park but the variety was not as good.grow them and you could eat them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Ive been baking my own bread now for a while with great successdo you use a breadmaker? i used to have one' date=' but it died and now im not sure what's a good one to get. [/quote']I AM the bread maker... all from scratch, old family recipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Twice this week I've had sprout sandwiches for lunch. I have enjoyed them more than almost any lunches I've had in previous months. Nice, light, tasty and no regrets.I just do whole wheat bread, mayo, cucumber, sprouts, tomatoes, salt and lots of pepper. Mmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 a friend at health canada referred me to this Health Canada sprout fact sheet. Nothing to worry about 99% of the time, but doesn't hurt to be aware.I hope everyone read the link posted by AD? I won't touch sprouts from grocery stores. If I grew my own, maybe I'd eat them, but my sprout days are pretty much over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 check out my link and you'll see how EASY sprouting is!http://www.sprouting.com/Easy%20Sprout.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 The one thing I don't like about sprouts is that when they are in salads, they have a tendency to soak-up a lot of the dressing, making them pretty darn potent and soggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 you're using the wrong dressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 bouche, do you have stocks in some sprout company or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 nope, but I do have sprouts growing in the pantry and some chicken stock in the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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