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sprouting seeds**to eat**

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  • tim_n
    tim_n Posts: 1,607 Forumite
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    Can't believe it. Got to the organic seed shop at lunch today to find all 10KG! had been bought - same man!

    Why does he torment me soooo?
    Tim
  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    tim_n wrote:
    Can't believe it. Got to the organic seed shop at lunch today to find all 10KG! had been bought - same man!

    Why does he torment me soooo?

    LOL, I am imagining he must have a surreal sized bean-sprouter in his house!!!
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    angel wrote:
    I've just bought my first sprouter! It'a a three tier one and was only £6 from the local heath food store. I started it yesterday and already the mung beans and alfalfa seeds are starting to show little roots. I can't wait!

    :T :T :T Have fun with it! :D They'll be ready tomorrow or Saturday :T :T
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  • angel
    angel Posts: 2,017 Forumite
    Queenie wrote:
    :T :T :T Have fun with it! :D They'll be ready tomorrow or Saturday :T :T

    Thanks, watching them grow is facinating, I've not watched tv since starting it! :rotfl:

    Just one question, is it bad or dangerous to eat them too soon? I'm a bit unsure when to try them.
    :smileyhea "here, hare, here" :smileyhea
  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    angel wrote:
    Just one question, is it bad or dangerous to eat them too soon? I'm a bit unsure when to try them.

    I shouldn't think it's bad - you just don't get as much sprout for your money! Gillian McKeith uses grains that are just starting to sprout in lots of recipes as the nutritional value is higher than before sprouting.

    Someone may want to step in here on any 'dangerous' sprouts...
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    While it's not *bad*, some sprouting seeds give off some form of substance (can't remember all the scientific stuff, sorry) which is designed to stop animals from eating them ... bit like a self preservation thing so that Mother Nature gives the seeds a fighting chance :laugh:

    If you are at all unsure, or worried, just blanche the sprouted seeds in some boiling water for a few seconds, you can chill them to eat in salads/sandwiches or use them in your soups/stir fries etc.

    I will confess that I'm a sprouting seed nibbler and can't find the willpower to resist picking a pinch or two while I'm washing up (my 3 tier sprouter is on the kitchen windowsill) and that's w/out blanching them :o I'm still here, no ill effects; but I'd feel irresponsible if I didn't point out the above caution and advice.

    And yes, as annie states, the nutritional value is greater :D
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  • dannahaz
    dannahaz Posts: 1,069 Forumite
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    OK, OK, I've never been interested in this before.
    But having read this thread I've ordered a bean sprouter and a range of beans to try.

    I'll be back in a few days to let you know how I got on.
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    Woohoo!! :T :T Have fun with it dannahaz :D:D:D

    You can't beat having fresh greens on your windowsill - especially now the Autumn/Winter is coming. It's a bit like having your own indoor allotment in permanent rotation :D

    Looking forward to hearing of your successes :D:D
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  • dannahaz
    dannahaz Posts: 1,069 Forumite
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    Jolaaled wrote:
    I found some nice, clear instructions here:

    http://www.i4at.org/lib2/sprouts.htm

    Thank you so much for posting that link. I've got my alfalfa in one sprouter and aduki in another. The alfalfa has started to sprout, little white shoots, and I was wondering how sprouted they needed to be before being eaten.

    The info on the weblink you provided is MUCH MUCH better than the info provided by the manufacturer of my sprouter!

    I'll let y'all know how I get on...
  • dannahaz
    dannahaz Posts: 1,069 Forumite
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    Hi everyone
    Well, I invested in a different sort of sprouter, something called a GO SPROUT. Advantage is you don't need to do so much of the rinsing, disadvantage you can only grow one type of sprout at a time. So I bought two, as the postage was the same either way.

    I've now successfully grown alfalfa seeds and red clover seeds, and aduki beans and mung beans.

    I have to say, I've decided I'm not really a seed kind of girl. They weren't horrible or anything, they just didn't really di anything for me. I felt like I was chewing grass.

    But the beans are very pleasant. I'm justg about to start my second batch of both.

    Thanks for the thread and for getting me interested in it!

    Hazel
    Edited to add link to GoSprout info in case anyone interested
    http://www.ethicaljuicers.co.uk/sprouter_gosprout.php

    And a review of the various methods of sprouting and sprouters available
    http://www.ethicaljuicers.co.uk/sprouters_comparison.php
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