sprouting seeds**to eat**

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ashmit wrote:

You see, I never would have thought that dried chickpeas could possibly sprout, but they really do! I would have thought that frozen peas would have a better chance? I'll give it a go and see


I wouldn't have thought of that


I will Thanks!

while you can freeze dried seeds meant for growing in order to make them keep longer, those are dried out and the water removed

with frozen peas the water is still in the peas when they are frozen. so when it freezes the water expands and does cellular damage that wouldn't occur with frozen dried peas

you can of course experiment, might be a nice sorta home ed experiment with your kids (if you have any) but i suspect that's what will happen

as for fresh, i think they might sprout...worth a shot

Alfietinker

Bought 1/2 lb mung beans for £1, a couple of spoons in the bottom of the jar, soaked overnight and first rinsing this morning - here's hoping!!!

Queenie

Good luck Alfietinker :T

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Yes Marigold that sprouter is expensive. Personally I`m a tried and tested sprouter so it was perfect for me and is not one of those gadgets that go to the back of a cupboard. I wouldn`t recommend it for everyone

I have grown lots of wheatgrass in the past but in a coir type of compost and in Flat trays. It was sooo messy and I hated the juice. My first taste was going to be wheatgrass on its own as I was a seasoned juice-drinker!!! I didn`t know what hit me. After that it was a bit of wheatgrass and a lot of apple.

I am waiting for my wheatgrass seeds to arrive and then I`ll be trying them in my sprouter

Crikey deja vu or what? My seeds just arrived!! so now I am going to soak buckwheat and sunflower, neither of which I have sprouted previously

Yesterday a quick meal of omlette with a big helping of sprouted seeds in the middle. Just warmed up enough to wilt them. Lovely

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Now soaking:
mung, buckwheat and sunflower. I will put these in the sprouter last thing tonight

The sunflower looked quite different to what I was expecting. The seeds are almost black

I will either stir-fry this mix or I might try putting some in HM bread on the last knead

Alfalafa will be ready later today. I took the cover off them yesterday and they are now greening. Sprouts shouldn`t be left too long in the light or they can tend to get bitter

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A quick idea for excellent superfood, particularly easy if you have a veggie relative or are needing a slow energy-release meal with minimum effort and in that case use a bread with grains

peanut butter and sprout sandwich

or tahini and sprout sandwich

I saw to the soaking seeds this morning and they all swelled so much that I have used the two big trays. Mung is on the bottom, covered with a special lid weighted with 4 pebbles so they grow chunky. Big seeds, so I will change the base water twice daily in the next couple of days. The buckwheat looks as though it is ready to sprout already. Buckwheat is a superfood and contains rutin which is good for blood vessel support. It can also be cooked unsprouted and eaten like rice

Loretta

I know I am being really thick but what beans grown into the bean sprouts that you buy to put in stir fries etc

squeaky

As far as I know those are mung beans.

HTH

rozeepozee

Swan wrote:

my favourite is alfalfa & I always sprout it in the dark till it's almost ready, then put it on the window ledge to green a little ... I have a vague recollection of hearing that letting it do that provides better nutrients, but I never investigated further so don't know if it's actually true

can anyone shed any light on this? no pun intended

Found this on the internet:

For sprouts you are going to cook, let the sprout grow only as long as the seed. For sprouts you will eat raw (except wheat) let them grow up to 2-3 inches. Expose mature alfalfa, wheatgrass, buckwheat or sunflower sprouts to indirect sunlight for 4-5 hours. As they turn dark green their vitamin A content dramatically increases. (This is an important step, for if you don't, your sprouts will have only about 1 percent of this vitamin's RDA. Don't expose bean sprouts to sunlight as this will give them an unpleasant bitter taste.)

at http://waltonfeed.com/grain/sprouts.html#grow

LadyB_4

You can also sprout Sunflower seeds and Chick peas, both are fantastically nutty. Dont worry about whether sprouted Chick Peas are toxic - they are NOT! Also you can use sprouted Chick peas in cooked recipes without needing to soak/boil beforehand.