SPROUTING GUIDE

GROWING SPROUTS

Many people like to add sprouts to their vegetable juice.

Sprouts are nutritious like creatures and when you grow your own sprouts, then you get not only freshness, but maximum nutrition!

Of course, growing your own sprouts can save you money too. Growing sprouts is relatively easy too!

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The Benefit of Sprouting:

Most people aren't aware of the benefits of sprouting. Of course there are many benefits, but there is one benefit most people are not aware of and it is as follows...

A seed, nut or bean will contain what is known as enzyme inhibitors. These enzyme inhibitors have the sole responsibility of preventing the seed, bean or nut from sprouting until the environmental or climatic conditions are suitable for growing.

This is why many who eats nuts or beans have digestive problems. The enzyme inhibitors are doing their job, but within your body! After eating the nut or bean, the enzyme inhibitors counteract or de-activate your body's own digestive enzymes.

Now seeds, nuts and beans are loading with valuable nutrition, especially once sprouted. The reason why is because once a seed, nut or bean begins to sprout, the enzyme inhibitors cease doing their job... and this is why a sprout is started.

So by sprouting, you neutralize the enzyme inhibitors allowing your body to more easily digest the nutrition value of the seed, nut or bean.

How do we neutralize these enzyme inhibitors? Simple, we trick the seed, nut or bean by soaking it in water and then keeping it moist. This "simulates" nature and the see, nut or bean thinks it is time to start growing.

How To Sprout:

Well, I hate to make this really simple, but sprouting is simple!

In order to sprout, you simply need to go to your local health food store and buy a sprouting jar. These jars are specifically designed for sprouting.

Usually instructions are provided on how to sprout when you buy a jar. If not, chances are a clerk in the store can help you. But if not, here is a simple guide.

Where To Buy Seeds, Nuts or Beans:

The best place to buy your seeds, nuts or beans for sprouting is your local health food store.

Your local health food store will provide a variety of various seeds, nuts, beans and grains for sprouting. Most of them should be organic as well!

Sprouting Guide:

1. Select the type of seed or bean from the chart below.
2. Place the suggested amount of seeds or beans in the sprouting jar and fill with enough purified water to cover the seeds or beans.
3. Soak the seeds or beans for the suggested amount of time.
4. Drain the water from the jar after the suggested amount of soaking time.
5. Put the jar in a dark place such as a kitchen cupboard.
6. Rinse the seeds or beans every 12 hours.
7. After rinsing, replace the jar back to the dark cupboard.
8. Once sprouting begins, that you see the shoots, put the jar into sunlight. This allows the sprouts to develop chlorophyll.
9. Let the sprouts grow for the suggested number of days.
10. You can adjust the growing time based on whether you are planning on eating the sprouts or juicing the sprouts. If you want to eat the sprouts, then you can eat them when they are a little smaller. If you want to juice the sprouts, then they will need to be a little bigger.

	Soaking Time	Sprouting Time
All Beans	9 - 12 hours	2 - 3 days
Alfalfa	5 - 10 hours	3 - 5 days
Almond	8 - 10 hours	2 - 3 days
Buckwheat	10 - 12 hours	2 - 3 days
Clover	8 - 10 hours	3 - 4 days
Corn	10 - 15 hours	3 - 5 days
Fenugreek	10 - 12 hours	4 - 5 days
Lentils	10 - 12 hours	2 - 3 days
Millet	8 - 11 hours	1 - 2 days
Oat Groats	8 - 10 hours	1 - 2 days
Peas	9 - 12 hours	2 - 3 days
Quinoa	8 - 10 hours	2 - 3 days
Rice	9 - 12 hours	3 - 4 days
Rye	9 - 12 hours	2 - 4 days
Sesame Seeds	8 - 11 hours	3 - 4 days
Spelt	6 - 12 hours	3 - 4 days
Sunflower Seeds	6 - 8 hours	2 - 3 days
Triticale	9 - 12 hours	2 - 4 days
Wheatgrass	10 - 12 hours	7 - 10 days