Noble Realms — broccoli sprouts

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (pickinNgrinnin) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:50:10 +0000

hi there,

it would probably be useless to buy sprouts from your local health food store. they are very delicate, and probably cant hold on to their nutritional value much long after they are "harvested".

the easiest way to grow your own(ie. cheapest, most reliable) is the sprout bags. they are very fine knit flexible bags. you soak the seeds(diff times for diff seeds) then put them in the bag. hang them in a dark spot. rinse once a day, and you have your sprouts.

one brand(i cant recall the name, and i dont want to advertise for anyone) claims that you dont need to rinse with their bags. they are made from mostly hemp fibers i believe, which supposedly is resistant to mold(which is the reason for rinsing). look up hemp sprout bags on google.

anyway, i have one(not hemp) and ive only used it for wheat, which went very well. other than that they are very useful as strainers, and sometimes are labeled as nut milk/sprout bags, because of the perfect nut milk they help make.(blend soaked nuts with water, then strain).

hope i helped

edit to add that some sprouts are better when you give them a few hours of sun for chloryphyll after they are ready

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (WEOPPOSEDECEPTION) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:49:37 +0000

I've been doing the broccoli sprout thing for about a year. A scientist at Johns Hopkins discovered that the anti-cancer ingredients in broccoli are very concentrated in the sprouts. He started his own company, tried unsuccessfully to patent broccoli sprouts, now claims that the sprouts from his company are superior.
I get my seeds from mums seeds in Canada. Good quality, organic, good price. I purchased once from another company I found on-line and got poor results.
They are very easy to grow. Get a quart mason jar, soak the seeds(2 tablespoonsful) for 2hrs max, wrap a piece of handi-wipe (cloth paper towel) over the mouth of jar with a rubber band. Invert the jar at an angle in a small bowl or tray to drain. Rinse and drain twice a day. In 3-4 days the jar will be packed with sprouts. Dump them into a large bowl of water and skim the spent seed casings which float to the top. Drain the spouts in a colander, press out as much water as you can with paper towels, they keep longer if not soaking wet. Put in a closed container in the fridge and they will keep for a week or two.
The indoles in the sprouts give off some unpleasant odors, this is normal. You (or your coworkers) may notice it also if you pass gas.

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (starling) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:22:48 +0000

I posted something on sprouting before but I can't find it in search. Info and inexpensive sprouting supplies:

www.sproutpeople.com best source for sprouting info superb seeds
www.sprouting.com/index.htm less expensive some interesting info
www.sprouthouse.com seeds and products

Fresh sprouts are loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, no pesticides or GMO... I eat some every day. I guess you'd call sprouting my particular obsession.

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (Lono) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:10:40 +0000

It's very easy to grow your own sprouts. You can do it in a plain mason jar, or you can get fancy kits for sprouting. Broccoli sprout seeds are a tad more expensive than alfalfa or bean sprouts, but not too bad.

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (kindkind) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:14:39 +0000

i know u can get them here in santa monica at the farmers market...along with about 5 other varieties like of course bean which i like the best...there are onion as well...

maybe whole foods has them?

Re: broccoli sprouts

null@example.com (Tom Paine) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:32:14 +0000

That's good news indeed! But where can you get broccoli sprouts?
Health food stores? I don't recall ever seeing them.

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null@example.com (starling) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:53:17 +0000

Some good news for a change broccoli sprouts