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tj444 -> RE: Spirulina (1/24/2014 11:29:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Ollieboomboom
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ORIGINAL: tj444
and you can easily grow your own sprouts (which are more healthy than grown-up veg) in a matter of days, put them in smoothies, on salad, in soups and stews, in sammys.. mmmmm....
tj. thank you for this information as it sent me on a quest for more information on growing sprouts. I'm going to try this as I enjoy them, but have been scared off by the recent news about contamination, etc.
Do you have a sprout garden at home? If so, what type of beans do you use? Thanks.
dovie
I have grown sprouts before, its easy, just make sure to rinse them when you are supposed to.. any food not handled properly can get contamination.. but that's why I would rather grow my own than buy it, if possible.. and imo organic seeds and grown here reduces some risk.. I expect any farmer that grows organically does so because they have pride in what they produce and eat the same food themselves, so I personally see organic as different from mass produced by factory farms where its all about maximizing profit.. and if they are grown here then that is better than imported from a country that might have less stringent food safety laws, etc.. Also, using sprouts where they will be cooked or baked like soups, stews, breads etc, heat will kill bacteria, just as it does for meat and fish.. There is more risk when eaten raw like in salads, but you take that same risk when you eat lettuce, bagged salad, or any uncooked veg, or fruit.. In this modern world, I don't think there is any way to reduce the risk to zero in anything we eat.. since few people grow all their own food, freeze or preserve what they grow and save their own seeds, etc..
If you are a bread baker you can sprout grains to make sprouted grain breads, pasta, pizza dough, etc..
Sprouting is more than just beans.. clover, chia, radish, alfalfa, onion, broccoli, mixed, mung beans, adzuki beans, lentils, cabbage seeds, sunflower seeds, dried peas, quinoa, chickpeas, wheat, barley, oats, ancient grains.. etc..
Buy your seeds from a good source and that they are food grade seeds for sprouting (not the planting kind)..
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