stupid sprout question

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Permalink Reply by Solilli on December 31, 2008 at 8:44pm

cool thanks :) the only thing is i know the shell or hull falls off but the actual bean/seed is till there with the sprout coming out the end of it... do you eat the bean/seed? and the sprout? or just the sprout?

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Permalink Reply by ddddave on December 31, 2008 at 9:14pm

i personally have always gone for the whole thing... don't know if i read it somewhere or just assumed. its working great for me so far.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Martin on December 31, 2008 at 10:40pm

Here's a very good website I found: http://www.sproutpeople.com/index.html

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Permalink Reply by Sistina on December 31, 2008 at 11:39pm

I've been poring over this website and digestng info wanting to tackle some mini-greens sprouting: buckwheat,sunflower greens, etc. Great website!

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fossgreen on December 31, 2008 at 9:08pm

I've heard the alfafa sprout thing too - I wish someone would clear this up. The issue is there's some compound that is toxic. But I don't know how they tested the toxicity - if it was as an isolated compound, it's not necessarily relevant because maybe there's something else in the whole food to balance or neutralize it. Personally, I eat them fairly often, and as of yet have not perished.

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Permalink Reply by Kasey on December 31, 2008 at 9:39pm

It's probably the alfalfa poisoning ; )


actually I did hear that alfalfa was toxic in my self healing book, but he gave no reason why. hippocrates recommends them. Guess we gotta eat nothing but alfalfa sprouts for 7 years to truly find out.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Martin on December 31, 2008 at 10:35pm

As I understand it all legumes, meaning relatives of the bean family have a toxin in them in various quantities. I think it's a carcinogen and is destroyed when cooked. I also think I heard it disappears when sprouted, at least in beans but not sure. They still taste poisonous to me. Don't know about you all but I have always thought raw legume seeds tasted poisonous. I'd like to hear it if you'd like to say.

I not super clear on this but pretty sure it's pretty accurate.

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Permalink Reply by Sistina on December 31, 2008 at 11:38pm

Mayhaps! But I had about 1/2 cups of my own sprouted mung beans on my salad today and the distinct boost to my energy is the evidence I'm banking on. Then again, I don't do it much. I'm getting a little tired of green smoothies.

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Permalink Reply by Kasey on January 2, 2009 at 7:41am

I agree completely. In fact I made a post awhile ago asking people on here to recommend a good tasting sprout because the lentil and mung bean sprouts I made tasted like poison. Maybe they taste good to some people, and are beneficial to them but not us.

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Permalink Reply by jason on January 1, 2009 at 9:14am

You eat the whole thing. The hulls are edible (more fiber) but most people try to get them away from the sprout.

Peace

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Permalink Reply by Paul Mountjoy on January 2, 2009 at 7:37am

Check out this article on Raw versus Cooked Foods and the science involved. There is a lot of discussion on the poisons in raw food and whether or not they are destroyed by cooking.

Is Cooked Food Poison?

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