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Which is more benefitial - to juice sprouts or to eat them whole? I've just started growing sprouts in a 3 tier germinator - it's amazing how those tiny seeds grow so much in less then a week!
Are sprouts eaten whole easy to digest anyway, or are some more difficult to digest? With juicing, I'm thinking how weedy alfalfa is - I can't see how I'm going to get much juice (although i'd juice vegetables with it). Are there certain sprouts that shouldn't be juiced?
And lastly, can anyone name the sprouts that contain chloraphyl? Or, if they all have it, which ones contain the most?
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first of all its easy to know which sprouts contain chlorophyl - the green ones!! seriously, green indicates the presences of chlorophyl so the greener the sprout, the more chlorophyl. you may need to put your sprouts in sunlight or under a grow light during the last phase to get them to green up for you. the more green you see the more chlorophyl is there. of course wheatgrass is the ULTIMATE chlorophyl power plant on earth.
i don't juice my sprouts because it doesn't seem i get much out of them. the only exception is mung bean sprouts, those can be juiced pretty successfull. though others seem to like juicing sprouts, it seems to me just thoroughly chewing them is what gives me the most benefit.
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MoreThis is a reply to # 29,803Cheers for the reply,
I've also started growing wheatgrass to, and plan to biuld up to 16 oz of wheatgrass juice per day (don't know how I'm going to keep up with setting up 2 trays of wheatgrass every day!) for the ultimate detox hopefully. I'm hoping adding fresh sprouts will be an added benefit. Thanks for the tip about giving the sprouts more sunlight towards the end, I'll definately try that with the fenugreek I'm currently sprouting!
I more question, I've heard somewhere that one sprout (I think its the mung bean) is quite hard to sprout without problems, eg mold. Is this true? Would there be any problem in growing them in a large 3-tier germinator?
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its been my ex-perinece that mung beans are the easiest sprout of all. they sprout with very little fuss or care. i have forgotten to rinse them and they sat for two days in the cupboard once, and yet they still sprouted. also lentils are easy to sprout, although they take a long time to be fully sprouted. also mung and lentil you can buy at your local health food store in the bulk bins. those will sprout, you do not have to buy special mung or lentils to sprout. sunflower are quick and easy to sprout but they wilt very quickly so you have to gobble them up fast before they go bad. some say raw sprouted lentils are not good to eat, but i eat them. also i make soup with them, it is very good, i don't cook them for long, just a bit.
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This is a reply to # 29,806Let me know how the 16oz of wheatgrass goes. I am sure you probably know this, but you might want to break it into 2 or maybe even 3 doses spread throughout the day.
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This is a reply to # 29,808Thanks finalyfaith,
I'll let you know with the wheatgrass but I won't start with 16 oz for a few weeks yet until I start trying smaller doses and wait for the wheatgrass to grow in bigger quantities. I do plan for 4 oz morning, 4 oz midday, 4 oz afternoon and 4 oz evening for at least a month and indefinately if I feel it's healing me. - 16 oz. - 20 oz. a day finallyfaith
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This is a reply to # 29,808at one time i was doing 16 to 20 oz a day, 6 -8 oz at a time. this was wild grass, growing in the woods and along the ocean.
I NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY FREAKING LIFE!!!!!!
right now i have my eye on the still brown grass down by the river from my house, in another 2 or 3 weeks its going to be growing, oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! natures own cure for everything!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello
I prefer to eat the sprouts, they dont give much juice really (as mentioned). They are easy to digest if properly chewed, but beware, I used to see whole alfalfa after doing a colonic sometimes! They are so small and as you say 'weedy', that they can easily slip down in tact.
I found that to get the best, strongest sprouts I just needed to mimick the real sprouts life. By this I mean I started them off in a cupboard (dark as they would be in the soil), then when they just open their tips I put them in the light. This way I had a firm shoot and a tasty green tip/leaf.
I mainly sprout alfalfa, broccoli and mung (the easiest, grows into a bloomin triffid if left for a few too many days!). I have just started enjoying sunflower, aduki and chickpeas too. Very 'king of the sprouts'. I have a 3 tier, usually 2x alfalfa maybe mixed with broccoli), then one of either mung or the aforementioned big boy mix.
Early on I had problems with mold, but this was due to sprouts either a. Being too warm and water therefore going murky, or b. overwatering. Sometimes c. leaving them in too long (transferring to fridge is a good idea, but I fopund they only really last 2 - 3 days).
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This is a reply to # 29,815Maybe so but I'll still go ahead with 16 oz. I've read that 8 oz seems to be the dosage for serious illnesses.
I can't see how no benefits can be given after more then two 2 oz servings a day. Every doctor/natural healer all have their own opinions about things that contradict other peoples. Just imagine having 2 oz wheatgrass juice every hour for 12 hours a day. I can't see how you wouldn't benefit for the more you take especially if its spread throughout the day so your body is constantly be nourished from it.
I'm going to scrape out the remains of the wheatgrass juice "leftovers" from the sides and bottom of the jug i juice in to and use it on my face. I remember doing this before though and i was left with a green face. Is dilution needed? Or did I use to much. Or are we actually supposed to wash it off aftera certain amount of time?
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