Growing Sprouts for Modern Health

Most people have had a salad with bean shoots on it at some stage, or mung bean sprouts in a plate of Chinese Chow Mien. However, more and more individuals are starting to become aware of the power of these ‘superfoods’ not just as an addition to something else, but as an amazing meal in and of themselves. Growing sprouts at home capitalizes on this as a simple, low cost and convenient (if you do it the right way…) solution of having the freshest nutritious foods grown right in your home.

Sprouts (seeds or grains that have started to grow through the process of germination) are referred to by many to be ‘superfoods’, containing high levels of digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids not present in the unsprouted seed.. There is a long list of health benefits, but perhaps the most simple and significant feature of these living superfoods is that the growing process itself gives you total control over their cultivation. No hidden pesticides, chemical fertilizers or anything else but the water from your own sink. In a time when we can never really be sure what has happened to the food we eat before reaching our dinner plate, the importance of such a method cannot be underestimated.

On top of this, growing sprouts at home can be done in many places where vegetables cannot be either grown or transported to, while still fresh enough to deliver health benefits. Even if you lived on a boat, or in a climate that was either too hot or too cold to have a garden, you can still have access to fresh, live, sprouted foods when you learn the basics of sprouting. Even if you do live in an area where vegetables are accessible, sprouts are never out of season.

Sprouts offer health benefits that are too good to be overlooked. The human body thrives on living foods, particularly those that are rich in oxygen. As wonderful as these foods are, there are climates where it is unrealistic to expect people to be able to cultivate them. In extremely cold or hot climates, the only option to have fresh food that does not have to travel hundreds (or thousands) of miles to its destination is to create an indoor greenhouse. Extremely cold environments would require an indoor heated greenhouse that is extremely expensive and complicated to build and maintain. At the other end of the scale, high desert environments are usually low on water, and to use hundreds of gallons of water over a growing season when most of it evaporates is not an option. Even in areas that are perfect for growing large amounts of fresh vegetables, growing a good variety of foods all year is not possible.

The answer to all these obstacles is growing sprouts. You use a jar or similar sprouters to create a greenhouse (or several greenhouses) that sits on your kitchen counter, providing you and your family with amazingly fresh, oxygen and enzyme rich foods, any time of year.. There is also the progressive new way of growing sprouts called the Marche Sprouting Method. It uses far less water, time and effort than jars and requires no daily rinsing, which is perfect for people with busy lifestyles who still want to enjoy the convenience and health benefits of sprouts. To find out more, click here.

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