Sprouting questions

[ms_ray]

Hello Everyone,

I've been raw for over two months now and I am starting to expand my diet. I haven't purchased any books on sprouting (although I should) and wanted to get a general ideal about it before I buy any book. These are my questions

1) How long (on average) does it take to sprout?
2) Which would be a good sprout for a beginner?
3) Do you just use the sprouted part of the bean or the seed, or do you also consume the bean or seed of the sprout?

I am a bit confused with the whole sprouting business so any input would be greatly appreciated. I have to go to work now but I look forward to reading the replies when I get off. Thanks Everybody!

[ferb]

and if I may add which of these should I not try to sprout:
garbanzo, navy, pinto, black turtle bean, black eyed pea. the reason I think I remember reading or listening to a video about not sprouting one of these as it could cause intestinal distress. I've got all my jars, screens and beans ready but wanted to ask here first is there a bean that shouldn't be sprouted?

as I have been reading for some time about sprouting, raw foods I could have most likely gotten two things mixed up but before I started sprouting I wanted to check here with you veteran sprouters. TIA Ferb:)

[JCB44]

There is a book by Ann Wigmore (Sorry I cant remember the exact title) but is very imformative. There is also a lot of information in Allissa's book. The time to sprout varies with the seed. alphalfa is very easy to sprout. I sprout it all the time. you can eat the seed hull if you want to or most people rinse them away.

[ripal]

Mung beans are very easy to sprout. So are alfalfa sprouts. On average, it takes about 4 days to sprout. But each seed/bean varies. I don't remove anything from mung sprouts. But I used to remove seed hulls from alfalfa. After sprouting it for over a year(I sprout a mix of alfalfa, broccoli, radish and clover), I've been lazy and don't care about it anymore! lol

[michigan roman]

like said mung , and can buy at like whole foods market / bulk food stores cheap

also buckwheat , which just needs to be soaked 4 hours . then rinsed a few times over a say 12 hour period and theyre soft enough to eat like a cereal or grain type food . i pour almond milk over then asdd fruit and nuts for a cereal meal

go to www.sproutpeople.com for a excellent source of info