Sprouting!

[cocomamba]

I cant find the non wire mesh! i went to Lowes and they didnt have it. Is there a place online I can order it?

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

l went home during lunch to find these babies on my porch.

* 50 kg of peas for sprouting (free) - sprout them on soil for 10 days and also do a 3 - 4 day sprout for adding to smoothies.
* 25 kg of Rye for growing grass.

l remember ringing up asking for a small quantity of peas last time and they said "will 2 tonnes be enough, we can just dump them on the driveway". LOL.



The peas have really solved alot of problems and added another valuable food to my rotation. l am very very pleased.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Awesome, awesome, awesome! You totally rock! Thanks a billion

No problem, and thanks.

Regarding the Alfalfa, I dont know if they were organic. They came with the sprouter as a sample.

Yeah, they would likey be crummy old low quality seeds and probably damaged. They usually are. This time should be better.

One more question. It almost sounded like I need to turn the jars upside down so the mesh is on the bottom. Is that what I'm supposed to do or should I keep the opening facing up?

Always upsidedown like in this picture below:


Here's another picture of sprouts getting some sun when l was a fruitarian for a couple of months:

Also, does it work to use a cheesecloth?

lt should be o.k. Try it.

and...what about sesame seeds? What are the soaking and sprouting times for those? Or should I not go there yet lol

Yeah, definitely do sesame seeds, they are one of the most nourishing and amazing sprouts of them all. l can no longer get sesame seeds for sprouting and it's a big blow to the diet, it means l have to be very careful what foods l choose from now and limits my diet. Sesame seeds may have the highest concentration of calcium of any of the plant foods and it is the only plant source (l believe) of Vitamin T. They also have loads of B vitamins, huge vitamin E quantities, lots of iron, magnesium and other great stuff.

Sesame seeds have about a 50% sprouting rate, but consume them all anyway. Make them a regular meal. You are sooo lucky to have them. Lots of people are very upset that Australia no longer supplies them, but i'm going to try and get farmers to grow them again, if not, i'll ask some friends to grow them on their land.

Soak sesame for 4 hours and sprout for 2 days.

Another good thing about sprouting nuts and seeds is that the high concentrated fats are largely predigested into simple fatty acids and other nutrients, so it keeps fat levels under control but with the added benefit of superior nutrition from the seeds/nuts.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I cant find the non wire mesh! i went to Lowes and they didnt have it. Is there a place online I can order it?

l think it's best to ask people at these shops (hardwear store, building supply store, nursery, kitchen supply stores etc) where you might be able to get some. You might be surprised how often people can point you in the right direction.

Yeah, a nursery would probably be a good place. Ring them first. lf they can't help (unlikely) ask where else you can buy it.

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Chickpea sprouts ready for eating/blending. (Great with sprouted grains and really satisfying/filling and generates lots of consistent power throughout the day [no energy drops, just consistent strength]).


Lentil sprouts ready for eating/blending. Throw some kelp in and have in the morning. A great energy drink.

[MysticTree]

if you have a place that sells sewing supplies you can buy nylon netting there usually. Otherwise ebay sellers will have it just search "filter fine mesh fabric"

Georgina

[cocomamba]

Fantastic and so helpful! MysticTree, does this work?

http://www.amazon.com/Polypropylene-...d_sbs_indust_5

Mr.Raw, those pictures are so helpful and damn do those look delish!! I'm working on the lentils right now. One problem I noticed though. I soaked them for like 10 hours or so and when I poured the water out a lot of the lentils had split. That worries me because I remember you saying that they should be whole. I pulled as many out as I could but a lot of the whole lentils would split when I squeezed them between my fingers. Will that cause the whole batch to rot? Should I pull all the split seeds out?

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Fantastic and so helpful! MysticTree, does this work?

http://www.amazon.com/Polypropylene-...d_sbs_indust_5

Mr.Raw, those pictures are so helpful and damn do those look delish!! I'm working on the lentils right now. One problem I noticed though. I soaked them for like 10 hours or so and when I poured the water out a lot of the lentils had split. That worries me because I remember you saying that they should be whole. I pulled as many out as I could but a lot of the whole lentils would split when I squeezed them between my fingers. Will that cause the whole batch to rot? Should I pull all the split seeds out?

Pull the split seeds out after soaking (some batches can be like that) or whenever you see them in the first few days, but you don't have to be 100% persistent here, even pulling out 80 - 90% should be enough. Try not to squeeze them with your fingers lol (l do that sometimes too).

My lentils are really good this time around, virtually none split after soaking. But my mung beans are a whole different story, they take the most work out of all the sprouts and the mung are always splitting. But check them each day and remove the split ones when you see them...this makes it much easier than trying to do it later. Pulling out split seeds is the worst aspect of sprouting (it can be a real drag when done every day), but the rewards far outweigh tedious tasks. lf you have the patience to stick with this you will be greatly rewarded.

Lay the soaked seeds out over a large plate and sort through them and flick the broken seeds off the plate to the side of the table (try to do it quickly and get it done). Sit down and get comfortable.

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l've got something really good to post on sprouts tomorrow by the master Viktoras Kulvinskas. lt will blow your mind sky high and needs to be reproduced here to make this thread a real winner. The stuff Kulvinskas says is pure gold. Stay tuned...the climax is coming. You wanna know why sprouts are so awesome? You are about to find out.

[Rottie69]

ok, here we go!!!

I have chickpeas in a bowl of cool water. i just put them in but all i had was a plastic bowl. Please tell me this will work. Tomorrow I rinse the peas? Then drain and rinse and drain and then set in the dark covered with a loose cloth? I leave them for 2 days? Rinsing and draining 2 to 3 times a day? I eat them after I find a little tiny white tail? Remember im doing this in a plastic bowl, I hope this will work. I cant get glass right now due to finances.

OK, now if all this works for me, and the plastic bowl yields me some sprouts. What do I put them in? Smoothies (fruit)? What part of the sprout do I eat? the whole bean and tail? Can I sneak these into my husbands smoothie? I have a hard time getting him to drink them, but he does once a day in the AM. They have ot be all fruit or he wont touch them. But if I can sneak a few sprouts in without changing the taste it would help bring his cholesterol down if I did some alfalfa sprouts.

Thank you for the sprout thread, ive been trying to get more protein in and I tinhk this will work. My fingers are crossed, I cant plant a garden to save my life, I dont have one plant in my house because I kill every plant I come into contact with, so im really hoping this works,,,LOL

[cocomamba]

Yey Thanks Mr.Raw I am so excited to read what you will post! And I will fish all the split seeds out. The second attempt with the alfalfa is looking good so far!!!! I am so grateful that you are sharing all this info with me. What I have been telling everyone I know is that what I'm looking for is power! strength! vital health! raw energy! I love your approach to raw because its all about that. I havent even had the sprouts yet but I'm so excited already! The pic's of your sprouts literally made me salivate lol! thank you for teaching me your ways

Rottie69, so glad youre learning too! Were on the same path!

[dime]

I wonder how much time per day does this sprouts-based diet take on average? Mr Raw could you give some rough estimate? Thanks.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Viktoras Kulvinskas on sprouts:
(from the book `Sprout for the love of every body’)

Because sprouts are a predigested food, they have a higher biological value than whole raw seeds. Less food is required, yet more nutrients reach the blood and cells.

Protein is in the form of amino acids and enzymes, without the associated metabolic uric acid.

Sprouting increases the quality of protein, likewise it removes the inhibitor factors, hence it is the preferred method of treating seeds.

Phytin is very frequently present in many seeds and may constitute up to 80% of the phosphorous content of the seed. Hence eating a diet rich in seed, besides the high protein complications, can result in a tremendous loss of important minerals, in spite of the fact that seeds are rich sources of such minerals. However, the mineral losses because of the high phytin concentration become insignificant if one sprouts the seeds.

Thus we se that sprouting increases the amount of lecithin, and by reducing phytin, sprouting increases the availability to the blood of the alkalizing minerals.

When minerals in our diet are in chelated form their availability to the bloodstream is increased many times. Ln chelated form, magnesium is absorbed about 2.5 times as great as in sulfate form: copper 5.8 times as great than the carbonate form; iron 3 times more than the sulfate form. Sprouted seeds are the best sources of natural chelates. Ln the germination process, the complex proteins of seeds are broken down into amino acids. The Acids are hooked up to a chelate, called an enzyme. Seeds when sprouted are the highest natural source of enzymes, hence chelated minerals.

By consuming fresh green sprouts and alkaline fruit (no animal products), the individual will not be acidifying the body and the calcium requirements will be met by even a small quantity of food.

Sprouts have a high regenerating effect on the human body because of the high concentration of RNA, DNA, protein, as well as other essential nutrients.



(from the raw food lifestyle bible `Survival in the 21st century’)

Scientists have observed some toxic side effects from a vegetable diet. Most of the vegetables that people eat are not grown in their original state. They are difficult to produce and contain many natural poisons (see Man’s Higher Consciousness – it’s a book that talks about all this type of stuff). People were never intended to eat vegetables as food. They adopted this habit because they migrated from their natural home in tropical and sub tropical regions. A raw vegetable diet is high in rough fiber which may act as to the delicate stomach lining. Dr A Thomas states: “The fiber of vegetables provides no nourishment and must be eliminated at great expense of energy”.

By including protective foods such as sprouts, weeds and grasses, we minimize the destructive effect of pollution and ingest the most concentrated sources of life nutrients.

The sproutarian needs very little food.

So basically all this is saying is that by sprouting a person is getting the most abundant nutrients in the best way possible because of biological activity in the seeds when germinated and because nutrient inhibitors are removed. Lots of alkaline minerals are much more available and absorbed. This is key.




Tomorrow I’ll quote some stuff from Man’s Higher Consciousness (Hilton Hotema) that talks about why most vegetables are not natural. This book needs to be read very very carefully because it is dangerous and far to out there to be of much use by anybody. It was the book that blew me out of raw foods the first time around…l could not handle what he was saying. I have hardly picked up the book since, it shot me down in flames and give up on everything. People have really suffered serious health issues after trying to reach the ideals he talks about.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

The book `Sprout for the love of every body' is highly recommended, even if it's just for the cool pictures, especially the trippy picture on the back cover of Kulvinskas and Dr Ann.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

ok, here we go!!!

I have chickpeas in a bowl of cool water. i just put them in but all i had was a plastic bowl. Please tell me this will work. Tomorrow I rinse the peas? Then drain and rinse and drain and then set in the dark covered with a loose cloth? I leave them for 2 days? Rinsing and draining 2 to 3 times a day? I eat them after I find a little tiny white tail? Remember im doing this in a plastic bowl, I hope this will work. I cant get glass right now due to finances.

Why not just soak in a bowl for 12 hours and then disregard it. l've never tried this method, but after soaking the peas put them in a damp tea towel and rinse two to three times a day. This should do it.

OK, now if all this works for me, and the plastic bowl yields me some sprouts. What do I put them in? Smoothies (fruit)? What part of the sprout do I eat? the whole bean and tail? Can I sneak these into my husbands smoothie? I have a hard time getting him to drink them, but he does once a day in the AM. They have ot be all fruit or he wont touch them. But if I can sneak a few sprouts in without changing the taste it would help bring his cholesterol down if I did some alfalfa sprouts.

Pick out the sprouted peas and put the entire pea (bean and tails) in smoothies, but NOT fruit smoothies with chickpeas. Alfalfa can be mixed with fruit [as well as other seed greens].

Thank you for the sprout thread, ive been trying to get more protein in and I tinhk this will work.

lt will, it will. *smile*

My fingers are crossed, I cant plant a garden to save my life, I dont have one plant in my house because I kill every plant I come into contact with, so im really hoping this works,,,LOL

Gardens take a long time to grow stuff, is land intensive, can be challenging to grow stuff, and bugs can still eat the produce, and the produce is much inferior to sprouts. l want to grow some dark green vegies, but only as a secondaty item to add some variety.

[GreginND]

Great info and wonderful pictures. I really love pea sprouts. I do have a question though. I am trying to lose weight and am currently trying to count all my calories as accurately as I can. I haven't been able to find a good source for the calorie content for sprouts other than the most common sprouts. Can someone help point me in the right direction?

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I wonder how much time per day does this sprouts-based diet take on average? Mr Raw could you give some rough estimate? Thanks.

lt depends on how and where you have your sprout garden set up and how full on you do it. lf everything is inside and you do it full on, it can take 60 - 70 minutes a day. lf everything is outside and kept out the way of other people living in the house, and far away from a water tap, it can take much longer, 2 - 2.5 hours a day (60 minutes in morning and 90 minutes at night on average) if done full on like l do in the hardest circumstances. As l get special equipment built the time spent will go down. That's the truth and that's the reality, and it's probably why many people don't continue to do it. But...

it can be done if one is fully committed and organised. You will need less sleep and will have the time to do it, even if you work full time. lt will cause a complete change in lifestyle and will be a shock at first, but as the sprout power within you increases to amazing levels you will want to continue doing it. Don't start by doing it all at once (it will blow you out), just do it step by step as you feel the need. The better you feel the more you will end up doing, but at the same time, life should still be as balanced as possible.

The realities of a sproutarian lifestyle
5am – 6am =
• empty out jars full of seeds that have been soaked the night before (drink water while doing this from 5 – 5:15am..need to multi task while getting busy) and place on dish/sprouting racks for the day (put a cover over [a box] to keep in the dark).
• Wheatgrass juice and clean up at 5:15
• Rinse all the other sprouts, but take a short break to blend lentil sprouts and rejuvalic with kelp for example. It’s then that the power starts up and time starts to fly and life becomes great and you appreciate why you are spending this time doing this.
• Shower, exercise or whatever.
7am – exit time for work =
• Drink alfalfa smoothie with chia seeds
10am = eat fruit
Lunch = Try making friends with a person who owns a shop and ask to keep your blender out the back, or bring it to work if safe. Blend a big pile of mung beans and grain sprouts….your eyes will light up very quickly and you will remember why it’s so good doing this.
Afternoon = chew 50 grams of nuts at your desk
Before leaving work = go to the shop and blend some more stuff like chickpeas and grains and drive home with the blender.

6pm = rinse those sprouts out again and soak seeds for the next day. If you need to go out for the night, do it, but remember you’ll need to spend time later in the night tending to the wheatgrass and making sure all the seeds are growing nicely. The garden can’t be neglected.
In the evening = maybe a chickpea and grain sprout smoothie (you’ll be glad when you do it….crazy power) .

An hour ir two before bed = alfalfa sprout smoothie with rejuvalic (l have 1.5 liters)

Just before bed = a treat of your favourite seasonal fruit while doing your favourite activity.

So yes, sproutarians can have a social life or time for study etc, but it makes it very difficult to go away on holidays (that is the real draw back), but it’s made up for by experiencing amazing feelings of well being that other foods can’t imitate.

Now…if you don’t have a car to drag a blender around, maybe you need two blenders. One for home and one to keep at a location where it will be safe. Take the sprouts with you. Or…maybe you could do big bean sprout smoothies with grain sprouts in the morning (filling and will sustain you for hours), eat fruit and nuts and chia + kelp drink during the day, and start blending again as soon as you get home. Many things are possible to keep those top class nutrients coming in.

A sproutarian lifestyle can be done. Don't freak out, it's just a different way of living.

lf you go out to socialise and people are eating, you only need to drink water or eat some nuts if you must. People won't mind because you draw high energy and people will be attracted to that. You won't feel put out by not eating when other people do, you will be happy to just be, observe and chat. When you become a sproutarian and blend all your foods, it moves beyond food...food isn't considered a social thing anymore....you don't feel the need to hide behind it anymore. You give the truth to people with full posture and say "this is what l do" and don't make a big deal of it. l still see mates; they have beers, but i'm just happy to have water, a chat and observe other people in complete bliss.