Super Sprouts How To Grow Sprouts for Super Health!
What are Sprouts?
Sprouts are a raw, living superfood!! We call them "super sprouts!"
They are the germinated seeds of various plants, that when sprouted, provide a highly concentrated source of potent energy, packed with pre-digested vitamins, minerals, protein rich amino acids, sugars, fatty acids and chlorophyll.
One seed holds within it a nutrient treasure chest waiting to be opened. Containing the power to, not only sprout itself, but upon maturity, creates one hundred to one thousand times more seeds.
The incredible life giving nutrients of these super sprouts are the highest at the beginning stages of the plants growth, when it is a baby bursting with new life. Through the germination process, this powerful life-force can be activated as superfood for the human cell!
Learning how to grow sprouts, by sprouting seeds, is an easy and great way to increase your health immediately.
(See our
sprouting guide
for helpful tips and measurements).
Chinese physicians, more than 5,000 years ago have been documented to use sprouts to cure disease. Today, many health institutions are using them for cancer prevention and treatment as well as other common health issues. For this reason they are included in our anti-aging formula!
Learn how to sprout
this powerful food and make delicious sprout recipes that burst with flavor and nutrition meant for superheros!
Growing and blending sprouts
at home is easy to learn and accessible to most humans worldwide. Sprouts can be grown all year long most anywhere in the world. They are easy to store and economical to buy. One teaspoon of alfalfa seeds makes one pound of sprouts!
There are a wide variety of super sprouts to choose from, all with their own unique tastes and health benefits. You should always use raw, organic, whole seed sources.
Discover These Amazing Sprouted Green Superfoods!
1) Alfalfa sprouts- one of the most popular super sprouts used on sandwiches and in salads. It has a mild nutty taste with a crunchy texture. It is high in Vitamin K and chlorophyll.
2) Broccoli sprouts - quoted by the American Cancer Society as containing "more of the enzyme sulforaphane which helps protect cells and prevents their genes from turning into cancer". Also a rich source of antioxidants. (See our page on broccoli sprouts.)
3) Wheatgrass - is the young grass grown from wheat. It's use dates back to biblical times and ismentioned often in the "Dead Sea Scrolls". One of the best sources of chlorophyll and it's pure sunlight energy.
Wheatgrass
is grown on soil in trays, cut and juiced when mature. It is one of the greatest known sprouts for detoxing the body and purifying the liver.
4) Fenugreek sprouts - a wonderful aromatic sprout, which has the scent similar to that of maple syrup. It's seeds are used as a popular spice in Indian food. Fenugreek aids in digestion and is noted for it's lymph cleansing qualities and benefits to female breast health.
5) Sunflower greens - one of the best super sprouts for minerals and quantity. Yielding thick, dense, tasty leaves, these sprout greens are sprouting up in kitchens across the globe. Sunflower is a gourmet taste delight grown from small, black, un-hulled sunflower seeds. They are a great source of lecithin which helps to break down amino acids.
6) Clover sprouts - similar in look and taste to that of Alfalfa, Clover sprout has blood tonic properties and is a great sprout for women, relieving hot flashes and menopausal symptoms.
7) Pea shoots - grown from any pea seed, these tasty sweet shoots are a must in sprout recipes where tender, robust greens are desired.
8) Radish sprouts - a dark green leaf with a touch of red, this sprout has a wonderful peppery taste. Radish is particularly high in antioxidants.
9) Buckwheat greens - these beautiful tender greens can be added to a salad or used in replacement of the lettuce itself. A great texture and flavor, buckwheat is grown from the un-hulled dark buckwheat seeds, sprouted and grown on soil or hydrophonically.
10) Mung sprouts - sprouted from the green mung bean are a tasty treat to add to many recipes. Mung bean sprouts are commonly germinated as the crunchy, long, white sprouts, or the sprouted pea-like legumes with a dense texture and savory flavor. Rich in amino acids they are one of the most popular super sprouts in the world.
11) Lentil Sprouts - can be germinated from any size or color lentil available, adding a nice pigment and high protein source to all sprout recipes and a delicious addition to the
raw food diet.
12) Cress - also called "pepper grass", has a super spicy flavor similar to radish sprouts. It is a common addition to sandwiches in the United Kingdom, where it is grown and sold on flats year round. It is very similar in taste to that of wild watercress.
13) Onion sprouts - onion sprouts have a flavor comparable to onions, but better. These long green mini-scallions make a delicious addition to any sprout salad combo. They take longer to grow, but are worth the wait!
The Germinated Seed, A Super Food!
Germination is a process in which all vitamins, minerals, proteins, sugars, and fats within the sprout are made active, come to life and reproduce abundantly.
Sprouting seeds
through germination makes these nutrients more available by converting:
its proteins into amino acids
its sugars into simple sugars
its fats into fatty acids
This process increases digestibility, metabolic activity,and assimilation of all vitamins and minerals.
Sprouts pull in the highest amount of
sunlight
the plant world. They need it for rapid growth and maturity, lessening their vulnerability when a young sprout. This ensures high amounts of chlorophyll to detoxify and nourish. In addition they have thin cells walls that allow easy access to nutrition.
~they contain 30 times more nutrients than fresh, organic produce
~provide and replenish our body's enzyme reserves
~contain vit C, B complex, B17 -laetrile (helps cancer),Vit E
~offer plentiful amounts of Chlorophyll
All of these super sprouts contain an abundance of incredible:
Try sprouted grain in our sprouted grain bread recipe for a great version of Essene bread that, unlike traditional bread, is packed with potent energy.
They are an excellent survival food, next to
wild edible plants,
for they require minimal equipment, storage space, and resources to germinate as food...a superfood that is!
The incredible life giving nutrients of these super sprouts are the highest at the beginning stages of the plants growth, when it is a baby bursting with new life. Through the germination process, this powerful life-force can be activated as superfood for the human cell!
11) Lentil Sprouts - can be germinated from any size or color lentil available, adding a nice pigment and high 
