A Moment in M.O.M.'s Kitchen- Sprouts

In our home, sprouts are a favorite! My most favorite sandwich of all time is home grown sprouts, sliced garlic, fresh picked tomato's on fresh ground whole wheat bread just out of the oven! Oh my! It makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

I often post on our family Facebook status that I am enjoying such a treat and quickly get an inbox of messages asking for directions! I thought I would share the process here on the blog so you can always go back to it for future reference. Enjoy!

Sprouts are truly easy to make and use in your home. A few tips will ensure you are providing a healthy and safe food source for your family! First, I blend similar seeds together. I want to make sure that sprouting times are similar. I also avoid using Alfalfa sprouts after reading in Nourishing Traditions that Alfalfa at the sprouting stage is not beneficial and actually a cause of inflammations. I have my sprouts premixed into a container that I can take from as needed. This helps save time in the Kitchen in having to make the sprout recipe each time.

Secondly, I use a large 2 quart jar with a wide mouth lid. However, instead of using the metal lid that it comes with I use the sprouting screens that I purchase from Azure Standard. I am sure you could make your own too. I have just found these to be economical and reasonable for our family.

Next, I put ½ cup if sprouts into the jar and then seal the lid. I run water into the jar, through the screened top, and shake and drain well. Not putting to many sprouts into the jar is critical for the space and air requirements needed for growth. Draining all extra water out of the jar is also critical so as not to develop bacteria.

Set in a window sill and wait for the magic to happen! You can see by my photos that there is snow outside yet I am indulging in fresh grown sprouts. Sprouts can make the winter blues disappear!