Hi Melody,

Just a cautionary note about being a vegetarian. You really have to make sure you are getting your protein. So many vegetarians just drop meat without incorporating other good quality proteins and fats into their diet.

Years ago we followed a vegetarian diet but after John got ill, we could not get enough protein in him for healing without adding meat back into the diet. We have both found we feel much better being back on meat. We make sure we eat organic, hormone free and if we can get it, grass fed meat.

I think it's terrific you are growing your own sprouts. That is the best way to get them!

Marlene

Yeah, I get it about the "meat". I gave up beef a long long time ago. I'm still going to eat fish but I can't afford to buy the fish like I was doing. I can't stand chicken any more, so that's not too hard to give up.

I'll get my protein from the sprouts (they are chock full), from the tuna (15 grams a can), and from whatever protein shake I can get. I've been looking into viable sources of protein. I do love my eggs in the a.m. My cholesterol is just fine, thank goodness.

I just can't stand to cup up another chicken. Especially after I saw how they treat them (in the cages, etc.)

I can't afford organic meats. I just can't. That's why I started to grow my own sprouts.

And today was my last day using my lettuce. For dinner I actualy had a salad that I completely grew myself. Well, except for the grape tomatoes that is.

But the rest was grown in my kitchen. It was delicious.

I wonder what else I can grow.!!!

lol

So how are you managing to grow all of this great produce in your house? My tiny garden is done with for the season and had some mold issues effecting the tomatoes. Lots of yield but went bad when ripened. Maybe indoor is the way to go!

I know sprouts can be very time consuming unless you have a new method.

Marlene

Hi Marlene:

Time consuming?? They are so NOT time consuming I can't begin to tell you. This is how I do it (and I did this with 4 of my sprouting seeds), the Quinoa is the easiest, you only have to soak them for 1 hour.

Before you go to bed, take 4 (or more if you have the seeds), take 4 mason jars.

Let's do one seed first (you can apply this method to all other seeds). Let's start with Organic Lentils (any kind, any color).

You pour our 1/3 cup of these lentils over a strainer. You wash them thoroughly but gently. You rinse them. You then pour them into the Mason Jar (I use a large pasta jar because I haven't bought the Mason Jars yet).

I pour the lentils into the jar, pour some water (twice as much water as lentils) and you soak the lentils over night.

(now remember, you do this with the other seeds, so logically you do them all at the same time).

So let's say I have 4 jars of various seeds soaking over night.
I like Quinoa so when I get up in the morning, I pour some quinoa into a smaller jar and soak for one hour.

then when I come back to my house after going out for breakfast, I have all thes jars that have been soaking over night (as well as the jar of soaked Quinoa that's been soaking in my kitchen for one hour).

I come into the kitchen, I take some cheesecloth, rubber band it over the jars with the water, and I pour out the water.

Because the cheesecloth is rubber banded to the jar, the water just pours through the cheesecloth.

so now I just pour fresh water through the cheesecloth and swish and rinse. I do this with all the seeds.

I have a little table in my living room with all the jars of stuff that I'm sprouting. I rinse and drain every 8 or 12 hours. So doing it before bed-time and when you get up, well it's just so simple.

With alfalfa sprouts, on the 4th day, put them in indirect sunlight and they'll turn green because they make clorophyl. This is not mandatory but it makes them look pretty. They taste exactly the same.

Keep all sprouts on the table and you can cover them until you are ready to start munching.

If you have any questions, just private message me.

I ADORE MY SPROUTS. And I'm reading up on them. They are chock full of anti-oxidants, vitamins, etc.

And they are a great super food.

hope this helps.

Melody

It does sound simple enough. It's on my to do list....

BTW...I liked the video clip.

Marlene