Bob wrote:
>Hello again, Axel.
>Our journeys continue to parallel. Last winter I decided to
> save money by growing lots of sprouts, not 2 lbs / day, as
>you say you want, but more than 1 lb/ day. After 4-5 months
>of eating like this, I noticed a bump growing on my left palm
> about an inch below the ring finger. I took
>this to be either caused by the sprouts or all the seaweed I
> was eating. I cut out the seaweed, but no change.
What about staying with the seaweed & cutting out the lump?
>I then went on my fast. It shrank a little, but didn't disappear.
> I still have it. There are known to be
>toxins in some sprouts, including alfalfa and radish, which I
> was eating a lot of.
I would think allium (onion) family & the cruciferous (cabbage)
family sprouts are dangerous too. I like cabbage juice, but will
not eat it as the carcinogens are way too high in it. Alfalfa
sprouts are definitely taboo, they are a lot more carcinogenic than
almost everybody realizes. Radish or any other of the mustard group
should be avoided too.
I was also eating a lot of red clover, and some
> lentil, mung, buckwheat, and a few others. The safest sprouts are
>said to be buckwheat and sunflower, so if you plan to eat lots of sprouts,
make these be the majority.
I would doubt this. Bitterness is usually a good indicator of
toxicity, & sunflower sprouts just do not taste all that great to
me.
>I think the lentil and mung are pretty safe too.
Yeah, I think so too. Peas are good too. I like lentil (especially
the mini french ones), red clover & mung. A little wheat can add a
chewy sweetness. I think the age of sprouts also has a lot to do
with this, and the younger the sprout the more of a concentrated
starch/protein food it is, while as they mature they become more
plant-like & filled with living matter, with older being better (to
a point).
>You could drain them into a strainer, but
>it's easier to have special lids for your jars with a wire
> mesh top so the sprouts stay ing the jar when you drain and rinse.
> (Or cover the jar opening with cheesecloth and a rubber band.)
A square of fiberglass window screening is what I use.
I should get around to doing this: the Sproutman recommends mixing
up a liquid seaweed solution for the initial soak water. Does
anybody have any experience using his double basket/plastic bag tent
method?
--Doug Schwartz
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