![]() In a few days you can harvest and eat them. You add the seeds and water, soak them between five hours and overnight, then rinse them. Online you can buy a mesh screen, either plastic or metal, that screws onto the jar so you can strain them-that is generally the easiest and most successful means of sprouting. If you already have a mason jar and a piece of cheesecloth, you have all the equipment you need. They are the diamonds that you don’t need to leave your home to find.īN: Which sprouting method do you recommend for beginners?ĭE: The easiest method is unequivocally the sprouting jar. Running to the store might not necessarily be the safest option, but if you have a pound of broccoli sprout seeds in your kitchen, you can feed your family fresh veggies for a few months. They are under a dollar a serving, and there’s even bigger economic leverage when you sprout on your own instead of buying sprouts in the store.īN: How can sprouting ease food security concerns during uncertain times?ĭE: The time to sprout is not for your next New Year’s resolution or summer cleanse, but now, when the question of where your next bag of fresh produce will come from has suddenly become uncertain. “My mission is to see sprouts move to the center of the plate or at least become a regular part of our diets.” Doug Evans Everyone Wants to Know …īN: What are your top three reasons to eat sprouts?ĭE: Sprouts are high-quality plant-based nutrition, they are easy/accessible, and very affordable. He hopes this intro to sprouting, which includes 40 sprout-centric recipes, opens a conversation about a form of nutrition once considered “on the fringe, hippie food, or used only as a garnish or accessory,” he adds. “Sprouts contain all of the potent, naturally occurring compounds, antioxidants, and micronutrients that exist within the plants in high concentrations.”Įvans set up a sprouting lab, interviewed experts-“from functional and plant-based medicine MDs to ketogenic and paleo advocates/nutritionists, all of whom agree on the value in sprouting”-and wrote the newly released The Sprout Book: Tap into the Power of the Planet’s Most Nutritious Food. And even those who’ve long gone plant-based can up their game. It’s simply a matter of which sprout you eat for higher degrees of certain nutrients,” he says. “Just about every vitamin and nutrient can be found in sprouts. ![]() As he took control of his diet and started researching this sustainable way of eating, “I began to realize that sprouts could be the answer to personal nutrition and food security for people everywhere,” Evans says. When Organic Avenue co-founder and Juicero CEO Doug Evans started growing sprouts on his countertop 20 years ago while living in the remote California desert, he had no idea that his new life purpose as a sprout advocate was also taking root. ![]() Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! ![]()
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