Sprouts are VERY good for you and are not dangerous if you do it right. You should clean the sprouting device really well in between batches, and it helps if your seeds are from a reputable source and are specifically FOR sprouting. The other cool thing about sprouting is that most of the amazing nutrition explosion happens that first night of soaking, and any additional length of time after that is really just taste preferences. So while you are growing them keep tasting them and see if you like them shorter or longer or what. I’ve never grown my lentils that long!

And Morning Sunshine is right! Nuts are way yummier and healthier after they’ve been soaked! At night I put some raw almonds (I’ve also done peanuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts etc) in a little dish in filtered water to soak and the next day I eat them! So much more healthy!!! and crunchy and yummy!

I’ve never tried the jar method yet, though I keep meaning to, but I do know that keeping the jar tilted at a 45 degree angle so that it can drain helps with the air flow. But there are a lot of great sprouters out there; I’m about to try a sprouting bag, and I’m excited to see how I like it!

My caution, however, is about microorganism growth that can occur in warm moist places (like your sprouting container). The extension service of my state flatly discouraged sprouting unless you are planning to fully cook them afterward. I was really dissappointed to learn this. Better safe than sorry.

For jweiss08 – I’ve been raising sprouts for about 35 years and I’ve never heard about a salmonella threat using a jar.

For DeeAnn – sprouting is simple and if you have kids a great way to interest them especially if you give each one a different kind of seed to sprout. A little friendly competition can be a good thing.

Also, we always liked eating them in the winter growing up. They add some good vitamin C at a time when (at least growing up) we ate lots of root vegetables, and much less of the fresh greens since its hard to have a garden when its 20 degrees outside. Though, I was never too much a fan of the wheat grass either. Maybe it was because it was called grass and I was 10.

Does anyone know a good sprouter for smaller seeds like alfalfa? Those are the one kind of sprouts that I would wat on anything.

I was just looking at your sprouts…I am doing food storage, but I have a question…WHY SPROUTS? I’m serious. I’ve heard of doing this before, but why?….

Blessings,
Elizabeth

Lentils sprouts, or any, can be used in stir fries, dried and ground, or not, and put in bread. Also soup as an ingredient or just as a pretty topper.

Sprouts can be used for different foods at different lengths – mostly it’s a ‘try it’ thing as personal tastes vary.