RE: Re: If you didn't have enough reasons to eatyour broccoli

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Broccoli sprouts are famous for their healthful benefits,

especially as cancer fighters. But Broccoli sprouts are a

little more difficult than most other seeds to sprout:

1) Broccoli sprout seeds are tiny, and so their shelf life

is short (about 18 months). Store them in the freezer.

2) Buy the best seed, from a proven source, that guarantees

seed and does germination testing: http://www.sprouting.com/

Buy Mumm's sprout seeds.

3) Note that other crucifer sprouts (broccoli, raab, kohlrabi,

radish, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, cabbage, canola)

all have the same healthful compounds found in broccoli

-- and some are much easier to sprout -- especially

china rose radish -- which also costs about 5 times less.

4) I dislike broccoli sprouts for many reasons (taste,

expense, difficulty to store, difficulty to sprout),

and recommend instead radish, as being just as healthful

(see PDF sprout research, which Al Pater provides on

healthful sprout benefits).

5) Mustard is more ugly and cabbagey than broccoli, unless

you like the taste of hot sharp pungent foods.

I do sprout mustard. It is very cheap, and probably

as good or better than broccoli -- but harder to sprout,

and with a sharp hot taste.

6) Canola is mostly GMO now (genetically modified organism)

and difficult to find in its NGMO form for sprouting.

7) Once you become skilled at sprouting, and understand

how to handle the smaller cruciferous sprout seed,

these seeds are just as easy to sprout as any other.

If you want to succeed, simply rub shoulders with an

experienced sprouter, and he/she will help you.

-- Warren

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]

> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:09 AM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: If you didn't have enough

> reasons to eat your broccoli

>

> Broccoli sprouts are also a tremendous anti-cancer food,

> multiple times more powerful than cruciferous veggies

> (including broccoli itself).

>

> Broccoli sprouts are very hard to home grow however, much

> more so than other sprouts. I've never been successful with

> them and have to resort to store-bought. Warren, have you

> grown broccoli sprouts? Has anyone?

>

> on 5/6/2004 1:41 PM, old542000 at apater@... wrote:

>

> >> Broccoli Sprouts May Protect Heart

> >>

> >> Compound in Broccoli Sprouts May Fight Heart Disease

> >>

> >> By Warner

> >>

> >> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD

> >> on Wednesday, April 28, 2004

> >>

> >> April 28, 2004 -- A powerful antioxidant found in broccoli and

> >> broccoli sprouts may help protect the heart from high

> blood pressure,

> >> heart disease, and stroke.