Melody; eating sprouts everyday.

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I don't see anything wrong with eating sprouts everyday, if you feel

good and healthy keep doing so. I don't think the black turtle beans

should be eaten raw. The Sproutpeople website says to cook them.

I have no idea what that means about waiting until the alfalfa

flowers before eating. Could you provide a link? I'm thinking that

farmers might wait until a certain percent of the plant is in flower

before they cut it for hay. You can eat the sprouts after 3 or 5 or 7

or 10 days. Whatever you want.

Plants protect their seeds from being eaten by producing toxins.

These are not deadly, they may give an upset stomach. Both soaking

and sprouting help remove the toxins from the seeds. But the larger

beans should be cooked.

I found some pictures of alfalfa flowers and seed pods.

http://alfalfa.okstate.edu/images/flowers/flowersphotos.htm

Lee

On Dec 18, 2008, at 6:15 PM, Melody Lubart wrote:

> P.S. Oh I have another question. Is it okay to eat these sprouts

> every day? I just grew some black turtle bean sprouts togeter with

> some green lentils and some green pea sprouts. I put them all

> together and now they are in my fridge.

>

> I went online and there was a warning on too many beans. It said

> they have " toxins " . I never knew this was a possibility. It also

> said to wait until the Alfalfa " flowers " , before being eaten. It

> said to give it 7 days. I've been eating alfalfa after growing for

> 5 days. Have I been wrong?

>

> I have stopped buying lettuce and I use the alfalfa as a base for

> my organic salad. I add some of my home-grown sprouts, some grape

> tomatoes, some mushrooms, a splash of extra virgin olive oil, and

> perhaps a can of tuna on the salad. That's my lunch. For dinner,

> I'll have a same stuff for a salad and a piece of fish.

>

> I have lost a great deal of weight eating this way. I don't think

> it's dangerous to eat sprouts every day because it's a living food,

> right?

>

> I just want to make sure that I can continue doing so.

>

> Thanks much

>

> Melody