Sprouting: How Vegetable Sprouts can help Alkalize Your Body
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin in Alkaline Diet Tips
Eating lots of vegetables is one of the best ways to promote balance between acid and alkalinity in the body. But sometimes there are instances when you run out of veggies in your refrigerator or even when there is too much of these veggies in you ref, some may get spoiled and rotten and you just throw them away, wasting your own money.
You may also get lazy to go to the market and buy these healthy veggies, and you resort to eating canned foods or take-out foods from restaurants which all people know by now that are not that healthy because of the many preservatives, flavorings and additives that are all too bad for the body.
These chemicals in these foods contain too much acidity that put one at risk of their health and well-being. You can read many health problems that is related to over acidity and the best way to neutralize it is to eat foods that is rich in alkaline. All the more, important to be cautious of the foods you prepare at home.
Having enough supply of vegetables in your kitchen may be one way to promoting alkalinity, however of course these vegetables are best eaten fresh and not stored from your ref for a long time. Another alternative that you can do is to grow your own veggies; many will probably think that this is way too laborious to do since you need some gardening tools and a lot of time to watch over your planted vegetables in the backyard.
But there is another way that can be done and that is sprouting. Sprout vegetables are very easy to grow and you can do it without expensive gardening tools or without advanced knowledge and skills in gardening and the best part is you may grow them in your very own kitchen. Sprouted vegetables are one of the most alkaline rich vegetables that you can eat.
Sprouted Vegetable
Sprouts is packed of nutrients as they are young and then transformed into matured vegetables. For example, the nutrient content of young lettuce sprouts is 100% more than that of a matured lettuce. And, one may eat as much sprouts as they can any time since these contain vitamins, minerals and antioxidants which are all healthy for the body.
Furthermore, sprouts are also naturally alkaline, these have natural enzymes that help the body not produce anymore enzymes like that for the digestion of acid based foods. Sprouts are also known to contain rich sources of fiber that helps in flushing out harmful toxins that is present in one’s body. Sprouts may be used to various dishes like in sandwiches, vegetable salads and many of other dishes that you can add them into.
Sprouts may also be helpful in losing weight since this one may easily feel full. Fiber is also helpful in cleansing the digestive system so that it can help one get slimmer belly. The minerals and vitamins that one can source out from sprouts can already be an enough supply for the body to cut down eating other foods thus you lose weight.
Sprout Growing
As mentioned earlier, growing sprouts is easily done. With just using basic gardening tools you can easily grow sprouts in your own kitchen, no need to have that wide space in your backyard to grow this vegetable.
The very basic necessities to grow your sprouts is to look for a location in the kitchen that is well lit, but not in the direct sun light, there are various sprouters that you can choose from in your local gardening shop or even online at a cheap price. These come in tray or sprouting jar depending on how much sprouts you would want to grow. There is also an automatic sprouter that is recommended for those who want to be serious in growing sprouts.
Within just a few days, you can enjoy eating your own grown fresh sprouts. Most young seeds germinate in 4 to 6 days only and one can see sprouts coming out of it after some time after which you may now enjoy them in your own personal made dishes. Other vegetables that you can also grow are lentil, mung beans, cabbage, flax, broccoli, alfalfa, radish and many other vegetables that you like.
In Conclusion
You may buy sprouts in local shops and markets however, these may not be fresh as when you grow themselves in your very own kitchen. This way, you also know that these vegetable you’ve grown do not contain any chemical from pesticides and the like that may be harmful to the body, in short these sprouts you’ve grown are organic, fresh, healthy and safe.
Sprouts are also fine with combining with other vegetables so you can experiment on some dishes that suits your taste and not to mention still get the complete nutrients that your body needs. These are helpful in making your body more alkaline thus you avoid all sorts of disease and illness that is known to be caused by an acidic environment of the body.
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