Microgreens and sprouts

[Rosinallday]

What do you think about just adding the wheatgrass and sprouts straight to the blender..I've been blending these powdered supplements with a jag of fermented red cabbage and black walnuts in almond milk..Don't feel hungry all day..I would assume a handful of wheatgrass in the blender would be as useful as juicing with the extra fiber.. thoughts? View attachment 157895 View attachment 157896

Nice, I love those kind of protein mix. I eat a lot smoothies as well and usually add a hand full of the pea shoots. It adds a nice flavor and some protein. I think that the wheat grass will probably turn that lovely smoothie into something bitter and not so pleasant. Who knows, you might be into that but I like to do the wheat grass by itself. The sunflower shoots add a nice nutty flavor to smoothies but a lot of people add that to their salads.

 

[HBZ]

Nice, I love those kind of protein mix. I eat a lot smoothies as well and usually add a hand full of the pea shoots. It adds a nice flavor and some protein. I think that the wheat grass will probably turn that lovely smoothie into something bitter and not so pleasant. Who knows, you might be into that but I like to do the wheat grass by itself. The sunflower shoots add a nice nutty flavor to smoothies but a lot of people add that to their salads.

I'm not so worried about the flavor...The all in one is chocolate flavored the reds are berry and I'm already adding in kraut..it's not tasty. Doesn't matter..I shoot down a 25 oz drink like a shot ?. I could just add my micro greens straight to the drink...Nice!

 

[Rosinallday]

I'm not so worried about the flavor...The all in one is chocolate flavored the reds are berry and I'm already adding in kraut..it's not tasty. Doesn't matter..I shoot down a 25 oz drink like a shot ?. I could just add my micro greens straight to the drink...Nice!

I would probably add the wheat grass shot as opposed to just the raw grass. Not sure you'll get as much benefit from just blended wheat grass rather than juicing it first. Other than the wheat grass the rest is super tasty and I just eat it by itself as a snack.

 

[Rosinallday]

After about 18-20 hrs of soak I rinse the seeds 2x3 times, drain and put them back in the pantry where it's dark. Now i repeat the rinsing every 6-8 hrs. Keep washing them 2x3 every time just to make sure the seeds don't get funky. This is all to fight mold. After 1-2 days(depends on heat) they will tail out and then it's time for planting. You can see just how much the seeds have expanded overnight.

 

[Mim Towls]

Heck yeah thanks for sharing this!! I am trying to train myself to eat stuff that makes me feel good, and not sweet tasty garbage, that doesn't. I did a shake this morning after reading this thread, and am having a better day because of it. I think I will order some of the trays you suggested as well as some of the sprouts. This type of thing really helps motivate me, thanks again for posting it!

 

[Rosinallday]

Heck yeah thanks for sharing this!! I am trying to train myself to eat stuff that makes me feel good, and not sweet tasty garbage, that doesn't. I did a shake this morning after reading this thread, and am having a better day because of it. I think I will order some of the trays you suggested as well as some of the sprouts. This type of thing really helps motivate me, thanks again for posting it!

Awesome, it really does give you an instant boost and when you get this level of nutrition you'll have less cravings for the tasty but unhealthy options. I have a big sweet tooth unfortunately but I'm learning.
I live off smoothies so I'm happy to share what all I put in there.
The key to any good smoothie is frozen fruit.
I like to start with frozen blueberries and bananas, peanut butter and usually a bit of honey
turmeric powder which gives the smoothie a nice flavor.
moringa powder
pea shoots when I have them
hemp seeds to create instant "milk" in ur smoothie
add a protein supplement here if you can afford it, I usually don't
When you blend this all up it makes for something super yummy that will get you through the morning and then some. smoothies for the win.

 

[Rosinallday]

freshly harvested sunflower shoots

 

[HBZ]

Everything I need to get started is in route
..Got what I need to do sprouts also.. Growing and sprouting will be the easy part...Now just doing a few runs to see how much of this stuff I'll actually be eating...Thanks for this!

 

[UncleB]

Broccoli sprouts update.

Pretty sure this is the morning of day 3 since soaking the seeds.

A little noticable growth overnight.

Rinsed w/ just enough tap to make them swim. Next rinse will be in 11hrs.

Back under the towel for now....

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Ok - it's one day later.

Morning of day 4.

You could pull them here, but I go until the jar is 100% full.

While there's still room in the jar,. I'll float those seed hulls to the rim and give them a quick skim.

Onwards!

 

[Idlewilder]

Ok - it's one day later.

Morning of day 4.

You could pull them here, but I go until the jar is 100% full.

While there's still room in the jar,. I'll float those seed hulls to the rim and give them a quick skim.

Onwards!

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Are these to plant or to eat just like that?

 

[UncleB]

Are these to plant or to eat just like that?

For eating!!!
Maybe when @OldG starts up his "Show Us Your Salad " thread, I'll jump in w/ some sprouts....?

 

[Rosinallday]

Ok - it's one day later.

Morning of day 4.

You could pull them here, but I go until the jar is 100% full.

While there's still room in the jar,. I'll float those seed hulls to the rim and give them a quick skim.

Onwards!

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Thank you so much for sharing this, those look great. Think I might try to make some.

 

[Rosinallday]

The seeds have started to tail out and are ready for planting. I ran out of trays so I'm using more seeds per tray than I normally would. I'm using Pro-Mix for these and a mix with amendments for the wheatgrass. Everything ends up in the compost so it all ends up in the garden beds eventually.

Fill the tray until about a 1/4 inch from the top. Try to get it level.

Using my pump sprayer I get the surface evenly wet. Don't overdo it with the water. After getting the medium wet I sow the seeds. About the same moisture as you would plant a canna seed.


Next is to cover the seeds with about 1/4 inch of growing medium. Water again with the pump spray and cover with another tray bottom. This is the method that I use for the sunflower and pea shoots. Now you put them somewhere warmish and wait 3 days you'll start seeing them come up. This is how I came up with the cover method for canna plants. Plants germinate better in the dark. For the entire 10 day process of growing microgreens only the last 3-4 days are under lights, the rest happen in the dark.

The wheatgrass doesn't get covered with the growing medium but instead with a linen cloth. This is the only way that I've found to avoid mold with the wheat grass. You have to keep the linen cloth sprayed every 6 hrs or so. If they dry out, they die out. This also gets covered with another tray bottom while rooting.

2-3 days. Once they are under lights the oscillating fan is always running on them. If you do this along with the bottom watering you won't have problems with mold.

 

[Rosinallday]

Juiced a tray of wheatgrass this morning. Don't expect anything sweet and yummy. Took a 2 ounce shot and will do the rest after dinner. It's been 4 days and I can tell that my body has been asking for it. Best are the wheatgrass burps.

 

[UncleB]

It's the morning of day 5.

1/2 gal jar is pretty much stuffed.

Gave them a quick rinse and drain.

This is optional - we'll green them up a bit with some gentle light. Any source is fine, as long as it's not direct sunlight, or close to something that's putting out significant heat.

We'll snap a few pics getting these babies ready for the refrigerator this evening.....and we'll start soaking the next batch of seeds at that time.

 

[UncleB]

In the meantime, here's an older clip of Dr. Berg hyping the sprout game....

 

[Willie]

It's the morning of day 5.

1/2 gal jar is pretty much stuffed.

Gave them a quick rinse and drain.

This is optional - we'll green them up a bit with some gentle light. Any source is fine, as long as it's not direct sunlight, or close to something that's putting out significant heat.

We'll snap a few pics getting these babies ready for the refrigerator this evening.....and we'll start soaking the next batch of seeds at that time.

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Where do you get your seeds and in what quantity and how long does that last? That jar looks great!

 

[Mim Towls]

My girlfriend and cat said thank you, I will be ordering 5 sets of trays and the recommended seeds tonight. Thanks again for creating this thread!!

 

[HBZ]

Ok - it's one day later.

Morning of day 4.

You could pull them here, but I go until the jar is 100% full.

While there's still room in the jar,. I'll float those seed hulls to the rim and give them a quick skim.

Onwards!

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Man they really blow up in that jar..I've got the broccoli seeds on the way..My mom sprouted alfalfa like that ever since I can remember... absolutely delicious too...Can't wait to try the broccoli sprouts...and get some mung sprouts going too...been so long since the store had any

 

[Rosinallday]

Man they really blow up in that jar..I've got the broccoli seeds on the way..My mom sprouted alfalfa like that ever since I can remember... absolutely delicious too...Can't wait to try the broccoli sprouts...and get some mung sprouts going too...been so long since the store had any

I really like the way they look in that jar, gonna have to get that going. I already have the broccoli seeds so it's just a matter of doing it. That's an official sprouting jar that @UncleB has there.