Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hi Tiffany, Sprouts are just baby plants. I don't feel like they have anything in them that you can't get from other sources. If you like them, they probably aren't hurting you, but if you don't like them or don't want to go to the trouble of sprouting, there is no reason to continue. All the best, Audrey www.rawhealing.com >Tiffany <bluelairess >rawfood >rawfood >Re: [Raw Food] Shari - purpose of this list >Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:49:28 -0700 (PDT) > >I also have a question about what Shari stated in her well-expressed >posting below: > " My living, breathing, blood pumping body can only utilize fresh, whole, >sun ripened fruit to repair and build a better me. For me that is so >simple, why muck it up with grains, sprouts, dried fruits, and dead >supplements? > - I've not yet come across any notion that sprouts would be >not-so-optimal...where can I find any info about that? Because I include >sprouts in my meals throughout the day on the premise that they are >nutritional powerhouses of concentrated vitamins, minerals, aminos and most >importantly, enzymes. I look to them as people on the SAD look to >aggressive supplementation. > Thanks, > Tiffany Lohr > >SV <shavig wrote: > Thanks, Judy. This is something I like to do, but when all I hear is > " yeah, but... " . It's rather like trying to work with an alcoholic. (I've >been in recovery for 19.5 years.) I will talk to anyone interested in >recovering, but not when they are drunk. They cannot hear anything being >said. When they are just a little sober and desperate is the best time to >get them to accept the fact they have a problem and there is a solution - >AA. In this case there is a solution to all my problems today and it's >called Natural Hygiene, mono eating, whatever term you choose to call a >natural way of eating. >When we choose to eat " just a little cooked food " or " just some fish " or " I >only take it when.... " we are perpetuating the believe that we know better >than our body. I, personally, do not believe I know better than my body or >my creator what is best for me. If I was standing in front of you screaming > " don't step in front of that bus! " . Would you? I think not. Well, when I >eat cooked, processed, very flavorful spices, or even supplements my body >screams at me " don't do that " ! And if you can't hear it in your own body, >you are deaf. Deaf in the sense that you have dulled your own intuition for >so long you cannot hear or feel when you have eaten or taken something that >is not an optimal food. >I'm not saying I will never eat onions or garlic again, I'm just saying >that for me it makes my body scream! And I'm tired of my body being pissed >off at me. I choose to eat simply so that others may simply eat. And I, for >the life of me, do not understand how my body can derive any goodness from >a pill that has been so processed as to be compressed into such a tiny >shape. Or how my living body can get any nourishment out of green grass >powder (yes, I've taken them, I am even a Health Minister from Hallelujah >Acres and a Director with the AIM company, both places advocate a green >barley juice). >My living, breathing, blood pumping body can only utilize fresh, whole, sun >ripened fruit to repair and build a better me. For me that is so simple, >why muck it up with grains, sprouts, dried fruits, and dead supplements? >It takes energy to digest everything and personally I would prefer to eat >the live foods that take little energy for digestion and save what is left >for things I like to do, rock climbing, mountain climbing, sky diving, >challenge course running, triathlons, all of these things started after I >was 50! And my times have improved on my tris when I gave up the dried >green juice stuff!! >Shari > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hi Audrey, It's my understanding that a plant has most of its developmental capacity concentrated in its seed - think of the power that seed must contain in order to turn into a huge tree or a plant. True, not all the nutrients are present in that seed until it is germinated and starts to develop in many biological processes, but in order to do so the sprout stage must contain lots of enzymes and other nutritional bases, enough to propell itself into maturity. I'll have to look up the studies again to refer you to; I'm running out of time, but one of them explains that a serving of broccoli sprouts are around 50% more concentrated in effective anti-cancer agents that a serving broccoli florettes. -Tiffany Lohr Audrey Walker <chilove88 wrote: Hi Tiffany, Sprouts are just baby plants. I don't feel like they have anything in them that you can't get from other sources. If you like them, they probably aren't hurting you, but if you don't like them or don't want to go to the trouble of sprouting, there is no reason to continue. All the best, Audrey www.rawhealing.com Tiffany >rawfood >rawfood >Re: [Raw Food] Shari - purpose of this list >Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:49:28 -0700 (PDT) I also have a question about what Shari stated in her well-expressed posting below: " My living, breathing, blood pumping body can only utilize fresh, whole, sun ripened fruit to repair and build a better me. For me that is so simple, why muck it up with grains, sprouts, dried fruits, and dead supplements? " - I've not yet come across any notion that sprouts would be not-so-optimal...where can I find any info about that? Because I include sprouts in my meals throughout the day on the premise that they are nutritional powerhouses of concentrated vitamins, minerals, aminos and most importantly, enzymes. I look to them as people on the SAD look to aggressive supplementation. Thanks, Tiffany Lohr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Audrey wrote: > Sprouts are just baby plants. I don't feel like they have anything in > them that you can't get from other sources. Audrey has a point, BUT..... what I like about sprouts, besides that they are little and easy to chew, and don't get wilty when you carry them to work for lunch, is that I can have nice fresh organic vegetables pretty much whenever I like, by sprouting them right in my tiny apartment. I can be a gardener, without even a windowbox, I can be an organic farmer, and, in only a few days, I can have a dirt-cheap crop of fresh, tasty, organic live enzyme and vitamin-packed food (I can't match the cost with any other raw edibles) When money is tight, I can just dig into my sprouting seed and bean collection, and have tasty economical vegetables (they almost seem free, because I don't have to buy them -- they are just waiting for me in jars there on the shelf, thanks to foresight in stocking up when I had more money.) If I wanted to follow the Mormon idea of keeping a year's worth of food on hand, I would need much less space and be able to stock " potential " raw organic vegetables. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 In my opinion that is a really great way to look at it! Thanks for sharing. I still have not gotten the hang of sprouting yet, but I will! Especially in the cold winter months when the selection at the produce aisles are slim pickings. Aphrodite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I love sprouts, but don't feel comfortable sprouting. A. I'm lazy, B. I am blind, and don't feel I would do a good job knowing when they are ready., I run veggies through the saladaco, to get the consistancy of sprouts and enjoy. I once did that with sweet potato, and put it on top of a green salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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