The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Sprouts: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply - Including Easy-To-Make Recipes

251 Pages·2011·1.66 MB·English

by  Richard Helweg

The Complete Guide to Growing
and Using Sprouts
Everything You Need to Know Explained
Simply — Including Easy-to-Make Recipes
By Richard Helweg
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GROWING AND USING SPROUTS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO KNOW EXPLAINED SIMPLY — INCLUDING EASY-TO-MAKE RECIPES
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Helweg, Richard, 1956—
The complete guide to growing and using sprouts : everything you
need to know explained simply : including easy to make recipes / by
Richard Helweg.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-340-2 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-60138-340-1 (alk. paper)
1. Sprouts--Varieties. 2. Sprouts--Nutrition. 3. Cookery (Sprouts)
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Dedication
For my sprouts Aedan and Rory. Eat your greens!
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: The Story of a Sprout
CHAPTER 2: Sprouting Equipment
CHAPTER 3: What to Sprout
CHAPTER 4: How to Sprout
CHAPTER 5: How to Grow
CHAPTER 6: Getting Started with Recipes:Snacks and Dips
CHAPTER 7: Salads and Dressings
CHAPTER 8: Soups, Stews, and Chili
CHAPTER 9: Sandwiches
CHAPTER 10: Stir-Fry
CHAPTER 11: Main Dishes and Side Dishes
CHAPTER 12: Breads, Baked Goods, and Cereal
CHAPTER 13: Beverages
CHAPTER 14: Desserts
CHAPTER 15: Sprouts for Your Pets
Conclusion
Appendix A
Glossary
Bibliography
Author Biography
Foreword
Never before in our modern history has diet and health been such an important
topic. As we learn more about how we truly are what we eat, many people are
turning to fresh, organic, and raw foods. Although many people are learning how
to grow food in small gardens, the time and energy devoted to growing your own
food often proves to be too much work. Sprouting provides the solution.
It is important to have access to information that provides clear guidance when
you branch out in a new direction or learn an unfamiliar skill. Without it, one
can easily get discouraged or succumb to a feeling that trying something new is
just too complicated or involves too much planning.
The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Sprouts can help you avoid all these
pitfalls. Not only does this book show you a clear and concise overview of all
the most common sprouting methods, but you will also learn delicious and fun
ways to enjoy your sprouts, as well as what to do with your sprouts when they
are ready.
When my company, SeThInk Media, agreed to produce and publish an
informational DVD that featured a revolutionary “no rinse” sprouting method,
our team’s first task was to thoroughly research sprouts and sprouting methods.
In this information age, information overload is a condition that all of us are
faced with at one time or another, and our attempt to research sprouting and
sprouting methods online proved to be a daunting task. Contradicting
information, not knowing what is accurate, and the overwhelming number of
websites that appeared in a search query were all frustrations that we
encountered.
If we had found The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Sprouts back then,
it would have saved us months of sifting through information on the Internet.
While many publications are available on the basic techniques of sprouting, this
book actually shows you the value of adding sprouts to your diet through the
recipes and nutrition facts. Author Richard Helweg generously provides
historical, scientific, and technical information to help ensure your success in
becoming a happy sprouter.
Personally, I have prepared many of the recipes in this book, and I am
consistently impressed with the tastes and textures that sprouts can add to any
meal. My work with living foods has taught me that healthy food does not have
to taste like “health food,” and this book has helped me to take more pleasant
steps down the path of health.
Happy Sprouting!
Daniel Cavallaro
President, SeThInk Media
Producer of Seeds of Sustainability Education Series Volume I:
The Marche Sprouting Method & Living Oils
www.seedsofsustainability.org
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