Day 8 - Wheat Grass in the Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter

Hey Kids, are you all watching our food science project? The Wheat Grass is supposed to take 10 days to finish growing - but it is growing out of the lid and it is only day 8. Tomorrow I will juice the first barrel and put the grass from the second barrel in the fridge. Next we will be growing a salad combo in one of the barrels. Keep tuned in! Same sprout station,same sprout channel!

Sprouting in the Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter
Day 5 of Wheat Grass

Year Around Indoor Gardening - Sprouting

Spouts are a super food.

Fact:

• Did you know that a radish takes about a month and a half to grow to maturity and contains 10 international units (IU) of vitamin A? Conversely, radish sprouts take 5 days to grow and contain 390 (IU) international units of vitamin A. Wow!
  


• A two ounce shot of wheat grass contains 70% Chlorophyll and is equivalent to eating 3 pounds of raw vegetables
  
  

Why I have started to grow my own sprouts:

• Sprouts are a nutritionally power packed food with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes, and bio-flavinoids etc.


• I can simply and quickly grow fresh organic produce year around in my own kitchen – no pest problems.


• Less production time from seeds to the table


• The tender cell walls of the sprouts easily release their concentrated nutrients which maximizes our ability to assimilate them. Sprouts are packed full of enzymes that aid digestion and balance the digestive tract.
• Sprouts can be added to salads, sandwiches, used to cook with or juiced
  

To learn how you can economically grow your own nutritious sprouts year-round check out this book: Sprouts –The Miracle Food – The Complete Guide to Sprouting by Steve Meyerowits. AKA: The Sproutman. In his informative book and on his web site Sproutman uses three methods for home sprouting:

1. Bamboo baskets - which give his sprouts more vertical room to grow as opposed to the mason jar method.


2. Soil-less sprouting trays and the


3. Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter.
   

Personally, I have sprouted in mason jars but the sprouts get too crowded and stay too wet which tends to allow mold to develop. I have also grown wheat grass in organic soil for the purpose of increasing their mineral content which turns into real messy indoor gardening. I have not yet tried to sprout in bamboo baskets. But, the easiest way to grow sprouts for me is to use the Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter. I bought an extra barrel and wheat grass pads to double my ability to sprout wheat grass.

Check out my amateur video of the progress of my Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter. I am growing wheat grass...to be continued.

If you are interested in a Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter you can call me at: (615)331-3136 They sell for $99.00

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Whole Grain Cookies

From Delicious Meets Nutritious agave cookbook

Servings:
20 large cookies
Description:
A light and fluffy pumpkin cookie that is absolutely delicious. This is a five star recipe for pumpkin lovers and it’s very easy to make.

Ingredients
1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree

4 eggs

1/2 cup butter,

melted

1 1/2 cups agave

1 tsp. vanilla

3 1/2 cups flour* (I grind my own soft white wheat - pastry flour)

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

2 cup milk chocolate chips

1-2 cup rolled oats (optional)

Steps:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix pumpkin, eggs, butter, Agave and vanilla with electric blender until smooth consistency. Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and mix with pumpkin mixture. Add chocolate chips and oats (optional). Use ice cream scooper and scoop about 6 cookies per cookie sheet, leaving 2 to 3 inches between cookies. Bake at 325°F for 18 minutes or until fork stuck in middle of cookie comes out clean.

Tips and Notes:
For a crunchier cookie, add rolled oats.

Extra delicious with spelt, barley and brown rice flour blend.

How to Order: This healthy and tasty recipe is from Stephen Richard's agave cookbook Delicious Meets Nutritious . And delicious it is! Steven's cookbook has become one of my favorite cookbooks in my collection. Every recipe I have tried so far is excellent. I love this book so much (and I have reviewed many) that I sell it. It is 132 pages wonderful recipes and beautiful full color pictures. I sell it for $27.00 If you are interested in ordering you may email me at: Sales@Zoeway

Healthy Food Replacement List

My Health Coach and Chiropractor Dr. Josh Axe came up with this very handy list of healthier choices we can make that will better provide vital nutrients and the building blocks we need to boost our immune systems. I love that it is a “replacement food list” and not a “just stop eating this” food list.

I would say that the three most important changes are:

1. change to good sweeteners

2. change to good fats and

3. If you do dairy and meat, make sure it is organic and the meat is grass fed or wild.

I have slightly modified and added some details to the list. My additions are in parenthesis.

Replacement Food List

Vegetable or Canola oil to: Coconut, (grape seed oil), or olive oil at low temps.

Refined Cereal to: Breakfast smoothie, (Uncle Sam’s flax seed cereal)

White or Wheat Bread to: Ezekiel Bread, Gluten Free Bread (or fresh ground homemade bread)

Cow Milk to: Almond, Rice, or Coconut Milk

Salt to: Sea Salt and Natural Spices

Sugar or Corn Syrup to: Stevia, Agave Nectar, Raw Honey

Fast Food Burger to: Turkey burger or Grass-fed meat

Peanut Butter to: Almond Butter & Cashew Butter

Salad Dressing to: Olive oil w/ Balsamic Vinegar & Spice/homemade

Potato or Corn Chips to: Veggies like Sliced Bell Pepper

Granola Bar to: Larbar or fruit and nuts (or make your own trail mix)

White Wheat Flour to: Bob’s Red Mill Gluten free (or better yet, grind your

own fresh – it is not as difficult as it sounds)

Pasta to: Brown Rice or Ezekiel Pasta (Tinkyada Brand

Spaghetti Rice Noodles are very good)

Cheese Dips or Ranch Dressing to: Guacamole or Hummus