BuddahBoy Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Greetings - I have decided to begin the Whole30 program in the next week to 10 days -- first order of business will be ridding the house of those things that will not fit - which is about 80% of what I've got. I have searched the forums but found nothing about sprouts. I grow my own alfalfa sprouts, mung bean sprouts, radish sprouts, lentil sprouts and a few others -- are there any types of sprouts that are not within the program (I'm sure garbanzo is out). If this is a redundant question I apologize - just couldn't find anything relevant in the forum and if it's in the program guide I missed it. Many thanksRon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I would stay away from bean sprouts, lentil sprouts and grain sprouts (like wheat grass). I would think that alfalfa, radish and broccoli would be ok. You might want to wait for a moderator to chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted February 1, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2014 Actually, sprouts are okay. I'm not sure which are best. The sprouts of beans are different than the beans themselves. I tried to grow my own mung bean sprouts last year and failed. Maybe I can get some tips from you about how to get the beans to sprout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Actually, sprouts are okay. I'm not sure which are best. The sprouts of beans are different than the beans themselves. I tried to grow my own mung bean sprouts last year and failed. Maybe I can get some tips from you about how to get the beans to sprout. I buy my sprouts and sprouter here http://sproutpeople.org/easy-sprout-sprouter/. They have directions for all kinds of sprouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted February 2, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanks. I just ordered an Easy Sprout Sprouter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoCa Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 No special equipment needed for sprouts at all! Just take some beans, I use mung beans, and a very damp dish towel. Put the sprouts in the very damp towel and bunch up or roll up the towel. Next day, Change the towel, still make it very damp. By the second day they should sprout. Then put them in any covered container. Put them in the fridge and let them sprout more, until you are happy with how much they've sprouted. Changing water every day. Take about 4 days, maybe 5. On the very first day of my Whole 30, I ate a salad with sprouts in it and thought I'd failed. The sprouts come from beans after all. Is it true that sprouts aren't a fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddahBoy Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanks. I just ordered an Easy Sprout Sprouter. Thank you all for the input. I also got a couple of the Easy Sprout Sprouter a couple of years ago - they work great! All the best Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AES4355 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hi, This is an old thread, but hoping for some clarity. I have mung beans with 3-day-old sprouts, about 1 inch in length. When I googled "Whole30 + mung," several forum threads came up. In one, Tom says yes to sprouted mung (or any bean), and apparently says yes to the bean bit, but later in the thread a moderator says "no, only the sprout bit" I'm confused. Too much work/not enough result from separating the sprout from the bean. Above, Tom again seems to condone sprout eating, but I'm wondering what the sprout in everyone's imaginations looks like. My sprouts are still bean + sprout. You can buy sprouted mung that are big, white sprouts and little suggestions of a bean at the grocery store, frequently in the "Asian-ish" produce section. These are mass produced & I'm not sure of the possible chemical content. SO: can I eat my still-a-bean+sprouts (I'd make a dahl), OR, do I keep letting them sprout until the resemble more what you can buy at the grocery store ... OR ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted January 6, 2016 Moderators Share Posted January 6, 2016 You only want to eat the sprout part, it's the seed that you want to avoid. Keep letting them sprout until they resemble the ones you describe in the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldengrahamgirl Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yep, sprouts only. Not the bean (but I know what you mean about the little bit that still resembles a bean at the end - I live in Asia!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby F Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 So are alfalfa sprouts okay? I especially like them in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Yes, alfalfa sprouts are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimenaCSE Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hi, I searched at the forum but I did not find the answer. I read in this forum, that the sprouts of lentils, quinoa, alfalfa, beans etc. are allowed because the problem of grains is in the seeds but when they germinate they do not generate problems, so I understand that the germinated grains are allowed, but why in the rules of the program says: DO NOT EAT GRAINS. This includes wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, sprouted grains, and all gluten-free pseudo-cereals like amaranth, buckwheat or quinoa. How can we eat sprouted grains? What would be the correct indications about the sprouts? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted April 3, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2018 Grain sprouts are the brand new sprout of the plant. Sprouted Grains are grains that are soaked as tho one was going to grow them from seeds into a new plant. So you can eat the new plant which are known as sprouts but you cannot eat the product of the plant such as a soaked grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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