Sprouted Grain and How to Sprout

Sprouted Grain
and How to Sprout

A sprouted grain can make a nutrient dense sprouted bread. And learning how to sprout will give your body the extra benefits of sprouting.

Sprouted bread will have more nutrients available for your body to use than most breads. Also, the benefits of sprouting include being much easier on your digestive system because the anti-nutrients found in grains get broken down.

And when you learn how to sprout your own grains, you can then make your own variations of sprouted bread.

Grains Require Careful Preparation

Grains contain a number of anti-nutrients that can cause health problems. Anti-nutrients include complex sugars, phytic acid, enzyme inhibitors, and hard to digest proteins like gluten.

These anti-nutrients are part of the grains system of preservation from birds, insects, etc.

With the benefits of sprouting, many anti-nutrients are deactivated which greatly aids in the digestion of these grains.

The Basics of How to Sprout

Grains or pseudo grains that can be used for sprouted bread are wheat, spelt, quinoa, buckwheat, barley, rice, oats, and millet.

Wash your grains thoroughly and soak them in lukewarm water overnight (this provides the moisture content required to begin the germination process).
Drain and rinse grains the next morning.
Place the grains in a sprouting container.
Maintain a sprouting temperature of 70-80 Degrees F and rinse with cool filtered water a few times a day.
Sprouting will begin in 1 to 2 days.

Benefits of Sprouting

Grains have increased Vitamin and Nutrient Content when their seeds are sprouted.
When the seed germinates, Grains become Predigested Amino Acids and Natural Sugars.
Sprouting Neutralizes Phytic Acid and Enzyme Inhibitors. Sprouting also Inactivates Aflatoxins.
Wheat causes a lot of problems for people, but in its sprouted form a good portion of the Starch is Converted to Simple Sugars and its Proteins Become more Digestible.
Sprouting helps to Produce a Better Acid-Alkaline Balance in your body.

Sprouted Grain Tips

After you have sprouted your grains, you can dry them to make a sprouted flour.
You can spread them on cookie sheets and put them in your oven on the lowest setting for approximately 6 hours or more.
You can also put them into a dehydrator and dry at a lower temperature to preserve more nutrients.
The last step is putting your dried sprouted grain through a grain mill or use a high powered blender to make sprouted flour.

You can make cookies, breads or whatever your creative mind can come up with once you learn how to sprout and make a sprouted flour.

You will also receive the many benefits of sprouting that do include better digestion.

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