7 Reasons Sprouts Are Good For You
7 Reasons to Eat Sprouts Right Now
Nature provides us with exactly the foods and nutrients we need when we need them. And springtime is all about sprouts.
These
cute little curly plant foods are packed with flavor, minerals,
vitamins and life force - high in nutrients and low in calories. Sprouts
can grow from grains, nuts, legumes and beans. You can eat them raw in
salads, wraps or sandwiches, sprinkled on top of soups and stews, or
cooked in stir-fries. Wheat Berry sprouts taste nutty and are great
mixed with dried fruit for a yummy snack. Sprouted buckwheat makes for
an awesome raw granola alternative. Try it with some nut milk or coconut
yogurt.
1. CANCER FIGHTING
Broccoli
sprouts contain the cancer fighting phytochemical sulforaphane. John
Hopkins research team concluded that broccoli sprouts promoted much more
cancer protection and antioxidant activity via sulforaphane than
broccoli alone!
2. CLEANSING
In Ayurvedic
traditions, eating with the seasons is key and in spring the sprouts
and greens are known fertilize the good bacteria in out colon helping us
eliminate toxins. It's not called spring cleaning for nothing!
3. FAT BURNING
Sprouts
are fat emulsifying! Spring is the season where our bodies are letting
go of toxic fat stores from the colder winter months. Let your diet stay
seasonal and alkaline and the body will enter into a naturally occurring fat burning detoxification process.
4. DIGESTIVE AIDS
Sprouts
contain large amounts of enzymes that aids digestion and assimilation
of nutrients. Fenugreek sprouts are especially know for being a great
digestive aid. In general sprouting breaks down the seed making it a lot
easier for your body to digest and assimilate than if we ate the raw
seed or grain.
5. PLANT PROTEIN POWERHOUSE
Alfalfa
sprouts (maybe the most common one we see) have as much beta-carotene
as carrots and are very high in protein. Pea Sprouts contain all the
essential amino acids making it a complete protein.
6. SIGHT
Mung bean sprouts support healthy vision!
7. BETTER NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY
Sprouts’
nutrients are believed to be more available to us because of the
chemical reaction that takes place when a seed germinates. It’s believed
to make it easier for our bodies to absorb vitamins including iron,
zinc, and vitamin C.
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