Raw Food Diet Tools of the Trade - The Sprout Starter

In this article will cover a handy tool used in the raw food diet, the sprout starter.

Sprouting your own healthy seeds in a healthy raw food diet is not only convenient, but also saves money on your grocery bill. Seed sprouting is not difficult, even if you don't consider yourself to have a green thumb. Sprouting your own seeds is easy, healthy, and economical.

Here are a few points to ponder regarding a sprout starter for your kitchen:

* You can sprout many different varieties of seeds, so there's always variety in your raw food diet.

* You can choose a sprout starter that suits your specific needs. There are small single tier models, multi-tiered stackable sprouting systems, or you can use a glass Mason jar.

* You can choose totally organic seeds for your sprout starter.

* Sprouts are very healthy and loaded with beneficial nutrients, digestive enzymes, minerals, protein, amino acids, vitamins, and iron.

* It only takes a few days to have sprouts from your starter.

* The growing season for sprouts is year round, and you can grow them no matter what the climate is where you live.

* Just a few of the sprouts you can grow in a starter include mung beans, green peas, clover, lentils, alfalfa, almonds, sunflower, radish, buckwheat, wheat, cabbage, kale, quinoa, sesame, broccoli, snow peas, and garbanzo beans.

* Fresh organic sprouts go straight from sprouter to table, so you enjoy nutritious sprouts that have not been sitting for an unknown length of time on a grocery shelf. Your sprouts are always fresh, coming straight out of your starter to be rinsed and instantly enjoyed.

Different Types of Sprout Starters

There are commercial sprout starters available or you can simply create your own. Commonly used methods for sprouting include:

* Glass Mason Jars
* Cloth
* Plastic Tubes
* Plastic Mesh
* Clay Saucers
* Plastic Trays
* Hemp Bags

Fresh sprouts are one of the healthiest and most nutritious foods you can include in your organic raw food diet. By growing your own sprouts, you are assured of having fresh organic sprouts handy whenever you want them. You can omit chemicals, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers so the sprouts you grow are 100% organic.

Sprout Salad Extravaganza

Ingredients:

* Fresh spinach leaves
* Diced cucumbers
* Halved cherry tomatoes
* Sunflower greens
* Buckwheat lettuce
* Sprouts grown from a bean blend such as San Francisco or Madison Market mix
* Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
* Oil and vinegar

Directions:

1. Clean and prepare greens, vegetables, and sprout ingredients.
2. Toss together with salt, pepper, and oil and vinegar dressing.
3. Enjoy!