March 8, 2010
People who do intense physical activities like labor intensive jobs or participate in body building workouts are always looking for sources of food with protein for ‘fuel’ for their bodies. Many are wondering how they can integrate more living foods in to their diet while still getting sufficient protein. One simple method of accessing this protein in food is by growing sprouts. Beans and legumes are very high in protein and are often much easier to sprout than smaller seeds. The larger seeds or legumes have a larger surface area and allow improved air flow around them, so there is less moisture build up during sprouting. This means they do not need to be rinsed as often and they are less likely to be spoiled by mold.
People who are involved in very demanding work like body building workouts, when they look for food with protein, they usually look to sources of animal protein.| Animal protein like lean cuts of meat certainly do offer good amounts of protein but vegetable proteins can have even higher levels. The main benefit with vegetable proteins is that they are more easily digested by the body and are then available to be converted in to energy. Sprouted foods [often|can|usually] have their protein levels at their [peak|prime|maximum], as the sprouting process is the [awakening|coming alive] of the seed or grain as it [bursts|explodes] in to life.
The most [common|popular] beans to sprout for high protein energy are:
- garbanzo beans (chick peas)
- mung beans
- lentils
- almost any type of pea.
Because sprouted beans have a very neutral taste, the number of different foods they can be made into or added to is incredible. You can add them to low temperature stir fry’s, burritos, bean dips like hummus, cooked rice, soups (add the sprouted beans or legumes after the soup or stew is done cooking, while it is cooling in [preparation|readiness] for serving) and [many|numerous] other dishes. Sprouts are a great source of food with protein. They offer an ideal alternative or supplement to a high protein diet, making them ideal for people participating in weight training routines or jobs requiring intense physical labor. Using the Marche Sprouting Method, you can grow large amounts of sprouts at very low cost, so they can be added to nearly any meal.
