Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I feel that if you are using a variety of sprouts, that it would be much better than using spinach, day in and day out. Maybe throw in the spinach, too, from time to time. The issue may be quantity. I'm thinking if you cram a *lot* of sprouts into the smoothies, it may add up to too much, maybe. (Keep in mind, that the nutrients are more concentrated in the sprouts, so I would feel one could use less sprouts, than need be of other greens.) I would not use buckwheat greens. They are not good in quantity. I use sprouts in mine, often alternating with other greens. I have gone periods of time using 1/2 quart jar daily in each days smoothie. :~) Thia On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 1:44 AM, candleshopcreations < andrea@...> wrote: > > > Hello everyone! I drink green smoothies pretty much everyday and in an > effort to save $$$'s I am sprouting and growing more greens and grasses. We > live in Okinawa right now and even the local greens are pricey. Anyhow, I > don't think there is a problem with eating sprouts every day, either in my > smoothies or in salads. Correct? > > This question came up because I was reading Green for Life by > Boutenko and she talked about the variety of greens her family eats and said > that they only eat a handful of sprouts at a time once or twice a week??? > because she didn't want to overdo them with the alkaloid content... but is > it really a problem? i've heard the same about alfalfa sprouts in > particular. but even if this was a concern, wouldn't eating a wide variety > of sprouts take care of the " problem " ? > > Using my own sprouts and greens is much more fun than buying the same > spinach all the time... our grocery store is a bit limited and the markets > are not convenient. > > Thoughts? > Thanks! > > > -- º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quick & Easy " Raw " Recipes http://easyraw.blogspot.com/ º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I won't use popcorn greens either. They are toxic. I know by my own experience. Gopal > > > Hello everyone! I drink green smoothies pretty much everyday and in an > effort to save $$$'s I am sprouting and growing more greens and grasses. We > live in Okinawa right now and even the local greens are pricey. Anyhow, I > don't think there is a problem with eating sprouts every day, either in my > smoothies or in salads. Correct? > > This question came up because I was reading Green for Life by > Boutenko and she talked about the variety of greens her family eats and said > that they only eat a handful of sprouts at a time once or twice a week??? > because she didn't want to overdo them with the alkaloid content... but is > it really a problem? i've heard the same about alfalfa sprouts in > particular. but even if this was a concern, wouldn't eating a wide variety > of sprouts take care of the " problem " ? > > Using my own sprouts and greens is much more fun than buying the same > spinach all the time... our grocery store is a bit limited and the markets > are not convenient. > > Thoughts? > Thanks! > > > -- º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quick & Easy " Raw " Recipes http://easyraw. blogspot. com/ º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 On 7/6/09, Thia (aka: pixx) <pixxley@...> wrote: > > I feel that if you are using a variety of sprouts, that it would be much > better than using spinach, day in and day out. I agree with Thia - grow a variety of sprouts and eat what feels and tastes good to you. I don't believe it will hurt you, especially if you are rotating the types. > Maybe throw in the spinach, > too, from time to time. I'm bad: I eat baby organic spinach every day. I love my greens too much to rotate through them -- I just eat some of nearly all of them every day. Every day I have almost everything on this list: sprouts (different kinds, depends on what's come ready to eat - alfalfa, mung, radish, mustard, clover, fenugreek, purple cabbage, broccoli), spinach, purple cabbage, arugula, friseé (Ye gods and little fishes, I LOVE this stuff!!!), green chard, green oak, green romaine, lolla rosa, mizuna, radicchio, red chard (yum yum yum!), red oak, red romaine, tango, curly leaf kale, dinosaur kale (mmmmm!), cilantro (okay, maybe not EVERY day but for the cilantro but several times a week. I read that cilantro helps the body chelate heavy metals. nice.), collard greens, mustard greens. I'm considering including bok choy. It's been sounding really tasty lately. I know I'm " supposed to " eat one green one day, another the next, etc. But I don't have that kind of self-discipline and, so far, I haven't noticed any signs of alkaloid poisoning or developed allergies or sensitivities to any of these greens or sprouts. I feel great when I eat lots of greens and sprouts. I can't see there being any problem with eating sprouts every day. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I think you are effectively doing the same thing, Sparrow. I think the point is to avoid over eating one thing. If you are getting all that variety daily, I think, even if you eat it every day, it is doubtful you would consume too much of any one type. :~) Thia On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Sparrow R <sparrowrose@...>wrote: > > > I'm bad: I eat baby organic spinach every day. I love my greens too > much to rotate through them -- I just eat some of nearly all of them > every day. Every day I have almost everything on this list: sprouts > (different kinds, depends on what's come ready to eat - alfalfa, mung, > radish, mustard, clover, fenugreek, purple cabbage, broccoli), > spinach, purple cabbage, arugula, friseé (Ye gods and little fishes, I > LOVE this stuff!!!), green chard, green oak, green romaine, lolla > rosa, mizuna, radicchio, red chard (yum yum yum!), red oak, red > romaine, tango, curly leaf kale, dinosaur kale (mmmmm!), cilantro > (okay, maybe not EVERY day but for the cilantro but several times a > week. I read that cilantro helps the body chelate heavy metals. > nice.), collard greens, mustard greens. I'm considering including bok > choy. It's been sounding really tasty lately. > > I know I'm " supposed to " eat one green one day, another the next, etc. > But I don't have that kind of self-discipline and, so far, I haven't > noticed any signs of alkaloid poisoning or developed allergies or > sensitivities to any of these greens or sprouts. I feel great when I > eat lots of greens and sprouts. I can't see there being any problem > with eating sprouts every day. > > Sparrow > -- º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quick & Easy " Raw " Recipes http://easyraw.blogspot.com/ º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 On 7/6/09, Thia (aka: pixx) <pixxley@...> wrote: > > I think you are effectively doing the same thing, Sparrow. I think the > point is to avoid over eating one thing. If you are getting all that > variety daily, I think, even if you eat it every day, it is doubtful you > would consume too much of any one type. Yay! I'm glad because I'd hate to just eat one kind per day. That would be boring to me. I love that in the last couple of years I've discovered so many foods I never knew existed before! And so many more foods I want to try but have to wait until I'm someplace they sell them: Durian, champak, inga bean, rollina, atamoya, peacherine, honey murcott, jakfruit, mangosteen, abiu, merang, mabolo, longan, duku, ice cream bean, mamey, chocolate pudding fruit, pitaya, banana passionfruit, granadia, malva, cherimoya, sapodilla, nam dok mai mangoes, jaboticaba, Ceylon mulberry, cloudberry, green star apple -- I haven't had a chance to taste any of these yet! Has anybody else eaten any of these? I've heard especially amazing things about the flavor of cherimoya. So much food, so little time! Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I have heard the same, on cherimoya. I have tried freeze dried mangosteen- not impressed. Odd... Ok. Would be willing to try fresh, but not worth buying the freeze dried again. I have had jakfruit, it was frozen (I ate it mostly thawed) in an asian market, locally. " So much food, so little time! " HAHAHAH, you sound like me!! :~) Thia On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 5:17 AM, Sparrow R <sparrowrose@...>wrote: > > ... I love that in the last couple of years I've > discovered so many foods I never knew existed before! > > And so many more foods I want to try but have to wait until I'm > someplace they sell them: Durian, champak, inga bean, rollina, > atamoya, peacherine, honey murcott, jakfruit, mangosteen, abiu, > merang, mabolo, longan, duku, ice cream bean, mamey, chocolate pudding > fruit, pitaya, banana passionfruit, granadia, malva, cherimoya, > sapodilla, nam dok mai mangoes, jaboticaba, Ceylon mulberry, > cloudberry, green star apple -- I haven't had a chance to taste any of > these yet! Has anybody else eaten any of these? I've heard especially > amazing things about the flavor of cherimoya. > > So much food, so little time! > > Sparrow > > -- º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quick & Easy " Raw " Recipes http://easyraw.blogspot.com/ º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Nahhhh, you are just making these up, right?! Connie http://www.home-and-school-solutions.com/ > > > > I think you are effectively doing the same thing, Sparrow. I think the > > point is to avoid over eating one thing. If you are getting all that > > variety daily, I think, even if you eat it every day, it is doubtful you > > would consume too much of any one type. > > Yay! I'm glad because I'd hate to just eat one kind per day. That > would be boring to me. I love that in the last couple of years I've > discovered so many foods I never knew existed before! > > And so many more foods I want to try but have to wait until I'm > someplace they sell them: Durian, champak, inga bean, rollina, > atamoya, peacherine, honey murcott, jakfruit, mangosteen, abiu, > merang, mabolo, longan, duku, ice cream bean, mamey, chocolate pudding > fruit, pitaya, banana passionfruit, granadia, malva, cherimoya, > sapodilla, nam dok mai mangoes, jaboticaba, Ceylon mulberry, > cloudberry, green star apple -- I haven't had a chance to taste any of > these yet! Has anybody else eaten any of these? I've heard especially > amazing things about the flavor of cherimoya. > > So much food, so little time! > > Sparrow > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 On 7/7/09, Connie Lacelle <groups@...> wrote: > > Nahhhh, you are just making these up, right?! And the schnozzberries taste like real schnozzberries! Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 You have no idea how hard I am laughing right now!!! Thanks! :~) Thia Sparrow R <sparrowrose@...> wrote: > > And the schnozzberries taste like real schnozzberries! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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