In yogapuncture for Spring we talked about how eating sprouted foods in the spring is a great idea because it mimics exactly what our environment is doing. (want more info? you can purchase March yogapuncture for $15, message me how). Sprouts are packed with nutrition and energy, just what we need in the spring time. Plus they are super easy to do yourself. You can buy a sprout-ing kit but probably have everything you need at home, you don’t need to spend much money to get started.
What you need:
A mason jar or other class container (sprouts will double in size so make sure your container is big enough)
2 cups of water
2/3 cup of lentils or other legume, seed etc
cheese cloth or paper towel (cheese cloth is preferable) I didn’t have any cheese cloth to start so I just used paper towel to cover but the cheese cloth makes it much easier to drain the water without disturbing your lentils.
What you do:
Put your lentils in your mason jar and soak in water over night. Cover with cheese cloth or paper towel don’t put in an air tight container.
After you soak the lentils over night drain the water completely first and then rinse with fresh water and drain again.
sproutlings on day 2
Do this until your lentils sprout to your desired size.
Take your lentils out of the jar and lay out on a towel to pat dry, place in a dry jar with a lid and keep refrigerated.
Eat and enjoy!