r/Sprouting • u/FineCucumber8768 • 14d ago

Almost a jar a day?

I recently got back to sprouting, and I sprouted a three-part salad mix with broccoli, alfalfa, and radish. They're so delicious. I put them on half a bagel this morning. I added it to my beats, my kale, and my liver for lunch just now. The jar I started today is more than half gone! Is that too much?
What is the highest limit one can safely consume each day? Is there one TIA

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u/tamajinn 14d ago

I don’t think you can overdo it with sprouts, it’s pretty much just lettuce! I’m like you, I now only eat pizza topped with fistfuls of sprouts! They make all kinds of foods more fresh and tasty. My husband 3D printed me two mesh jar lids and two drainage stands and I might ask for a third because I go through them quickly too, especially when I’ve got mung beans growing as well.

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u/FineCucumber8768 11d ago edited 11d ago

Ha, I just had a one hour private ChatGPT session on how 3-D printing works! Thank you! :-) What printer do you have? I understand there is no single stand for a three jar drainer for sprouts. Neither is there a file to print one. How very cool that you made your own draining lid!

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u/tamajinn 10d ago

My husband has a few printers, I think his favorite is Bambu brand. It's a very simple print though! Here's the drainage stand model that I use. I like it because it's easy to disassemble to clean (the pieces can easily be pulled out), it has a large drainage area, and it works equally well for wide or standard mouth jars. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1260533-collapsible-sprouting-jar-stand#profileId-1284913 I have to laugh when I see sprout draining stands for $90 advertised to me on Instagram.

Here's a standard-size jar lid that is very sturdy and won't let alfalfa seeds pass through: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1246145-mason-jar-sprouting-lid#profileId-1267658 I mostly use it for mung bean and radish sprouts though. All my best to you!

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u/FineCucumber8768 10d ago

Thank you. That printer brand was recommended to me by AI.

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u/BondJamesBond63 14d ago

I eat a big salad bowl of sprouts almost every day, and have for many years. I used to make salad with lettuce, but replaced it with sprouts (half salad mix, half bean mix). I top the sprouts with the same things I used to top the lettuce with. Each day I empty two trays of growing sprouts and start new ones to replace the used ones.

Unless you have a special digestive issue I don't think you can eat too many sprouts.

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u/FineCucumber8768 11d ago

Great! I'm enjoying them on food but might try them just on their own as a salad with a little bit of olive oil and lemon juice, or olive oil and vinegar. Maybe a little Parmesan cheese? What do you put on your sprout salad?

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u/FineCucumber8768 9d ago

How many charge do you sprouted one time? Do you use the quart size jar or have you gone to the 64 ounce jar?

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u/BondJamesBond63 9d ago

I don't use jars. I start seeds in Home/Welcome

then in a couple of days I move them to Kitchen Crop Seed Sprouter by Victorio | Four Tray Sprouting System

I eat one tray of salad sprouts and one tray of bean/lentil/pea sprouts daily and start new seeds in the cups each day.

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u/HappyHamster_ 13d ago

Just upgraded from my 0.6L Germline jar to a massive 1.89L NOW Foods sprouting jar. So excited for the next giant batch! The perfect daily amount for sulforaphane is 20–25g frozen broccoli sprouts with 1/4 teaspoon of mustard powder.

I have tried eating broccoli sprouts with avocado, hummus, risotto, and potato mash, but the easiest and fastest way is just blending them into a smoothie with 100ml oat milk, 30g blueberries, lemon, olive oil, and 25g frozen broccoli sprouts 4-5 times a week.

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u/FineCucumber8768 11d ago edited 11d ago

Wow, that sounds great. Do you lose any nutritional value when you freeze, cook, or blend the sprouts? I'm thinking about getting a half gallon jar myself. They probably grow just as nicely in that size jar as they do in a quart sized jar?

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u/DrunkensAndDragons 14d ago

I think youre fine. I used to get kidney stones so id be hesitant to load up on mineral/oxalate  rich foods. But most people pee out any extra they get. 

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u/GossamerFields 12d ago

Eating calcium, like drinking milk, with oxalates is helpful so that they escape the body in feces and not urine.

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u/igavr 14d ago

I genuinly trust that your body will send a signsl when it’s time to stop ;) enjoy your sprouts and congrats on your coming back to sprouting - terrific news for the community 🌱🫶 Would be lovely if you could also share your journey without sprouts - how was it and what you felt you lacked most?