Day Four - Sprouts Are Happy

Well, here we are, Day 4 of the Mung Bean sprouting project. Actually, it is day five as I didn't get the chance to post yesterday. Still, Day 4 is even more exciting than Day 3.

Once again, I have rinsed the Mung Beans and their sprouts four times throughout the day. And they seem to love this treatment!

As you can see, there is precious little room for the growing sprouts. So I will put the sprouts in a larger canning jar and see if they like it. I might also try to remove the hollow green hulls that take up some of the needed space.

If this isn't enough, then I just might split the sprouts in to 2 separate jars. It's kind of amazing that no matter what we are doing or what time it is, life is sprouting anew somewhere and probably everywhere!

I learned another thing about sprouts that I never understood. When I go to Vietnamese restaurants from time to time, and order pho, or soup, the bean sprouts that are served along with fresh basil, lime or lemon and some fresh slices of jalapeño peppers, I always wondered what was that 'thing' at the tip of each sprout.

Now I know! It is actually the base of the sprout and is what once was the center of the bean.

I look forward to sprouting chia, adzuki, flax and sunflower. Even if they have but half of what they are claimed to be filled with, they certainly qualify as superfood!