Eating sprouts of germinated wheat, a person improves immunity, strengthens the health of all body systems, rejuvenates. You can buy ready-made sprouted wheat in a store or in the market, but it is better to sprout it yourself at home and be sure of its quality and safety. How to do this correctly will be discussed in the article.

Rules for choosing wheat for germination

To achieve a good crop of wheat germ at home, it is worth choosing the right material for planting. Modern people are increasingly ordering goods through online stores, but this is not the best option for a place to buy cereal.

When buying grain in a store, ask the seller to provide a conclusion of the sanitary-epidemiological service.

An excellent solution would be to buy such grain on the farmers market. But it’s important to clarify if the seeds are poisoned with various poisons - as entrepreneurs often do to get rid of rodents. Ask where the grain is grown, how many times and with what fertilizers the field was cultivated.

Important! Quality grain will sprout together in a day. If only half of the seeds sprouted, then they are of poor quality.

Germination Methods

For germination, use glass or ceramic containers. To prevent moisture evaporation, prepare a gauze or piece of loose fabric.

It is important to soak the seeds several times for 5 minutes. drinking water and rinse. Throw away all the pop-up grains - they are "empty", they will not yield a crop.

There are several ways to germinate:

1. In a glass jar. Put the jar in a bowl of water, tilting it 45 °. Fill the container with 30% swollen grains, cover the neck with gauze or a loose cloth. Water from a bowl should constantly moisten the gauze on the neck. After only 7-8 hours, the first sprouts that need to be rinsed will hatch. To do this, pour water into a jar without removing gauze from the neck.If you put the jar on germination in the evening, by the afternoon of the next day you will have a juicy and healthy product.
2. In container. Put a damp cloth on the bottom of a ceramic, plastic or glass container, place swollen grains on it with a layer of 2-3 cm. Cover the product with a damp cloth, make sure that it does not dry out, irrigate with water from time to time.

With small sprouts 2-3 mm

More often, people use wheat with small sprouts, 2-3 mm in size, as food. It is believed that large sprouts are not so useful, because the level of nutrients in the grain decreases with each hour of germination, and it even becomes unsafe for the body. For germination of small shoots it will take less than a day.

Germination of green sprouts 12-15 cm tall

When the seedling reaches a height of 15 cm, the plant is ready to make fresh wheat. Scissors are used for cutting - they cut the greens just above the seeds. To obtain juice, you should use a special juicer. You need to drink such a drink once a day for 30 g.

Wheat germination technology at home

In the container selected for germination, put already prepared soil saturated with organic nutrients. Then the grain is planted - in a dense and uniform layer. Then you should slightly press the seeds to the soil or mix gently. After the appearance of small shoots, you should water the plants twice a day, but in moderation. Often a spray gun is used for this. When the sprouts become much higher, reduce the amount of watering to 1 time per day.

Container preparation

For planting grain, special containers or trays are often used. If there are several holes on the bottom, you need to cover them with paper - this is done in order to avoid germination of the sprouts through them. Well moistened soil or fertilized compost is placed at the bottom.

The soil

It is important that the soil does not have chemical additives, since then the sprouts will not be so healthy. The right solution for fertilizing the soil is the use of organic substances.

Soak

To achieve a good harvest, it is important to pre-soak the grains in water. To do this, rinse them with clean water, and then pour in for 10 hours. After that, it is important to carefully drain the water and pour back at the same time.

Important! When draining water, pay attention to grains — they have to take small roots.

Creation of optimal conditions

The place where the container will stand is important. To do this, you should choose a fairly bright and warm area. But keep in mind that direct sunlight should not fall on it. The optimum temperature in the room where the grain will germinate is considered to be + 20 ° C.

What is useful sprouted wheat sprouts

Wheat sprouts are saturated with many beneficial substances. Among them: iodine, iron, chromium, calcium, chromium. In addition, they contain vitamins B, C, D. Using this "elixir", you can cleanse the body, improve the circulatory system and the gastrointestinal tract. Many experts recommend taking pregnant women as sprouts. The product has a good effect on the condition of the skin, hair, nails.

Video: Properties of Sprouted Wheat

The use of sprouted wheat

Sprouted grains are consumed as food or made from them. They use either an independent dish or adding to salads or pastries. Squeeze the juice using a juicer and drink 1 time per day.

How to eat

Grain sprouts positively affect the health of not only people, but also many animals and birds. It is known that with regular use of sprouts of chickens, an increase in the number of eggs was observed, as well as an improvement in appearance, weight gain.

Did you know? An experiment was conducted in one of the schools in St. Petersburg, during which students and teachers ate meals with germinated wheat germ for 45 days. After examining the participants, they concluded that all of them were not susceptible to colds.

Experts recommend consuming sprouted grains in the morning with a glass of water. Young shoots of wheat are often used to add to a cocktail - for this, the sprouts are mixed with a blender.

Can be added to salads or soups. For lovers of salad from green products, you can add a handful of sprouts, and vitamin food is ready.

Germination recipes for wheat

Sprouted wheat recipes:

1. Porridge with dried apricots and sprouts. You will need 200 ml of milk, 0.5 cups of germinated seeds, 3 pcs. dried apricots, 1 tbsp. l butter, 1 tbsp. Sahara. Grind wheat, pour boiled milk. Pour sugar, dried apricots, mix. Simmer, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes. Add oil at the end.
2. Beetroot Salad. Mix 0.5 cups of sprouted grains with a glass of boiled, finely chopped beets. Add crushed garlic, chopped parsley and vegetable oil to taste.
3. Milk. Mix a quarter cup of sprouted grains with a glass of drinking water. Beat with a blender until smooth. Strain the resulting mass through cheesecloth or sieve.
4. Green Smoothie Cocktail. 5 tbsp. germinated wheat, 40 g of lettuce, 40 g of parsley, 1 banana, 1 tbsp. honey, mix 100 ml of water, beat with a blender until a homogeneous consistency.

For medicinal purposes

Germinated grains - a storehouse of nutrients. By regularly eating such a product, you will heal and strengthen your body.

• The beneficial effect is justified by the mass of effects:
• increased vigor;
• improvement of mental abilities;
• bowel cleansing;
• improvement of the circulatory system;
• a decrease in the risk of cancer;
• skin rejuvenation, etc.

Juice from the green grass of wheat affects the body well - it is used as a separate dish, but it is also added to apple juice to improve the taste. To obtain juice, freshly cut sprouts 8–15 cm long in an amount of 100 g, a blender, 50 ml of water and gauze are required. Squeeze greens and water in a blender bowl, push through cheesecloth.

Did you know? Enzymes in wheat sprouts are a hundred times more than in any fruit or vegetable.

Contraindications and possible harm

Sprout consumption is not allowed for everyone. So, they are not recommended for children under 12 years old - This can lead to serious problems in the work of the stomach and intestines. Do not get involved in such food for people with an allergy to gluten, with gastrointestinal problems, nursing mothers.

How to store the product

An important component for the consumption of fresh and healthy seedlings is the organization of their proper storage. As for grains, they need to be stored as follows: first remove all grains with external imperfections (mold, cracks, dark spots), then place them in a dry bowl with a lid, but it is not recommended to cover tightly.

Ready sprouts are stored for about 5 days at room temperature. In order to increase the time, you should put the container with the sprouts in the refrigerator, where the temperature reaches +5 ... + 7 ° С. If some of them change color - they need to be selected. This product must not be stored in the freezer.

But here as for juice, its shelf life in the freezer can be up to six months. The taste and healthy qualities of the drink will not change, but you need to drink it immediately after defrosting. It is believed that such juice is better perceived by the body than a freshly squeezed product.

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