W holegrains, pulses and seeds are among the healthiest foods we can eat. Packed with nutrients, they play an important role in preventing obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. They are usually cooked before we eat them, but sprouting them instead can turbo-boost their nutritional value.
Sprouts are simply seeds that have germinated and are on their way to becoming baby plants and you can grow them easily and cheaply on your kitchen worktop. Most grains, pulses and seeds can be sprouted and popular varieties include oats, wheat, barley, lentils, mung beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas, alfalfa, sunflower seeds and broccoli seeds – to mention but a few!