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Anybody grow sprouts?

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For a while I've wanted to start growing sprouts indoors to add to my healthy diet but I just got into researching this recently when I starting making spring rolls. It appears very simple to do, and they are said to be the healthiest foods on the planet. Anybody have any personal experience with growing these? I know there's lots of info on the net and youtube but I was hoping for some discussion.
I'm just starting out with a canning jar and some mesh or screen and some seeds. Now I just need to find an organic source for the sprout seeds, and decide what type I want.
 
Mung are the easiest I think. I have made entire salads with mung sprouts. But I think if you eat them every day you are supposed to lightly steam them, as daily diet of mung raw isn't healthy.

I tried soy but they turned to mush. Many sprouts don't get very big like mung, so you don't get the "1/8 cup makes a pound" thing.

My fave sprouter for mung is EasySprout and Here is a Better Picture of EasySprout.
 
OK, what are sprouts? I played a game by that name in college (read Asimov's Trilogy for indoctrination) but never ate them. Are they simply very youg plants?

Mike
 
wordwiz said:
OK, what are sprouts? I played a game by that name in college (read Asimov's Trilogy for indoctrination) but never ate them. Are they simply very youg plants?

Mike
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Sprouts are highly nutritious seedlings before they get their second set of leaves which is when they become baby greens. Commonly used sprouts include: Mung bean, alfalfa, clover, barley, sunflower, radish, soybean, and many others.
 
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