Like lots of people, I stopped eating sprouts several years ago. Even though they are healthy and tasty, I had read about too many contamination scares. But now I'm eating sprouts in my salads again. The difference is that I only eat BroccoSprouts. These great tasting sprouts of broccoli have a lot...
BroccoSprouts
2/25/09 5:23pm
aw c'mon- not eating a healthy food because it might have bacteria? why not just wash it or nuke it?- that being said, that broccosprout rep qoute made me giggle- the peanut corporation that distributed the dirty peanuts said the exact same thing- so, diabolically, when the peanut batch tested positive for bacteria, the corporation fired the lab service, hiring a new lab to test, so that they could get the 'right' results!- unfortunately, it pays to buy the best- for a premium price, you can pay for food that is organic, from small producers that guarantee quality via private certification- but the masses are left to consume the cheaper quality stuff on the shelves- I really do believe that was the origins of grace- God would bless the meal, since there was no other way of verifying if it was safe or not
2/25/09 11:30pm
David,
I guess maybe I'll check these out. My guess though is they're going to be prohibitively expensive.
Have you ever tried broccoli cooked the way Alton Brown does on Good Eats, where he sort of boils the stems while steaming the crown? I'm sure you wouldn't like the steamed crown, since I'm sure you've tried it that way, but I've switched to this way and I LOVE the stems cooked this way. They're delicious.
2/26/09 12:48pm
but I don't understand your last statement
"But the regular supermarkets I checked seem to have only broccoli sprouts. They aren't the same thing."
What are BroccoSprouts if they are not broccoli sprouts?
2/26/09 10:43pm
Dear Rob,
Yes, I could have made that clearer! BroccoSprouts are indeed broccoli sprouts, but a special kind that has a lot more sulforaphane, which helps protect against cancer. BroccoSprouts are also certified to be handled a lot more carefully than regular sprouts, those from broccoli or anything else.
Thanks for asking,
David
2/27/09 6:09am
broccoli too i can eat it by the pound..
3/ 1/09 1:28pm
Sulforaphane may also help to limit the damage caused by higher blood sugars levels as this chemical causes the body to increase production of transkelotase. It has the same biological effect of benfotiamine as far as transkelotase production with the added kick of stimulating phase 2 detoxification in the liver/cells. Good eats.
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