Sprouts: The Miracle Food: The Complete Guide to Sprouting

by Steve Meyerowitz

Step-by-step, learn to grow delicious indoor greens and baby vegetables in just one week from seed to salad. Includes nutrition chart, questions and answers, and resources.

Genres: Health, Food, Nonfiction, Gardening, How To

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 31, 1994

Reviews

[Dejana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so driving me crazy that I want to re-write it. It's 200 pages, and all I want to know about sprouts can be put on 50! Couldn't he just put a chapter entitled Alfalfa- so when I want to sprout it there's all I need to know. Instead, it's all mixed in a big salad, so alfalfa is on page 11, 41, 48,58,...70, 159...etc. Just to find out how long to soak a certain seed takes me half hour browsing through pages.
He also prefers this strange method with bamboo baskets, and most people who sprout nowdays live in big cities, not on the banks of Mekong Delta. Everyone I know uses automatic or plastic sprouters.
The good news is that it does offer lots of useful advice, and he does know a lot- it's just I wish he had someone to help him organize it in more user-friendly way.

[Alex Linschoten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was allright. The author is a bit too energetic for my tastes, but he certainly advocates strongly for a vision of food cultivation that would seem pretty pleasant if you could make it all work. I wish the book was better organised, however. Sproutman goes down too many side-discussions and enjoys his little side-comments too much to make this a valuable reference tool. Perhaps when I'm sprouting more myself I will change my mind.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource for sprout descriptions, not really for sprouting methods.

For sprouting methods, the author mostly describes what he thinks is the best way - baskets, and bags, so not as helpful in the different sprouting methods.

Has good descriptions of the sprouts and their flavors. Discusses the need for cooking some sprouts - mostly the bean and pea ones.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book covers great information on the different methods of sprouting. I didn't care for the format it was written, it jumped around instead of being a smooth read.

[☔️ Stormy Day Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay I’ll admit that I skimmed a good portion of this book. Most of it was very dry and technical going into detail about things I’ll never remember. It felt more like a textbook. The author was very opinionated about the proper way to sprout. At least The Sprout Book by Doug Evans had different options for each sprout type. I feel like this author pushed the types they sell. I did find the more in-depth explanation of what sprouting seeds are vs regular seeds.

[Krista Rowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diversified in various sprouts & micro greens, easy to understand & overall a great book.

[Margaret Lemmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect!

The information is so thorough and well researched. I like the variety of options to sprout and grow micro greens. There do not seem to be any negative aspects to this book. Great read!

[Pixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was on an email list for the Sprout Man after wanting to buy one of his sprouting bags. What a sad shock to hear of his untimely passing this past September. My heartfelt sympathies to his family. Of all the books I read when I wanted to start sprouting, this one from the 70s that my local library had was the most memorable, because of Steve's enthusiasm and sense of mission. If his spirit could leave such an impression through this little (but very thorough) book, how much more must he be missed by those who knew him. I wonder how many thousands of lives he has influenced over the decades and will continue to influence through his books and the business his children are continuing, all to the better health of humans everywhere.

[Marcus Goncalves · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and thorough

Very informative and thorough book, with lots of details and a variety of related topics and resources on sprouting and seeds. It’s getting a bit outdated and illustrations could have been replaced by pictures, to better convey information.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, informative, practical guide to growing sprouts and benefiting from their amazing awesomeness.

[Aili]

a little too zealous for me, but the information was good.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview on sprouting methods and seeds for sprouting. Lots of resources listed in back.

[Carrie Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book loaded with everything you will need to know about sprouting. A must have for growing your own sprouts.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful in my new endeavor, but rather dated.

[WitchHaven Apothecary · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for kitchen garden sprouting it is filled with much information and easy to follow. I recommend this for anyone who enjoys healthy living with sprouting.

Namaste
Dani