The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality (Avery Health Guides) [Paperback]

Ann Wigmore (Author)

Book Description

Series: Avery Health Guides | Publication Date: June 1, 1986

Written for everyone who is interested in good nutrition at a low cost and with great taste, this highly practical and fully illustrated book provides readers with all the information necessary to start and maintain an indoor sprout garden. The book discusses a wide variety of sprouts and sprouting methods, explains the sprouts importance in a healthy diet and presents a wealth of simple and delicious recipes.

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From Publishers Weekly

Author and publisher state at the outset that they are not responsible for adverse effects resulting from the reader's adoption of Wigmore's Living Food Diet, a nutritional regimen that uses germinated and sprouting seeds. With that prominent caveat, the book goes on to discuss the history of this type of food, a staple in the Orient since ancient days. Wigmore, founder of the Hippocrates Health Institute of Boston, includes lists of seeds for sprouting, directions for maintaining a sprout garden (indoors and out) by various methods, and recipes for food and drinks from the harvest. Clear drawings complement the text.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Ann Wigmore for Avery

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Avery Trade (June 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895292467
• ISBN-13: 978-0895292469
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Vegetables & Vegetarian > Vegetables
  • #45 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Natural Foods
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64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sprouting for any level of gardening, May 14, 2004

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This review is from: The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

Terrific! A wonderful book on sprouting for many a skill level. Getting started couldn't be easier, as she provides several methods, along with helpful charts and recipes. Sprouting is a simple way to lead a nutritious lifestyle, and this book details the process quite well. (p.s. - the section on composting is an added bonus!)

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ann Wigmore Rocks, February 7, 2007

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J. Brown (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

Seriously, she was really a pioneer...and did many great things for others, unselfishly, to promote global healthcare. As to the book, another great Wigmore book with easy, clear and precise ideas one can readily put into motion...and soon be eating delicious sprouts all year long, using her funky recipes. If you're a city-dweller, she also explains how-to for apartment living. Great book to offer to any beginning living-foods vegetarian you may know. Good investment. Reasonable price.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sprouting Book, February 27, 2009

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This review is from: The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality (Avery Health Guides) (Paperback)

Great book - lots of info on all types of sprouts - why to grow sprouts, how to and what to do with them - love the recipes. While i have done some sprouting - this book has certainly expanded my horizons. I've been experimenting with many different kinds of sprouts.