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Trying Out Sprouted Grains

Published on April 30, 2012 By Emily. Updated on April 30, 2012

My quest to try new grains based on the Whole Grains Council’s Grain of the Month Calendar continues.  This month I was challenged to try sprouted grains.

Sprouted grains took me a little by surprise, as the WGC notes, “we’re taking a slight departure this month”.  Sprouted grains are most easily found in prepared products such as breads and pastas.  Apparently sprouted grain flour exists, but I didn’t come across it.
So this month I decided to try out some of the sprouted grain products available.  Last year, during my vegan for a week challenge, I tried out Ezekiel bread.  This month I added to that list by sampling tortillas and pasta.

torillas

I used the tortillas to make simple quesadillas with cheese, chilies and scallions.  The tortillas were much more crumbly than ordinary corn or flour tortillas and a lot chewier as well.  They tasted fine, but the amount of jaw exercise needed was more than I like to give.   The following morning Brian made me an egg wrap sandwich and warmed the tortilla in the oven.  The result was better than the quesadillas, but I think I’ll stick with the standard wheat tortillas in the future.

quesadillas

pasta

The pasta presented a couple issues. First of all, I paid $5.49, a whole five times more than I ordinarily pay and certainly an expenditure I don’t plan on maintaining.  I was surprised by how much darker the sprouted grain pasta is than our ordinary whole wheat pasta, as seen below.

pasta comparison

When cooked, the spaghetti wasn’t as flexible as ordinary varieties which made it somewhat difficult to eat because it couldn’t be twirled around a spoon.  I think using a shaped pasta, like ziti, would eliminate this issue.  The pasta broke easily, as does whole wheat pasta, but overall tasted alright.  I served the pasta with shrimp cooked in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and basil.

pasta and shrimp

I didn’t particularly care for either for the sprouted grain products I tried this month, but I’m glad I was given a reason to try them.  There are many other sprouted grain products and brands available and I’ve enjoyed sprouted grain bread in the past.  I’m not going to work too hard to fit sprouted grains into my cooking at the moment, but that could certainly change in the future.

On to next month’s grain: amaranth.

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Comments

  1. Laura @ Joyful shimmy says

    April 30, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Thanks for the review. I was curious regarding the sprouted grain pasta. I have done the sprouted grain tortilla and it taste alright although I have been sticking to corn tortilla that I like better

    • Emily says

      May 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by, Laura!
      I only tried that one variety of sprouted grain pasta, other brands or shapes may be better. I thought both the tortillas and pasta were fine, but didn’t like them as much as the conventional products I’ve been using. Thanks for the input.

  2. Stina says

    May 1, 2012 at 9:14 am

    I can’t remember if you have a Trader Joe’s near you or not, but if you do, they make a really great sprouted grain bread. The texture is pretty close to normal whole wheat bread. I’ve also tried the Ezekiel’s sprouted bread (because my TJ’s was out of their bread) and don’t like it nearly as well.

    • Emily says

      May 2, 2012 at 6:41 pm

      Trader Joe’s is a bit of a drive from here, but we do make the trip a few times a year. I’m never sure about their breads and usually don’t buy them so I really appreciate the tip. Next time we’re at a Trader Joe’s I’ll definitely pick up some sprouted grain bread to try!

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