JadeC
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So, my beans sprouted and I know it's not safe to feed them like this. My question is if I cook them, can I feed them even though they sprouted? I'm trying my first chop mix haha Whoops
Beans and sprouts?
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henpecked
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Yeah , most of those beans need to be cooked, which of course destroys the benefits of the sprouts. here a good link to parrot nutrition, it covers what sprouts to use among other things.
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If you do an internet search on growing sprouts for birds, you will find a wealth of information.
Kalidasa
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There are always an abundance of sprouts in any growing season in nature. In tropical and other warm climes where most parrots originate, there are always sprouts and seeds in some form of germination. Plants are constantly growing and sprouting....I don't recall anything bad about sprouts other than legumes. As long as they're fresh I don't see the problem in offering sprouts daily.
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JadeC
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Well, I understand that I need to cook them. I was asking if they are dangerous now that they sprouted? If I incorporate beans into a chop mix, should I just use lentils and mung beans and stuff like that? I have googled sprouting and I sprouted some sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and green lentils. I couldn't find anything about cooking sprouted beans. I didn't mean for them to sprout. I think I'll just dump them and use something else.
Kalidasa
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I good sprouting mix (or each alone) is alfalfa, red clover, broccoli, quinoa, Amarth, radish.... Radishes are especially loved because they're spicy. The small seeds like the ones mentioned above are the easiest to sprout, and very nutritious. I almost never get a bad batch, although it occainsionally happens. If it does I just throw them in the garden and they grow there. 
Yes you can cook them even though they sprouted. I assume they sprouted when you soaked them to soften them before cooking.
Some people intentionally sprout beans before cooking in order to release more enzymes.
I sprout garbanzos, lentils, mung and adzuki. The others I cook if I want to feed them.
Same with grains. They can be cooked after sprouting. Some bread companies do this.
Some people intentionally sprout beans before cooking in order to release more enzymes.
I sprout garbanzos, lentils, mung and adzuki. The others I cook if I want to feed them.
Same with grains. They can be cooked after sprouting. Some bread companies do this.
