Medically reviewed by Shanmukha Priya, M.Phil and Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition
Though exercise definitely is an important part of weight loss, it HAS to be supplemented with super foods that are low in calories yet super healthy so they keep your body well provided for in terms of nutrition.
One such super foods are sprouts popularly known as Ankuri Daal in Hindi. They are made by germinating the seeds of legumes or grains.
The process of germinating brings out many useful enzymes in germinated seeds, legumes, and grains, which makes them easier to digest.
There are various healthy snacks we can prepare using sprouts as the main ingredient.
Making your own sprouts at home is definitely much better than obtaining them from the market for obvious reasons like health and cost-effectiveness.
The entire process of sprouting [1] just takes a few minutes and there you are… your superfood sprouts are ready!
They are known to be superfoods because of their high nutritional value. They possess great benefits for our mental and physical health.
Many a time, our natural reaction to healthy food goes like… urgh… this must be really tasteless… but let us tell you… sprouts can be turned into one of the super healthy snacks and that too with a great taste.
You can mix up various ingredients to sprouts and actually come up with super healthy snacks which are also interesting (a rare combination actually!) EVERYDAY.
So let us give you 3 easy and interesting recipes using sprouts, which you will thoroughly enjoy preparing and enjoying at home with your family, passing all the goodness of the superfood to your loved ones.
Apart from being one of the versatile and healthy snacks and offering some great health benefits, they also offer amazing weight loss benefits to the humankind. Let us see how!
It is a well-known fact that people desiring to lose weight should take a diet high in fiber content.
Given the fact that sprouts contain about 7.6 grams of fiber makes it one of the healthy snacks for weight watchers [2].
Fiber is also an extremely important food constituent which facilitates improved digestion and is of great help to people suffering from constipation [3].
Because sprouts contain a significant amount of fiber, they prove to be quite filling and give a feeling of fullness, which helps you keep away from overeating and unhealthy food.
The fiber content also helps in reduction of our untimely hunger pangs [4] – which in reality is the biggest culprit that stalls weight loss.
So next time you feel hunger pangs set in, go for sprouts – one of the healthy snacks available on the face of this earth.
Sprouts are superfoods rich in vital vitamins and minerals which are essential for human body.
Sprouts contain Vitamin B9 in huge quantities along with Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B1 in significant amounts [5].
You can prepare a host of healthy snacks using sprouts while keeping its vitamins and minerals levels intact.
Various studies have shown the vital role of a protein [6] in weight loss. Proteins help in the repair of tissues, the building of your muscles and even healthy hair growth.
Our very own superfood sprouts are packed with a high content of proteins along with vital vitamins and minerals.
What more would you want from a food which can not only be turned into healthy snacks but is also prepared as well as easily “grown” at home?
Sprouts help in lowering cholesterol levels – yes the very cholesterol that can easily be compared to cancer, if not controlled at the right time.
With your cholesterol level under check [7], your heart automatically becomes much safer with better functioning and reduced heart problems.
Lowering of cholesterol also means your body weight under check. So go for healthy snacks made from sprouts and live healthy and fit!
The content of chlorophyll in sprouts helps in regenerating and detoxifying our body at molecular and cellular level.
It also cleanses and oxygenates your body [8]. Sprouts contain chlorophyll, which cleanses and oxygenates your body.
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