This week we sprinkled a little extra sunshine into each of our baskets!  We included a generous bag of delightful sunflower sprouts for every CSA member. These baby sunflowers are power packed source of nutrition, especially if you consume a largely plant based diet like I do. I am a raw foodist , meaning that the majority of my diet consists of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds and algaes. (But that’s a story for another day … )

   These little crunchy cuties contain dynamite nutrition! With Vitamins A, B, C and E
Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin, Phosphorus AND Potassium, you simply cannot go wrong including them in your diet! With 25% protein, they capable of powering you through any hectic day!  When you sprout a nut, bean or seed, not only do you multiply the nutritional value, but every micronutrient becomes much more bioavailable. Furthermore, the beneficial enzymes and antioxidants remain intact.  ‘Living foods’ like sprouts are also a earth-friendly, inexpensive choice because for simply pennies a day, they provide outstanding nutrition.  For this reason, we try our best to occasionally include them in the baskets (despite the fact they take so long to harvest on a large scale!) In fact, they are so popular, we may even come up with a ‘Sprout salad’ for Cumberland market this weekend!

 Until next post, this is Ali reminding you to enjoy the sunshine in all its forms!