How to grow mung bean sprouts at home: you can grow them right in your own house

To grow mung bean sprouts at home, first prepare a slotted basket, mung beans and a clean towel, then soak the mung beans until they sprout, put them in the basket and cover them with the dampened towel. Once that is done, place it in a dark place that no light can get through, and from then on water the mung beans every morning and evening; after about 5-7 days they are ready to eat.

If you normally buy mung bean sprouts outside, pay attention to the following when choosing them:

1. Normal mung bean sprouts are slightly yellow, not too thick, with a moderate water content and no off odor; abnormal ones are white in color, with bluish bean seeds, thick sturdy sprout stems, a lot of water and a chemical fertilizer smell. In addition, when buying mung bean sprouts, choose ones 5-6 cm long.

2. If the mung bean sprouts are bare and smooth with no root hairs, that is caused by excessive urea, which is harmful and not fit to eat.

In addition, you can eat more mung bean sprouts in daily life, because they have the following benefits:

1. Clearing heat and detoxifying

Mung bean sprouts have the effect of detoxifying and clearing heat; the riboflavin and vitamin C in mung bean sprouts help treat mouth ulcers, so regularly eating mung bean sprouts can cleanse the stomach and intestines, clear heat toxins and treat mouth ulcers.

2. Improving eyesight

Mung bean sprouts are rich in vitamin A, which can effectively improve night blindness caused by vitamin A deficiency; eating them regularly can effectively improve eyesight.

3. Beauty and weight loss

Mung bean sprouts are very rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber, which can detoxify and nourish the skin, promote gastrointestinal movement, burn fat and relieve constipation; combined with the low calorie content of mung bean sprouts, women who want to lose weight and slim down and to detoxify and nourish their skin can eat low-calorie mung bean sprouts often.

4. Preventing and fighting cancer

Mung bean sprouts are rich in chlorophyll, which can effectively break down the carcinogen nitrosamine, prevent rectal cancer and other cancerous changes; for people with unhealthy lifestyle habits, regularly eating mung bean sprouts gives quite good cancer-preventing and cancer-fighting benefits.

The general population can all eat mung bean sprouts, but people with a weak constitution should eat less of them, and when cooking them it is best to stir-fry them quickly in a hot wok, which can avoid damaging the vitamin C in them as much as possible.