This whirlwind of giveaways is just about complete (if you’ve missed the last two, win three nourishing “must have” books here or a Wondermill grain mill here). Today I share the last giveaway. When Peggy from To Your Health Sprouted Flour first contacted me about doing a giveaway for sprouted flour, I was thinking we were giving away something like a five pound bag of flour. So I was jumping up and down with excitement when I found out that she wanted to give away 25 pounds of sprouted flour! Now if that’s not a prize worth winning, I don’t know what is!
But first, let me tell you a little more why you should care about sprouted flour. The following information is found in my original post about sprouting.
Phytic Acid and Enzyme Inhibitors are Neutralized
Phytic acid binds with calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc, making it hard to impossible for you to absorb those nutrients. It’s also irritating to your digestive system. By sprouting your grains, legumes or seeds, you are neutralizing phytic acid very effectively. You will also be neutralizing enzyme inhibitors, which unfortunately not only inhibit enzymes in the actual seed, but can also inhibit your own valuable enzymes once they have been eaten.
Sprouting Aids Digestibility
Beyond even anti-nutrients that are neutralized by sprouting, there are other changes that take place during sprouting that make it easier for us to digest our seeds/legumes/grains.
“Soaking [sprouting] will also help to diminish s0me of the fat content and will help convert the dense vegetable protein to simpler amino acids for easier digestion. The more complex carbohydrates in the foods will also start to break down into the simpler glucose molecules” Wendy Rudell, Raw Transformation
Other Nutritional Advantages
“The process of germination not only produces vitamin C, but also changes the composition of grains and seeds in numerous beneficial ways. Sprouting increases vitamin B content, especially B2, B5, and B6. Carotene increases dramatically-sometimes even eightfold.” Sally Fallon, Nourishing Traditions, pg 112
Besides the nutritional benefits, there is also another huge benefit. Sprouted flour is ready to use, so no soaking required! It’s as easy to use as white flour! For those with little time, this is a plus (or for those of us who have a hard time planning ahead).
Here are some recipes that use sprouted flour, just to give you an idea of the possibilities.
Gingersnaps (mine)
Sprouted Grain Doughnuts Nourished Kitchen
Milk and Honey Sprouted Bread Nourished Kitchen
Homemade Sprouted Flour Crackers Cheeseslave
Homemade Banana Bread Cheeseslave
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
And now to the giveaway. Peggy is giving away a total of 25 pounds of sprouted flour! This includes: 1 ten pound bag of sprouted wheat, 1 ten pound bag of sprouted spelt, 1 five pound bag of sprouted rye as well as the free shipping to the winner.
To enter this great contest, just click on the link below and go sign up for Peggy’s newsletter (which, by the way, I will be doing myself as you get to hear when she is doing specials etc. You can unsubscribe at anytime). Update: And then leave a comment here! You won’t be entered into the giveaway until you leave a comment here. Sorry that I didn’t make that clear before! You must live within the US to enter this contest.
This contest will end on December 16th at 11:59 PM PST. The winner will be chosen via random.org, and will be announced on December the 17th. You must live within the United States to enter this contest. If you win, you have 48 hours to contact us once we have tried to contact you or the winner is announced.
Like all of the giveaways done with my sponsors I will be receiving a small compensation for hosting this giveaway.
Latest posts by KimiHarris (see all)
- Eating for Comfort and Sustenance - May 20, 2025
- Perfect Instant Pot Black and Brown Rice - February 14, 2025
- What Worked and What Didn’t in My Cooking Life Last Year - January 14, 2025
What a great contest!
Interesting! Any excuse to make my pizza dough more healthy! I really do have issues with B vitamin deficiencies, and maybe their pizza dough would trump my current one!
I’ve never used sprouted flour before but now I’m kind of excited to try.
Thanks for hosting the giveaways! Do I need to comment on the other two as well to be entered?
No. Just this one. 🙂
I signed up for the newsletter. Thanks!
I’d love some sprouted flour!!
I’d be thrilled to enter the giveaways! Hopefully I was able to enter properly. I so appreciate all the information on your site.
I have several friends who would be so excited for me to share this with them!
I entered for the newsletter, I hope I win!
Great contest, I have always wanted to try sprouted flour, but the cost has kept me away. This would be a great way to “test” it.
I really want to try sprouted flour – what better way than to win 25 lbs!
I subscribed to the newsletter. I’d love to win the sprouted flour.
Thanks so much for your great website and fun giveaways!
I’ve been meaning to get some sprouted flour for some time now, so this is a great opportunity! Also–wanted to let you know I’ve been spying on your site for quite a few recipes. My husband loves the peanut butter cups recipe, and I love making crackers from the yogurt dough–what a great idea!
I’ve been making sprouted flour for the last few years. It is easy, although takes a little time and is wonderful for our health and to use. It would be wonderful to receive some all ready to go! Thanks for this opportunity…
I just signed up- I would love this prize!
Just signed up for her newsletter. Thanks for offering this great giveaway!
Lolly
I signed up for the Newsletter. I have never used sprouted flour, but I am ready to try it. Soaking grains requires planning ahead which is not my strong suit.
Thanks for the opportunity.
Okay, signed up for the newsletter. Thanks for the chance to win this!
Cant thank you enough for all the wonderful posts.Have made many changes to out lifestyle since I started reading your blog.Being a south Indian we love reading all the NT blog articles about fermenting!Just signed up for the newsletter for the Sprouted Bag giveaway!
Hi. I signed up! I wish I had a local source for sprouted flour, though…
please enter me in!!
I signed up! This is a “convenience” food to me that would be fabulous to have on hand We love our sprouted flour, but it does take time and a couple days to make.
I have never tried sprouted flour . Please include me in the drawing. Thanks for all the give aways.
This is very exciting! I would love to start working with sprouted flour, instead of soaking flour and going from there! Great giveaway!
Thank you for this contest! I signed up for the newsletter…
Hi;
I would love to get the sprouted flour. I would use it and have used it in a lot of baking 🙂
Thank you for the chance. I love all things sprouted!
Wow, what a great opportunity! I’d love to win, as you can imagine:) Thanks for all the info, and the great giveaway!
i appreciate the opportunity presented here for free sprouted flour, and for the lead to Peggy’s website! i knew about sprouting veggie seeds, but not whole grains. her website is very informative. and thanks for the recipes provided here!
I became a fan of sprouted grains about a year ago, now I know where to go for some great recepies.
Thanks!
I have never used sprout flour either, but would love to try it!
Never tried sprouted flour before!
I have been so encouraged by your site, and have been trying to make healthier foods for my family! I would love to try the sprouted flour!
I think I entered…hope I win!
I’ve never used sprouted flour although I have been thinking of giving it a try. This would be a good excuse to start:) Please sign me up!
I’ve never used sprouted flour before but I signed up for her newsletter hoping to try.
thanks for hosting!!
I have never used sprouted flour before, just in prosess of learning to soak and making food from scratch etc. Would love to try out this flour.
I could really use this!
I HOPE IT’S ME!
Thanks Kimi for the opportunity!
I signed up! I’d be excited to try so many different sprouted flours.
I’ve heard such wonderful things about sprouted flour. Talk about a time saver!
I signed up for the newsletter!
I have been curious about trying sprouted grain flour and this is a great opportunity. Thanks for hosting this chance to win.
I entered. Thanks for hosting!
Thanks so much for keeping us updated on companies offering healthy products like sprouted flour!
I have never tried sprouted flour so this will be a new adventure for me.
I’ve been sprouting my own but that takes a lot of time. And you can’t buy it locally. I’m glad to find this site. Thank you.