Germinated wheat grain is called "living food." Wheat sprouts are the strongest biostimulant with antioxidant properties. Let us consider in more detail all the useful qualities of this product for the human body.
What it is
The food supplement looks like slightly swollen grains, with young white shoots making their way through, 3-5 mm long. Sprouts have the characteristic taste of wheat with a pronounced flavor of starch.
Studying the composition
The composition of the product is balanced and provides maximum absorption of all the nutrients contained in it. The body does not need to waste energy splitting minerals, proteins and fats. During the germination of grain, its proteins are broken down into amino acids, and then into nucleotides.
Starch turns into maltose, fats - into acids. Grain substances that are not immediately absorbed by the body, break down into elements, which are components for the formation of nucleic acids - the genetic material of our body. During this period, large quantities of vitamins and enzymes are formed. 
Important! Do not germinate a sprout over 5 mm in length. Store seedlings need no more than 24 hours in the refrigerator. Before each use, thorough washing of the grain is necessary to avoid the development of fungal diseases.
Vitamins
Sprouted wheat grains have a rich vitamin composition (100 g):
- tocopherol (E) - 21.0 mg;
- Niacin (B3) - 3.087 mg;
- pyridoxine (B6) - 3.0 mg;
- ascorbic acid (C) - 2.6 mg;
- thiamine (B1) - 2.0 mg;
- Pantothenic acid (B5) - 0.947 mg;
- Riboflavin (B2) - 0.7 mg;
- folic acid (B9) - 0.038 mg.
A large amount of vitamin E is also found in foods such as almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, corn, sea buckthorn, rosehips, spinach, and linseed oil.
Minerals
Wheat seedlings are rich in minerals (content in 100 g):
- phosphorus - 197 mg;
- potassium - 170 mg;
- magnesium - 79 mg;
- calcium - 68 mg;
- sodium -17 mg;
- copper - 259 mg;
- iron - 2.16 mg;
- manganese -1.86 mg;
- zinc - 1.7 mg;
- selenium - 430 mcg.
Calorie content
Caloric content of wheat germ leaves 200 kcal per 100 g.
Did you know? Wheat flour, like fire, water, milk, clothing, and iron, is mentioned in the Bible as a product necessary for life (Sirah 39:32).
Ratio BZHU
During the process of germination of grain its nutritional value increases:
- Fat - the content increases from 2% to 10%;
- proteins - from 20% to 25%;
- cellulose - from 10% to 18%;
- But the carbohydrate content falls (and this is good) - from 65% to 35%.
The benefits of wheat germ
The fact that wheat germ is extremely useful for the human body, no doubt.
This product is useful as follows:
- normalizes the functioning of the cardiovascular and circulatory systems;
- improves metabolism;
- beneficial effect on the digestive tract;
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- cleanses the body, removing toxins and heavy metals;
- dissolves gluten in the intestines;
- reduces the risk of cancer;
- treats skin diseases;
- normalizes blood sugar levels;
- supplies the body with vitamins, minerals and amino acids;
- is a tonic and tonic;
- contains enzymes 100 times more than vegetables and fruits;
- improves the quality of amino acids;
- increases fiber levels;
- binds excess acid in the body, the excess of which can cause cancer;
- heals the body at the cellular level.
Did you know? In Kievan Rus, sprouted wheat grains were made memorial "kutya" and "sochyo" for Christmas. This tradition has been preserved to this day.
Possible harm and contraindications
For all its usefulness, sprouted wheat shoots have contraindications:
- Do not use them to children under 12 years old, as well as people with duodenal ulcer and those who have recently undergone surgery;
- the joint use together with fermented milk products can become the reason of the increased gas formation;
- people who are allergic to gluten should use this product with caution;
- dizziness, diarrhea, weakness may occur at the beginning of the course.
Is it possible to use grain
During certain periods of your life, you should pay special attention to the foods that you eat, in particular, during pregnancy, while breastfeeding and in baby diets. This also applies to the product we are considering.
Important! The daily rate of sprouted wheat is not more than 100 g.
Pregnant and lactating
Vitamin and mineral complexes contained in the product are of natural origin, therefore, the intake of seedlings is recommended during pregnancy and lactation. If there is no allergy to gluten, taking seedlings is not only possible but necessary.
In addition to all the above useful qualities, there are a fair dose of folic acid in the sprouts necessary for the proper formation of the nervous system of the fetus. A nutritional supplement will help restore a young mother strength after giving birth, improve the nutritional quality of breast milk.
Infants and older children
Sprouted wheat grains are not recommended for children under the age of 12, as the child's digestive tract is not yet ready for proper absorption of such food. For this reason, the child can be given a little germinated grains only after the specified age. 
How to lose weight on wheat
If you decide that you need to lose a few extra pounds, try to cook a few simple dishes with sprouts:
- for breakfast, eat a cocktail of the following ingredients: green apple - 2 pcs., wheat seedlings - 2 tbsp. l Components should be crushed with a blender. In this healthy breakfast, high content of iron and fiber, and its caloric content is about 240 kcal. The next meal (including tea, coffee and various drinks) should be carried out not earlier than after 4 hours; food should be fractional;
- take the seedlings - 3 tbsp. l and honey - 2 tsp. Sprouts skip through a meat grinder, mix with honey. The resulting mixture should not drink down, the next meal should be no earlier than after three hours;
- Mix 100 g (daily allowance) of sprouted wheat with two diced cucumbers. Add herbs to taste and a spoonful of olive oil;
- Mix in a blender 3 tbsp. l seedling with a spoon of nuts. Add 1 tsp. honey
- Soak 8 pcs at night. prunes. In the morning drain the water, add a grated apple and 0.5 cups of wheat germ to the prunes.
If you want to lose weight, you should include blueberries, pineapple, ginger, cabbage, cinnamon, horseradish, carrots, papaya and raspberries in your diet.
You can make this diet dessert:
- low-fat cottage cheese - 3 tbsp. l .;
- prunes - 4 pcs .;
- sprouts - 2 tbsp. l .;
- yogurt or kefir - 1 tbsp. l .;
- fresh fruit (chopped) - 1 cup.
Germination rules
- We sort out wheat, wash it with water, remove dry seeds and litter.
- Fill with water and leave for a day. After 12 hours it is necessary to change the water.
- After a day, drain the water, lay out the wheat in a thin layer on a clean surface and cover with a wet towel.
- Periodically wet the towel so that it is constantly wet.
- After 2-3 days the seeds are ready, they need to be stored in the refrigerator.
Important! Whatever way you eat sprouts (ground or whole), you should very carefully grind or chew them. The smaller the particles, the better and faster they absorb.
How to take wheat germ
Germinated grains are digested by our body for a long time. This quality contributes to long-term preservation of feelings of satiety. The daily rate of this dietary supplement is from 60 to 100 g.
You can divide the daily rate into two parts, one to eat for breakfast, the other for lunch. In the evening, this is not worth it, so as not to burden the body with work at night. It is believed that the seedlings are most successfully combined with salads, dried fruits, honey and various types of nuts. 
What can be cooked with seedlings
If you decide to introduce wheat germinated grains in your diet, you can, of course, eat a tablespoon of this dietary supplement every morning. And you can enter the grain in the composition of a dish that not only diversifies your diet, but also makes it more useful.
Banana coctail
- Take 100 g of seedlings, wash them.
- Cover the product in a blender and grind as small as possible.
- Then add 1 banana and drinking water to the blender.
- Beat all the ingredients. Cocktail is ready.
Did you know? At the beginning of the twentieth century in Turkmenistan, near Ashgabat, wheat grains were found, which were about 5000 years old.
Salad with apple and cabbage
For its preparation, we need the following ingredients:
- white cabbage - 200 g;
- Apple - 1 pc .;
- orange - 1/2 pcs .;
- lemon - 1/2 pcs .;
- wheat seedlings - 100 g
Chop the cabbage, add the sliced and peeled apple, season with the juice of half an orange and half a lemon. Add wheat and mix. Salad ready. If you are not indifferent to your health, try to introduce into your diet such a useful and, at the same time, simple product, like germinated grains of wheat. They will enrich your body with beneficial substances, strengthen your health and improve immunity.
