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What Are the Health Benefits (and Risks) of Eating Raw Sprouts? - Cleveland Clinic
Sprouts: You’ve probably encountered them before on a salad or a sandwich and thought little about them. Maybe you love them, maybe you skip them. Either way, chances are you probably don’t know a whole lot about them.
So what are these tiny little vegetables? What else can they be used for and what are the benefits – and risks – of eating them? To get to the bottom of it all, we spoke with registered dietician Mira Ilic, RD, LD, MS.
What are sprouts?
Sprouts are the germinated seed of a vegetable, young plants on their way to full growth – at least until some are harvested from those plants to be, well, sprouts for eating. You can find sprouts pretty much wherever you find food, particularly grocery stores and farmers markets. Some people even grow their own.
Sprouts: You’ve probably encountered them before on a salad or a sandwich and thought little about them. Maybe you love them, maybe you skip them. Either way, chances are you probably don’t know a whole lot about them.
So what are these tiny little vegetables? What else can they be used for and what are the benefits – and risks – of eating them? To get to the bottom of it all, we spoke with registered dietician Mira Ilic, RD, LD, MS.
What are sprouts?
Sprouts are the germinated seed of a vegetable, young plants on their way to full growth – at least until some are harvested from those plants to be, well, sprouts for eating. You can find sprouts pretty much wherever you find food, particularly grocery stores and farmers markets. Some people even grow their own.