PrintAre alfalfa sprouts still verboten?
Years ago we were strongly advised against eating packaged alfalfa sprouts because of the stratospheric numbers of bacteria found in them. At the time I lived in NYC; I remember the stuff disappearing from the shelves. Now I live in the mountains, about 200 miles north. I hesitated to buy a container recently, when I suddenly realized I've been eating alfalfa sprouts in local restaurants for almost a decade. Comments?
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2 Comments:
Alfalfa sprouts are quite healthy actually. They are an anti-inflammatory food and contain phytoestrogen which has been found to greatly reduce bad cholesterol aka LDL. As long as you wash them well I wouldn't worry about the bacteria so much.
pezbabypez at 12:11AM on 04/29/07
grow your own! It's an easy countertop setup!
à la mode at 1:06PM on 05/02/07