How to Enjoy Wheatgrass
Shoot It
Blend wheatgrass juice and drink it as a shot.
Place a large handful into a juicer. A blender
can also be used, but the juice must be
strained before drinking to remove the pulp.
Drink 1-2 oz. of wheatgrass liquid.
Make Tea
Water the seeds thoroughly at this stage—your media
should be pretty saturated—then cover the tray with a
ventilated lid or paper that has been saturated with water. If
you opt for a paper cover, it’s important to keep the paper
moist throughout the sprouting process, so be sure to spray
it with water a few times a day to keep everything damp. To
achieve a darker-colored wheatgrass, add a light touch of
organic liquid fertilizer. Once your wheatgrass is about an
inch high, you can remove the cover. Water the seedlings
every few days until they are about 6-in. tall.
Use a food dehydrator to dry out a handful of
fresh wheatgrass. Crush the wheatgrass into
a powder using a mortar and pestle, place
1 tsp. of the powder into a mug, then pour
boiling water over it. Allow it to steep for at
least one minute.
Juice It
Add apples and oranges to sweeten the taste
of wheatgrass juice. Place a small bunch of
wheatgrass, 2-3-in. in diameter, into a juicer.
Add two sliced, peeled apples and one sliced,
peeled orange. Blend until the liquid is the
consistency of juice. Remove the pulp and
discard it. Drink on an empty stomach.
Harvesting
Veg It Up
When it comes to yield, the general rule of thumb is
wheatgrass will yield about as much weight in grass as in
grains planted. Once your wheatgrass reaches about 6-in.
tall, you’re good to harvest, but technically you can harvest
it whenever you like. Cut the wheatgrass just above the
media. You can easily produce a second crop from your
wheatgrass, just leave it alone once you’ve harvested and
continue watering.
Combine wheatgrass juice with carrot juice
for a vitamin-packed drink. Place a small
bunch of wheatgrass that is 2/3 -in. in diameter in a juicer. Add three carrots and ¼-cup
water, then blend until it is the consistency of
juice. Remove the pulp and discard it. Drink
on an empty stomach.
Raquel Neofit is a freelance writer for the horticulture,
travel and lifestyle industries. She has a background
in business and radio, and is an avid believer that
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Consult your doctor before drinking wheatgrass juice for a medical condition. Ann
Wigmore, author of The Wheatgrass Book,
suggests drinking 1-2 oz. of wheatgrass juice
three times a week.
Source: livestrong.com.
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