Growing Wheat Grass Is Easy

This Wheatgrass is ready to harvest. A small pot like this is plenty for one person for a couple weeks. Once you trim off the first growth, it all grows back one more time. Then you replant.

This is some trimmed grass that is ready to juice. If you don't have a wheat grass juicer, you can add it to your blender with a small amount of water. This is quick and easy. Also, I chew it like gum! I know it may sound crazy to some of you, and I wasn't sure that I'd even like it, but its delicious and the wheat grass fibers surprisingly mimic the texture of chewing gum

Good Morning! I've noticed that on mornings I drink my wheat grass I have much more energy throughout the afternoon and am in a far happier mood at work :)

Instructions for growing your own!
1. Buy Wheatberries and soak them over night. You can find them in a bulk department at your local health food store. Wheatberries are a whole grain and the seed for the wheat plant. They can be used in pilafs, salads, and any number or entrees that you can imagine.
2. Spread the seeds thickly over soil so that they are all touching. Then sprinkle a small amount of soil on top of the seeds so that you can barley see them. You can use a medium sized pot or almost any type of container that you have on hand. It doesnt even need a drain.. you could even use a lunch tray or a cookie sheet, with a very small amount of soil.
3. Water them every day! Water immediately after you plant , then again every morning. Keep them in a sunny window. They should be ready in 5-7 days. If you want you can trim them and keep the grass in a produce bag in the fridge.

I looked up the following Nutritional Information on the MyWheatgrass website.

Wheatgrass Nutrition Facts

Vitamins
Wheatgrass contains high amounts of vitamins A, E and B. It also contains many minerals and trace elements: Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron and Zinc.

Amino Acids
Wheatgrass also contains twelve amino acids including the eight essential amino acids: phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, isoleucine, methionine, leucine, and lysine. Essential amino acids are those that the body cannot create, they must be obtained through one's diet.

Predigested Food
Wheatgrass juice is considered a predigested food. It does not require enzymes for breaking down proteins. Wheatgrass juice contains both amino acids and glucose therefore it is readily assimilated in the body.

Chlorophyll
Wheatgrass juice is rich in Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a molecular structure almost identical to the hemoglobin molecule of human blood. Chlorophyll in the wheatgrass juice helps the blood carry Oxygen to all the cells.

Chlorophyll cleanses the liver, tissues and cells and purifies the blood. Wheatgrass juice helps remove toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, aluminum, that have become stored in the tissues of the body.Wheatgrass juice aids in detoxification by breaking up impacted matter in the colon. It also helps fight infection therefore aiding the body’s natural self healing process.