Enjoy seeing how the seeds sprouting!

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We grew mung bean sprouts for the first time. Crunchy and refreshing, I love to cook them in soup or ramen! I did research the youtube tutorial videos first and seems like a straightforward process. I didn’t want to buy extra stuff for this project, so I upcycled the tofu packages. (Free!!)

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**Since it is homemade, mung bean sprouts, to avoid food-borne illnesses like E. coli and salmonella, wash them very well and eat them fully cooked. NOT raw.

What you need

• Mung bean sprouting seeds (I got it from Amazon)
• Two plastic containers (One for seeds tray with holes, the second one is for the saucer to catch excessive water. No holes.) I used a tofu package for mine. Takeout food containers or clamshell packages might work too. **Wash and clean/sanitize them before use!!
• A small screwdriver or ice pick
• Select-A-Size Paper Towels or napkin

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Step by Step

Mung bean sprouting seeds.

Soak beans

I scooped about 1.5 tablespoons of mung beans. Soaked them with water for 24 hours. Some people on the tutorial videos were saying 12 hours should be good too. It’s totally up to you!

Making a container

After we washed and clean them, I made holes in the seeds tray. I recommend making holes from the inside of the container so that the water drains easier. **Let grown-up handle this part. Be careful!!

I made 9 holes.

How to Prepare Containers

I didn’t have another tofu package, so I used my son’s snack container as the saucer for catching excessive water.

Set the saucer underneath. Insert the paper towel to the seeds tray. We just need half the size of the paper towel. Cheesecloth might work too.

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24 hours later…

Wow! After the 24 hours bath, the seed looks way BIGGER than the original size!

Replace seeds in the seeds tray and pour some water to soak the paper towel. Dump the excessive water and set the saucer underneath. Some are germinating already!

Cover the seeds

Cover with a towel for growing without lights. I used a cloth napkin (The closest thing I grabbed in my kitchen.) Good night mung beans!

Watering

Don’t forget to water them at least twice a day! Just water them and let them soak for a couple of minutes and dump excessive water.

3 days later…

Already this much progress!! Amazing!! Kinda creepy but cute at the same time :)!! My son was so shocked and screamed!

Plus 2 days later…

Getting so long!! It took just 5 days since we started!

It’s almost the harvesting time? I might wait for one or two more days. We are so excited to eat them!

**Since it is homemade, mung bean sprouts, to avoid food-borne illnesses like E. coli and salmonella, wash them very well and eat them fully cooked. NOT raw.

Tutorial Video

Here is a tutorial video we found on youtube. There are so many methods out there, but all look very easy and fun!

Happy learning!