fermentation

Use sprouted rolled oats to maximize the nutritional content of overnight oats. Sprouted rolled oats have been sprouted before they were cooked and rolled. The sprouting process enhances nutrition by allowing the seed to germinate.  Sprouting awakens enzymes that can deactivate the antinutrients like phytates and potential allergens like lectins. Sprouting also converts some of the empty-calorie, stored starch into vitamins and other nutrients that eventually would become a little seedling if the germination process were to continue to fruition. The rolling squashes the little seeds flat with heat, and irons them out so they don’t need any additional cooking,…