Alfalfa Sushi Sandwiches

Alfalfa sprouts make a great gardening activity for kids, any age, and at any time of the year. The simple sprouting steps are:

Put 1 TBL of alfalfa sprouts into a jar.
Cover with water for 12 hours.
Drain water.
Rinse twice per day.

Once you have the sprouts, you could put them in sandwiches, but get creative and make our sushi sandwiches this way:

Use 1 slice of whole wheat bread, crusts cut off
Roll bread with rolling pin until super thing
arrange veggies such as alfalfa, carrots, and avocado's on one end of bread.
Roll up.
Use cream cheese to glue bread together.

Love these!

Super Healthy kids News:

February newsletter came out this morning .
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Posted In Lunch, Fruits and Vegetables, Avocado, Carrots, Sprouts, Vegetarian | Feb 04, 2011

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02/04/2011 6:10am

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dawn

02/04/2011 6:36am

WOW Amy I didn't even think of alfalfa sprouts, there's more letter A foods then I thought. This does look yummy and fun to make. Thanks for a fun first week with the alphabet. Books are a must have in our house, we live at the library. Enjoy your weekend.

Amy

02/04/2011 6:38am

Ha, ha. I wanted to do artichokes actually, but couldn't really think of anything. I loved artichokes growing up. We grew them in our garden. But yes, the sprouts won the post of the day :) Have a great weekend too!

Mary Kathryn

02/04/2011 9:32am

My kids LOVE sprouts and I am tired of buying them. I tried to do some in my sprouting jar but it didn't work-- is that what you used? I thought I knew more about sprouting and that it would be easy. I may have to give it another try.

dawn

02/04/2011 4:14pm

I'm linking up my ham/alfalfa sprouts sandwhich idea. I had to call my daughter at college to help me remember it. This is what I'll have for lunch this weekend, thanks Amy.

Teri

02/04/2011 5:51pm

I've always wanted to try sprouting. Where do you get the seeds? When you rinse them do you just put in water, swish it around, and then dump it out again?

Linsey

02/04/2011 7:06pm

These would be PERFECT for bentos!!!

Amy

02/05/2011 9:19am

I got my seeds at Good Earth. You can get a pretty big container for just a few dollars. Yes, all we do is swish the water around and then drain the water out, leaving the seeds. It's easier if you have a lid with a few tiny holes in it. Linsey- Great idea!

Kati

02/05/2011 5:40pm

This is such a great snack/lunch recipe! Love the incorporation of so many veggies. Yum!

Amy

02/07/2011 6:04am

Mary Katherine: You should definitely try it again! I don't know why it wouldn't work for you! Maybe you had some bad seeds. We've never had a problem, and I forget to even rinse them sometimes, and they still sprout. It's great your kids like them!

SushiTail

03/07/2011 4:07pm

Beautiful presentation!

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