Episode February 23, 2024 1 hr 2 min

All About Sprouts with Doug Evans

From Savage Perspective Podcast Robert Sikes

Have you ever considered incorporating sprouts into your diet? Doug Evans is the sprout guru and has been sprouting his own greens for quite some time. As you may know, Crystal and I have been getting into homesteading, and I wanted to pick Doug's brain about what exactly sprouts are, their nutritional benefits, and how to get into growing my own. It was a pleasure to learn from him and I know you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

What you'll hear:

Doug's backstory and what got him interested in sprouting his own food to begin with (1:27)
Sprouting for healthy eating and self-sufficiency, and Doug's fitness journey (10:19)
The nutritional benefits of sprouted legumes and plant-based protein sources (19:05)
Taking the microbiome into consideration when looking at diet (23:47)
My nutritional and fitness protocol (24:50)
Business and entrepreneurship (30:18)
Ketosis, sprouting, and tracking caloric intake (36:05)
Sprouting on your own at home and how to get started (43:02)
The overall benefits of sprouting and being self-reliant (51:53)
Incorporating sprouting into a natural bodybuilding protocol (58:34)