What about sprouts?

   Sprouts can be useful, particularly during a cleansing program, due to their dense nutrition and live enzymes. However, most mammals in nature do not eat sprouts that are grown in water in a jar. Also, many young sprouts, especially alfalfa, have toxins in the seed to protect them. As the sprouts grow, their toxicity becomes much less. Many prefer to grow and eat young greens, like buckwheat greens. They are almost like sprouts, but grown in soil and harvested while still very young.