Seeds - The Wonderful Food

We all know the great trees spring up from small seeds. That itself is proof positive
that such a small seed has hidden within it all the energies required to spread forth a
big tree. Mother nature has hidden all the proteins and the energy in such a small
seed.
You try out a small experiment! You dig a small hole to a big rock and keep a small
seed in it. You cover it with little soil and pour water over it. After a few days the
seed sprouts breaking the hard stone and comes out. A very sensitive mushroom
makes its way pushing aside the hard rock. How do these happen?
Some seeds behave strangely. They fall down to the ground from mother tree. The
outer shells of these break open to the sound of thunder. When they break open the
outer layers hit the ground hard and go back to mother tree and get stuck there. The
animals rub their back to this tree to clear themselves of dirt over their bodies. In
this process the seeds get stuck to their skin and travel far and wide and spread
their trees there.
The seeds have in them all the resources required by man to grow and live in
accordance with Nature. Once we start depending on seeds, we don’t have to go in
search of any other food. Seed have all that we need – minerals, vitamins, enzymes,
amino acids, proteins, fibrous material etc.
Some seeds have only carbohydrates. They provide us the energy and even the heat
we require in the form of starch. They turn into sugar and provide the energy.
A seed is a very strong thing. It can be stored for long and it is more useful for life
than anything else. Seeds are wonderful gifts of Nature.
Inner shell: Palm, coconut, dates have strong inner shells. They take a few weeks
to get sprouted. Coconut is useful to us in many ways, even while it is raw.
We get fresh coconut water, when the coconut is very tender. This water has
medicinal value. It contains sucrose, glucose, salt etc. The fresh coconut water
increases the water content in the body.
We can eat coconut as a complete food. It has all the nutrients we require. It has
carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, oily food, fibrous material - all that our body
needs. It is a perfect food. If we eat a required amount of coconut every day, it helps
in our growth, keeps us healthy and provides energy needed for our work.
Palm shells grow into the ground, as they are about to sprout. This is an early stem
of the palm tree. It contains fibrous material and carbohydrate. It has all the good
qualities of a carbohydrate. It provides energy and heat to the body. The abundance
of fibrous material in it helps in the movements of the intestines. The solid material
in the shells is very hard before sprouting. But once it sprouts, it becomes soft and it
is ready to eat. It is more useful than the coconut flower.
Seeds with shields: Most of the oily seeds have a thin shield. Cashew nuts,
almonds, groundnuts etc. have a thin shield over them. This shield protects the
important parts of the seed from the natural calamities and other insects.
The cashew nut contains plenty of iron content. It helps in the growth of blood cells
in our body. There are plenty of amino acids and proteins in the oil.
The almonds have vitamin E.
Groundnuts have proper proportions of proteins and oily stuff. They provide naturally
the proteins to the body.
It is good for health if we eat these seeds as they are sprouting.
The characteristics of seeds: Green gram, black gram, red gram, alfa, malt,
wheat etc are readily available pulses and cereals. We can eat all these everyday in
the form of sprouts. They provide you better health in a natural way. The fiber in the
outer layer helps in cleaning our intestines.
Life sprouts up in the seeds when you soak them in water. You will get plenty of ‘E’
Vitamins from them
‘E’ vitamin’s specialty:
‘E’ vitamin keeps you young and prevents wrinkles on the skin. ‘E’ vitamin prevents
infertility. Women with ‘E’ vitamin deficiency cannot conceive. Even if they conceive
there is every danger of abortion.
To sum it up in one short sentence – Just as mother’s feed is the best feed for
children, Mother nature’s seed is the best need for men. The sprouts have in them all
the ingredients required to keep us healthy and happy.