My Foodie Call

Make this your new BFF. The possibilities are endless!

Yes, yeast. The good kind. Super healthy.

So I mentioned this a while back. Any vegan or health enthusiast knows that Nutritional Yeast is a “nutritional powerhouse” and needs to be a key item in your pantry. But if you are just starting out, you might not know what nutritional yeast is or what the heck to do with it.

I started on nutritional yeast about 4 years ago when I became vegetarian. Mainly because it is an excellent source of B-12, which is often lacking in a vegetarian diet. Although I added it to my diet for health purposes, I really had no idea what I was in store for. This stuff rocks and does not need to be limited to vegetarians.

NUTRITIONAL YEAST BENEFITS:

• low calories
• yay on fiber (has my 3+ grams)
• awesome protein (has my  6 gram rule)

Check it out. Your taste buds and body will never be the same.

Things I use nutritional yeast for:

• sprinkling on popcorn (just spritz with olive oil spray and give it a good shake)
• mixing into spaghetti sauce (perfect place to squeeze 1/4 cup in)
• as a salad topper (this is how I started my nutritional yeast obsession)
• mixed in with Annie’s Mac N Cheese

If I am going to give the My Foodie Call family Mac n Cheese from a box, you had better believe that it will be Annie’s, Organic, and have nutritional yeast stirred in.

• mixed into salad dressing
• mixed into salsa and then added to tacos, burritos, quesadillas. Hungry yet?

Basically anywhere you want a cheesy flavor!

Where do I get this? Most health food stores will have it, but I find it can be pricey. Like everything, I just order online. My nutritional yeast is on automatic delivery from Amazon and comes 4 packages in a box.

Online shop for this stuff. Way easier.

Besides, it is super fun getting a package in the mail. For real.