{"id":2806,"date":"2017-03-10T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=2806"},"modified":"2017-03-10T18:55:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:55:34","slug":"3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignnone\">\n<p>Nutritional what?!<\/p>\n<p>I first heard about nutritional yeast a few years ago from one of my vegan friends.\u00a0 She was talking about the cheesiest, most delicious mac and cheese that she had just eaten. I was totally confused: cheesy <em>vegan<\/em> mac and cheese?<\/p>\n<p>Neither the word \u201cnutritional\u201d nor \u201cyeast\u201d made my mouth water. \u00a0I started probing her with a laundry list of questions and I have to say, I\u2019m glad that I did.\u00a0 Today, nutritional yeast is a staple in our cupboards and one that I don\u2019t often run out of.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many reasons nutritional yeast is awesome\u00a0for families, especially those with a dairy or lactose intolerance &#8211; you&#8217;ll get the benefits of the cheesy flavour without the discomfort afterwards.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fe547b;\">What is nutritional yeast?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A deactivated yeast and fungus (it tastes better than it sounds, I promise!)<\/li>\n<li>Produced by culturing the yeast with a mixture of sugar cane and\/or beet molasses. \u00a0After 7 days, it is harvested, deactivated by pasteurization, dried and packaged.<\/li>\n<li>Bakers yeast and nutritional yeast are not created equally! \u00a0Nutritional yeast is rich in vitamins and minerals, whereas bakers yeast can deplete the body of B vitamins and other nutrients. And\u00a0<em>nutritional yeast<\/em> won\u2019t leaven a loaf of bread like<em> bakers yeast<\/em> does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fe547b;\">3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome\u00a0for\u00a0families (and kids)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the fact that it resembles fish food deter you from enjoying this nutrient dense food.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2809 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3-2-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rich in Folate<\/strong> (vitamin B9) &#8211; <em>530 micrograms of folate per 1\/2 tablespoon <\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Pregnant and breast feeding mamas have a higher risk of experiencing folate deficiency and should be particularly careful to get enough in their diets.\u00a0 A deficiency during pregnancy and infancy can lead to Developmental problems, including stunted growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Good source of all B vitamins, including B12<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15189123_\">Worldwide Studies<\/a> that look at childrens&#8217; nutritional status find B vitamin deficiency at the top of the list. This is important because B vitamins are essential for releasing energy from the food we eat, optimal mental function, the formation of healthy red blood cells and nerve function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Non-animal source of protein <\/strong>&#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>9g of protein per 2 Tbsps<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Contains all 9 essential amino acids<\/li>\n<li>We need protein for so many things from hormone health and energy to battling sugar and process carb cravings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For all of these reasons and many more,\u00a0we should be getting some nutritional yeast on the dinner table once in a while! \u00a0\u00a0NOTE: Because it is a highly concentrated source of B-vitamins, we don&#8217;t want to go overboard. \u00a0About one teaspoon per day for a toddler is sufficient. \u00a0Reason being\u00a0niacin and vitamin B6 can cause adverse reactions if given in excess, such\u00a0as flushing, diarrhea, rash, irritability and headaches.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fe547b;\">5 ways to use nutritional yeast tonight!<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Nutritional yeast can replace cheese in most\u00a0recipes that call for it! (eggs, sauces, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle it on pasta, salads, baked or mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Use it to thicken soups, stews and even smoothies<\/li>\n<li>Simply sprinkle a couple tablespoons over popcorn<\/li>\n<li>Fill a shaker and let your little ones\u00a0have the fun by shaking the flakes onto your next snack or meal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few quick recipes that I\u2019m positive you and your family will enjoy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh She Glows &#8211; \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/ohsheglows.com\/2011\/08\/18\/quick-dirty-5-ingredient-vegan-cheeze-sauce-recipe-challenge\/\">Quick and Dirty, 5 ingredient Vegan Cheeze Sauce<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2811 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gluten Free Goddess &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.ca\/2009\/02\/vegan-scalloped-potatoes.html\">Creamy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2813 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Scalloped_Potatoes_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Scalloped_Potatoes_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Scalloped_Potatoes_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minimalist Baker &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/minimalistbaker.com\/30-minute-cheesy-kale-chips\/\">Cheesy Kale Chips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4-2.jpg\" alt=\"reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\" width=\"477\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fe547b;\">Ready to try nutritional yeast?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy in bulk: if I haven\u2019t completely sold you on nutritional yeast yet, you are in luck because you can find it in the bulk section of most health food stores.\u00a0 That way, you can purchase a small amount before committing. But I promise you will be back for more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Try a brand like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobsredmill.com\/nutritional-yeast.html\">Bob\u2019s Red Mill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Storing tip: to preserve the B vitamins, store it in a dark glass or a ceramic container in a cool place to protect it from the light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Nutritional yeast tastes as delicious as it is nutritious. \u00a0I\u2019d love for you to share how you experimented with this delicious and nutritious food, \u00a0comment below and let me know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">GUEST POST WRITTEN BY NUTRITIONIST STEPHANIE SANSEN. \u00a0You can find her at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephaniesansen.com\">www.stephaniesansen.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutritional what?! I first heard about nutritional yeast a few years ago from one of my vegan friends.\u00a0 She was talking about the cheesiest, most delicious mac and cheese that she had just eaten. I was totally confused: cheesy vegan mac and cheese? Neither the word \u201cnutritional\u201d nor \u201cyeast\u201d made my mouth water. \u00a0I started [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[48,4],"tags":[340,341,339,131,338],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Danielle Binns (CNP, BA)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanielleBinnsNutrition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"www.facebook.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-10T18:53:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-03-10T18:55:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/nutritional-yeast.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"315\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"DanielleBinns\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DanielleBinns\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/\",\"name\":\"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-10T18:53:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-03-10T18:55:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/6925a448365f65c3aaf5e6e0169e442c\"},\"description\":\"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/\",\"name\":\"Danielle Binns (CNP, BA)\",\"description\":\"Nutrition &amp; Picky Eating Solutions for Families\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/6925a448365f65c3aaf5e6e0169e442c\",\"name\":\"DanielleBinns\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6590c68c5f2788cd365cc8eb6870067?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6590c68c5f2788cd365cc8eb6870067?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"DanielleBinns\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\",\"www.facebook.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition\",\"www.instagram.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition\",\"www.linkedin.com\/daniellebinns\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/author\/daniellebinns\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","description":"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","og_description":"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","og_url":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/","og_site_name":"Danielle Binns (CNP, BA)","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanielleBinnsNutrition\/","article_author":"www.facebook.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition","article_published_time":"2017-03-10T18:53:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-03-10T18:55:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":560,"height":315,"url":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/nutritional-yeast.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"DanielleBinns","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"DanielleBinns","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/","url":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/","name":"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-03-10T18:53:54+00:00","dateModified":"2017-03-10T18:55:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/6925a448365f65c3aaf5e6e0169e442c"},"description":"Looking for a dairy-free cheesy alternative for yourself or your children? Here are 3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/03\/3-reasons-nutritional-yeast-is-awesome-for-families\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 reasons nutritional yeast is awesome for families"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/","name":"Danielle Binns (CNP, BA)","description":"Nutrition &amp; Picky Eating Solutions for Families","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/6925a448365f65c3aaf5e6e0169e442c","name":"DanielleBinns","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6590c68c5f2788cd365cc8eb6870067?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6590c68c5f2788cd365cc8eb6870067?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"DanielleBinns"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite","www.facebook.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition","www.instagram.com\/daniellebinnsnutrition","www.linkedin.com\/daniellebinns"],"url":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/author\/daniellebinns\/"}]}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}