# Incorporationg nutritional yeast into your cooking/eating plans **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 11, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800 "2021-04-11T16:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/1 "2021-04-11T16:18:42Z")
I keep coming across stuff about how great nutritional yeast is-- full of B vitamins-- and that it tastes good, too, Do any of you regularly use it for cooking or mixing with other food? I just got home from Whole Foods with a jar of this [https://smile.amazon.com/Braggs-Nutritional-Yeast-4-5-Bragg/dp/B075S4WG8G/ref=sr\_1\_1?dchild=1&keywords=bragg’s+nutritional+yeast&qid=1618157616&sr=8-1](https://smile.amazon.com/Braggs-Nutritional-Yeast-4-5-Bragg/dp/B075S4WG8G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bragg%27s+nutritional+yeast&qid=1618157616&sr=8-1) so I’m loaded for bear (so to speak). Seems like the uses are similar to Kinako, the toasted soy flour that I asked about in another [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinako-japanese-toasted-soybean-flour/939330). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/2 "2021-04-11T16:28:46Z")
The only thing I use it on is popcorn. But there are numerous vegan cheez recipes that use it to approximate a cheesy flavor. I could see sprinkling it on something to make it taste cheesier, like mac and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/3 "2021-04-11T16:32:22Z")
In scrambled eggs, in egg substitute, on pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Bluet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@Bluet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluet)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/4 "2021-04-11T16:32:54Z")
I’m eating some right now - sprinkled on pizza instead of Parmesan. If you want to jump in the deep end of the pool, so to speak, the NYT has a recipe for cacio e pepe that’s really good! ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/5 "2021-04-11T21:29:32Z")
You can sprinkle it over vegetables, baked potatoes, popcorn, pasta anywhere you would want a cheesy and savory flavor. It takes a little salt to bring out the cheesy taste. I just sprinkled a little over a meatloaf. We will see how that goes. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/6 "2021-04-12T03:50:55Z")
My husband brought some home a while back. So far we’ve only used it on popcorn and eggs. Except once, I sprinkled a little of it on buttered toast. Not bad. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/7 "2021-04-12T05:23:12Z")
On popcorn with lemon pepper Mrs Dash is my favorite. With lots of butter. I also sometimes add some to gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/8 "2021-04-12T12:52:31Z")
I just add vegemite to about half the things I make. Tough to spread on individual pieces of popcorn, though. I might have to try the stuff . . . ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/9 "2021-04-12T13:05:06Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > On popcorn with lemon pepper Mrs Dash is my favorite. With lots of butter. My homemade popcorn seasoning (which I mix in a shaker jar) is about 5 parts lemon pepper, 1 part sugar, and 1/2 part pure powdered citric acid (_not_ the lemon-flavored stuff). It might be interesting to add a dash of nutritional yeast to the popcorn after I’ve doused it with my mix. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I just add vegemite to about half the things I make. Tough to spread on individual pieces of popcorn, though. I might have to try the stuff . . . I was watching a YouTube video the other day where a British guy did a taste test of Marmite, Vegemite, and their cousins (including Bovril). On buttered toast. He said he also adds Marmite occasionally to dishes to amp up the umami, where one might use soy sauce. It occurred to me that we haven’t had a Marmite/Vegemite thread since we switched to the new board. ---
**Author:** ![Lavender\_Pebble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lavender_pebble/32/6290_2.png) [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/10 "2021-04-12T13:14:03Z")
One of my favorite dishes is the golden bowl ([recipe](https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/golden-bowl/)), and it adds the nutritional yeast to the vegetables/tofu. It’s really good. If you are the biscuits and gravy type, you can make a good [yeast gravy](https://blueberrylunch.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/nutritional-yeast-gravy/) with it. I lived with a bunch of vegans once, so I got used to just putting it on everything. I’ll echo that it is also tasty on popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800/11 "2021-04-12T14:33:06Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It occurred to me that we haven’t had a Marmite/Vegemite thread since we switched to the new board. Lol, I know I’ve mentioned it a few times in a few posts since the changes. My faves, from best to less best but still lovely Cenovis Marmite (UK version) Bovril (the veggie version used during the mad cow disease scare) Vegemite Marmite (NZ version) Promite Mighty mite I still haven’t tried the genuine german product, what’s its name. Z something? Vita-something? My 2.5 kilogram bucket of vegemite is nearly empty, gotta order another one . . .