"Cheezy" Popcorn

Healthy Snack Week, Day Four!

Today, I decided to try something I've been hearing a lot about lately:

Nutritional Yeast

Find it in the bulk bin section of your health food store.  

The name doesn't sound very appetizing, but it has a flavor and consistency that is similar to parmesan cheese. And that is a great way to start using this healthy vegan and paleo staple--simply start using it on anything you would normally eat with parmesan cheese.  You can also refer to it as "nooch," a nickname given to it by some in the vegan/paleo community to make it sound more appealing.  I found it in the bulk bin section of my local health food store.

It's health benefits include:

• high in B Vitamins, including thiamine, folate, B-6 and niacin
• plant based
• gluten free
• no sodium
• a good source of protein and fiber

Here's a quick snack idea and a great way to introduce nutritional yeast into your diet.    

Cheezy Popcorn

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unpopped organic popcorn
• 2 tbls extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt
• "Nooch" (Nutritional Yeast)

Directions:

Pop the popcorn, toss with the olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.  Sprinkle as much of the nutritional yeast on as desired, and toss with the popcorn.  Enjoy!  

And yes, it passed the kid test.  Two kids gave it a thumbs up and asked for more!

Source:  

http://www.livestrong.com/article/263528-what-are-the-benefits-of-nutritional-yeast-flakes/