Nutritional Yeast

So, among the foodblogs that i read (Peas and Thank You, and Love veggies and yoga are my current favorites) there was a lot of mentioning about "nutritional yeast".  I was curious. I never heard of the stuff before, but apparently, it is yeast that is grown purely for it's nutritional value (do NOT confuse it with brewer's yeast--they are two totally different animals). It contains a lot of B vitamins, especially B12, which is really good for people eating a vegan/vegetarian diet because a plant based diet can be lacking in B12. Additionally, it is Gluten free, loaded with protein, and has lots of amino acids. All around, it's a pretty rockin supplement.

So, I went to wholefoods and picked up a tub ($13):

And then i needed something to put the nutritional yeast in, so i found this recipe and decided just to make the peanut butter cup portion.

Sooooo easy.  just mix nutritional yeast with natural peanut butter:

 put a spoonful of melted chocolate chips at bottom of muffin cup, add spoonful of peanut butter mixture, then top with more melted chocolate.  freeze until set. 

Dessert. Packed with protein, B12, and amino acids. I'm in heaven.

As if i needed a reason to eat more chocolate.

Raime