Nutritional yeast (or as we vegans lovingly refer to it, Nooch) is one of those amazing foods I likely never would have discovered if I never gave up animal products. And that’s really one of my favorite things about being vegan (other than, you know, saving animals and all that), the way it challenges you to test your limits and try new things! And nooch is such a wonderful thing! It tastes like cheese and can be added to nearly any recipe, soup, salad… you name it!
The Nooch I’m sharing with you today is from Sari Foods, a company committed to “empowering conscious consumers to return to high nutrient, plant-based and pure foods as our source of life and sustenance – just as nature intended.” Who can argue with that?
You may notice the packaging reads “Non-Fortified”. This means it doesn’t contain vitamin B-12. Sari believes non-fortified is a healthier option because nooch is rich in other naturally occurring B vitamins such as B1, B2, B5, and B6 as well as 18 amino acids and 15 minerals. I have to admit a bit of ignorance on my part here, because I’m certainly *not* a whole foods, clean eating expert… but check out their website, they have a ton of great information on the topic!
So now you’re thinking- Okay, I win (or buy) this huge bag of nooch, how will I use it all? The thing about nooch is you can sprinkle it on anything, but here are a few specific ideas for you:
Make a batch of my insanely delicious Chick’n Style Seitan:
Mix it in with these Breakfast Stuffed Sweet Potatoes for an extra bit of cheesy flavor:
Sprinkle it over these Beer Cheese Nachos:
Top your favorite soups! Any would do, like my Cauliflower Corn Chowder…
Or my Baked Potato Soup!
Or use it to add another layer of flavor to this Lemon Butter Quinoa!
Just a few ideas to get you started! Okay, now for the good stuff…
The Giveaway
One lucky reader will win an 8oz bag of 100% Natural Non-Fortified Nutritional Yeast from Sari Foods! To enter, leave a comment below telling us about the craziest food you’ve ever put nooch on! Contest ends Sunday, January 29th at midnight (mountain time). One winner will be chosen at random and announced the following day. Be sure and log your comment into the Rafflecopter to make it count! Open to residents of US only, good luck!
*I was provided free product to review but the opinions are 100% mine!
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I haven’t really gone crazy with the nooch, but I love it on italian food!
I have never heard of nooch before, so I have never put it on anything 😉 But now I really want to try it!
I use it all the time when I make vegan cheese sauce or in my tofu scramble.
I think the better question is, what I haven’t I put nooch on?
I’ve only recently gone vegan and haven’t tried nooch yet, but I look forward to it!
I put nooch on nearly everything. I love it in soup, salads and chili!
This isn’t a crazy thing I’ve put nooch on, but it is a funny story… So I have a jar for nutritional yeast on my counter, and it has a little 1/8 cup scoop on the side. It’s supposed to make for easy scooping, but I have to remember to clean it frequently because my cat, Avon, likes to get on the counter to lick the scoop! He tilts his little head in the cutest way to access it. Haha! Needless to say, that scoop isn’t as handy as I thought it would be.
Oh, and the Twitter link in your Rafflecopter is currently just going to @that. 😀
Oh jeeze- thanks!
The craziest?
Honestly? On baked pears. Lmao. I was going for that sweet and salty vibe…
I make vegan parmesan by blitzing walnuts, nooch and miso in my food processor. Maybe not so crazy, but I sprinkle that stuff on pretty much everything!
That question is too hard! I love crazy foods!
I eat nooch by the spoonful, cause it is SO GOOD!
I put it in my french toast batter. It gives it a really good,unusual taste.
Love this stuff!
I add nooch to everything. Nothing too crazy maybe. I love it on popcorn. Any veggie. Bagels with earth balance and nooch (even cinnamon raisin bagels!)…
so nothing too crazy. but I literally cannot get enough of it!
Nooch! Yum!
Basil granita. It was as disgusting as it sounds.
Hooch is great on lots of things, pasta, popcorn, pizza. The only thing maybe considered crazy would be when I put it on grapefruit. It was interesting! 🙂
I haven’t put it on anything crazy, but I love to mix it in with pasta.
Oh goodness, I don’t think there’s anything I won’t put nooch into or on top of… I guess for most people, ice cream would be a pretty crazy application, right? 😉
Craziest? Hmm…. maybe mixed with Gochujang to make cheesey korean styled foods.
Popcorn!
oatmeal!