How-to: Brewer's Yeast: Supremely Sumptuous Super Supplement

I can usually expect a phone call from a parent a few days after my son invites a new friend to our house. "Can you tell me what you gave the kids for a snack? My son keeps asking for some yellow flaky stuff he said he had at your place." If you're a vegetarian, or a devotee of nutritional supplements, you might guess that the yellow flaky stuff was Nutritional, or Brewer's Yeast.

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The Internet abounds with information about this wonderful supplement.  Here's an introduction from http://network.bestfriends.org/vegeat/news/2288.html, Best Friends (an animal society website because it's so good for animals too!  The linked page also includes a Mac 'n Cheese recipe made with Brewer's Yeast):

"Brewer's Yeast is considered by many to be the most valuable supplement available. It is a complete protein and contains more protein than meat.  Yeast is an excellent source of B-vitamins including B12 and it contains the glucose tolerance factor that helps in the regulation of blood sugar.

It is a single-celled fungi present in the air around us and on fruits and grains - it converts various types of sugar to alcohol.  The earliest recorded use was in 1550 BC in Egypt. But it is only during the last few decades that the outstanding health benefits of nutritional yeast have been researched."

From http://www.answers.com/topic/brewer-s-yeast?cat=health, Answers.com:

"Brewer's yeast contains all the essential amino acids, 14 minerals, and 17 vitamins. It is one of the best natural sources of the B-complex vitamins thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, pantothenic acid, biotin, and folic acid. It is also high in minerals, including chromium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and selenium. Brewer's yeast is also a good source of protein. It contains approximately 16 g of protein per 30 g of powdered yeast. Brewer's yeast is a good source of RNA, an immune-enhancing nucleic acid that may help in the prevention of degenerative diseases and slowing the aging process."

Good for people and animals, the list of benefits (which includes lowering blood sugar, controlling diarrhea, lowering cholesterol, and repelling insects), is amazingly long.

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