Adding nutritional years to marinara sauce is a good idea? How much should you add?

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

thanks you!!!!!

 

[pictonguy]

I use parmigiana Reggiano with my marinara and I don't see any reason to use nutritional yeast unless someone was vegan and loved and missed cheese.

 

[dragnlaw]

Why are adding it for? As a thickener?

 

[HeyItsSara]

Nooch is added for serving, not cooking. Cooking it kills the nutritional value.

 

[dragnlaw]

Not sure I understand that Sara. It cannot be used for raising bread as that yeast is dead. But it can certainly be used for nutritional value (for those that need it*) or even just as a thickening ingredient.

*It has always been my firm belief that people take too many supplements thinking that they are helping themselves to better health. But the truth is (as I see it) as long as they are eating a proper healthy diet they are doing themselves more harm than good.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

for making the sauce cheesy without cheese

 

[pictonguy]

Not sure I understand that Sara. It cannot be used for raising bread as that yeast is dead. But it can certainly be used for nutritional value (for those that need it*) or even just as a thickening ingredient.

*It has always been my firm belief that people take too many supplements thinking that they are helping themselves to better health. But the truth is (as I see it) as long as they are eating a proper healthy diet they are doing themselves more harm than good.

Yep I agree with your first point. Nutritional yeast is a deactivated form of yeast, meaning it does not have the leavening properties of baking yeast.

Your second point, not so much.


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Personally I supplement vit D, magnesium, zinc, vit B's, wheat germ oil, creatine and cordycepes.

 

[dragnlaw]

@SEEING-TO-BELIEVE, as pictonguy says, not wanting to use real cheese is fine.
Perhaps pictonguy, could give a suggestion to the quantity. I'm sure there a few vegans here who could also make a suggestion?

@pictonguy LOL, I'm not going to get into a debate on supplement usage and needs. I would certainly be out of my depth with you. I am merely stating my own humble opinion on it.

 

[HeyItsSara]

Do what you like. If it's only for flavor not for the B vitamins, have at it.

 

[larry_stewart]

I cook with nutritional yeast a lot. I personally dont add it to marinara sauce. Although its supposed to give food an umami , cheesy kind of taste ( which it could), it doesnt really give the same flavor a parmesan or other meal cheeses give ( which are superior in flavor). I dont see anything wrong with it, I just personally dont do it,
As far as how much, I think its trial and error ( by tasting).

Another option m, if trying to avoid using cheese/ dairy is to make a vegan " parmesan cheese " to sprinkle on top of the finished dish.

The ones I've seen are a mix of nutritional yeast, salt, garlic powder and ground up almonds. it gives a slightly cheesy flavor ( definitely not the same as real cheese). But, it has no melting capability, so it will add some texture to the finished dish which you may like, or not like.

 

[Steve Kroll]

for making the sauce cheesy without cheese

I'm glad you clarified that. I was curious why you were asking.

Does this mean you are also dairy free? Or you just don't care for cheese?

 

[jennyema]

for making the sauce cheesy without cheese

why not cheese?

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

i don't have cheese and i prefer not to use cheese often..... my nutritionist doesn't like saturated fats..
tnx

 

[pictonguy]

i don't have cheese and i prefer not to use cheese often..... my nutritionist doesn't like saturated fats..
tnx

Well finally after what, 300,000 years of modern humans eating a lot of saturated fat that finally in the 80's and 90's apparently we figured saturated fat will kill everyone, and now the health of humankind is much better off. I guess we dodged a bullet, thank god.

 

[dragnlaw]

Could be because as humans started to have a much longer life span than they did 300,000 years ago, they had much longer to figure out why.

 

[taxlady]

Could be because as humans started to have a much longer life span than they did 300,000 years ago, they had much longer to figure out why.

A longer life gives you the time to come succumb to the ill effects of more things.

 

[Jade Emperor]

Oh no, does that mean I have to throw away all my lard and beef tallow?

 

[pictonguy]

A longer life gives you the time to come succumb to the ill effects of more things.

This is a common argument, and it makes sense on the surface of that argument until the adjustments for infant and youth mortality is made, then Hunter Gatherers live to around 65-70 which is pretty good when considering there was no pharmacy's or hospitals around, and no ambulance service either.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

anyway..
one disadvantage is that the nutritional yeast makes the sauce less glossy.
and i love glossy food........

 

[pictonguy]

Duck fat makes food glossy.