NOW FoodsSupplements, Nutritional Yeast Powder Fortified with Additional B-Vitamins, 10-Ounce

Hahahahahahahaha! I laugh, because it was not what I had expected. It's not even close to what I had expected! I have read many reviews boasting of its cheese-like tastiness, so I thought to myself "hmmm, I'll give it a whirl for my potatoes & such..." Now, I have been vegan for but a wink of an eye, compared to some out there, however I'm not turning back (perseverance based on moral principle & knowledge of nefarious food source undoings).After a much anticipated weekend wait, I eagerly tore @ the package, to reveal the container beholding the promised flavor enhancer!I had some scrumptious brussel sprouts this afternoon, all sitting pretty in my bowl. I had blissfully gobbled up half of the delightful mini-cabbages when the light bulb over my head flickered into action. "Duh!" I thought.Okay... fast forward *sniff, sniff* Uh, duder... it smells like fish food!*shrug* I'm not one to turn something away because my olfactory sense sneers @ it...*sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle* It does mix well, just as stated by many nutritional yeast eaters before me....*chew, chew.... c..h..e..w*Well, it tastes like what I imagine fish food would taste like, because it tastes as it smells. Maybe I need time to become more acclimated to this new development in my life before the sensation of "cheese" kicks in. Maybe it never will... My dad said "maybe you need to add cheese to it, to get the cheese flavor" BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAA!!In conclusion, I'm still going to eat it, because I paid for it, because I'm cheap (waste not, want not) & I dig the nutritional value of it. Which, is why I'm giving a whopping four stars.The end!REVIEW UPDATE!Okay, okay... here we are weeks later & I must confess to the slight addiction I feel festering in the bowels of my brain. Hahahaha, brain bowels! I digress....I eat this stuff EVERY... day! I have some in front of me as I type now, because it's lunch & I'm not without this powdery goodness @ this particular meal. Nor am I sans yeast during the next mealquel (get it? Hahaha!!!). That sounds really funny when you say it out loud! *giggle-snort*Admittedly, I don't enjoy it on everything; such as popcorn. It ACTUALLY tastes like fish food (to me) on my home-pot-burnt kernels. Mmmmmm, there is something magical about burnt popcorn. Such a profound under appreciation for the many levels of complex flavors; separate & then all together.However, I really, really, REALLY enjoy it with my super awesome nori rolls! I mean, WOW! YUM! POW! ZAP! BOFF! WHACK! Hahahaha! I got a little carried away there.Anyway, I uploaded a picture of one of my yum-o lunches. Nori roll with fresh cut up avocado, radishes, onion, ummm... I think some lettuce... I don't know, it changes everyday. I pour a lot of powder in the bottom of a small dish & I dip my roll. It's soooooooooooooooo mmmmmmmmmm! The portion I had in my presence @ the beginning of this product review update, has been gone now since the popcorn topic.In length, it's super delish, dig? ;DP.S: Did you know this is also called "hippie dust"? That's so awesome!

I can't even tell you what a game changer this powder has been for me.Never tried a powder before bc I first discovered Nutritional Yeast for a recipe that called for flakes.So been using flakes for years.Well, I may never use flakes again.Here's what powder does that flakes don't.You can sprinkle it like salt, instead of salt, on veggies & it gives it a cheese flavor.You can add it to Mac & Cheese, Pizza, Grilled Sandwiches.. you get the idea and,not only does it really give a bang to the cheesy goodness but adds protein.It really just tastes like cheese but with healthy stuff.Ooh, also so good sprinkled on popcorn.Thank you NOW. You are my first & last Nutritional powder.

In my opinion, nutritional yeast flakes are a lot better than the powder because there's more actual yeast per volume and the ratio of surface area to volume is a lot higher. So the flavor really pops in anything you add this to. Good for any kind of cheesy vegan recipe, and god knows I make the hell outta those lol. Very long shelf life, overall a great buy.

I purchased this in the early days of beginning a whole foods plant-based no oil/sugar eating plan, so the taste of real cheese was still fresh in my brain. I found this listed on the Esselstyn diet safe foods list as a cheese substitute so I ordered some. When I received my order I was very excited to try it, believing that I could recreate my favorite dishes by replacing the cheese with this stuff. The smell was . . . well . . . nasty, and the flavor was more like something that shall not be mentioned in a public review than "cheesy". Oh, how disappointed I was. I remembered one of the women in Forks Over Knives saying that she needed to try things at least 3 times before she decided if she liked them or not. So I stuffed it in the fridge and mourned the loss of cheese for a couple more months.One day I was making pasta sauce from scratch and decided I'd give it another try. I added small amounts at a time and was really pleased with the results, something like a Parmesan taste in the sauce. Maybe the memory of real dairy cheese needed to be diminished before I could appreciate the nutty cheesy taste of this stuff, but I like it much better now. I use it in anything that needs a buttery or cheesy flavor, but never as a main note in the recipe. I'm now 6 months dairy free, so the casomorphin is gone and the fat receptors in my brain have turned off. So if you're expecting it to be "just like cheese", it's not. But if you're looking to try something new that adds a bit of richness to your oil free non-dairy eating plan, give it a try!