Vegan cheese: cheese without the addictive protein 'casein'... your skin and waist will thank you!
- Victoria Sumelius
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min read
Picnic season is here, so how can you enjoy it to the fullest? Meet vegan cheese, say bye-bye skin breakouts...
You might have heard about the addictive features cheese has and that's no myth since it's nature's way of making sure that babies get enough mother's milk. It's the devious casein
that's found in all milk products. When casein is digested it breaks down into casomorphines which trigger dopamine in the brain, a feeling of pleasure and reward. Hence, why cheese is so...addictive.
When we digest casein, it is also known to cause breakouts.
That brings us to vegan cheese and how it can be an interesting option.
Vegan cheese or nutritional yeast is commonly used in vegan cooking. Fun fact, it's the same type of yeast used to bake bread and brew beer.
It has a nutty, cheesy flavor and can be a great substitute for cheese lovers if cheese is doing you more harm than good. (bye skin break-outs and love handles)
It's most commonly sold in flake, granule or powder form in your store's spice section. I got mine off Amazon: hello vegan cheese!
You can have fortified or unfortified nutritional yeast, the latter containts additional nutrients which have been added when it's been made.
Here's its nutritional profile:
It is a complete protein: it contains all nine essential amino acids that humans must get from food. One tablespoon contains 2 grams of protein, making it an easy way for vegans to add high-quality protein to meals.
It contains many B vitamins: One tablespoon of nutritional yeast contains 30–180% of the recommended daily intake for B vitamins. When fortified, it is especially rich in thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.
It contains trace minerals: One tablespoon contains 2–30% of the recommended daily intake for trace minerals, such as zinc, selenium, manganese and molybdenum. Trace minerals are involved in gene regulation, metabolism, growth and immunity.
Source: Healthline
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