Brewer's Yeast

Updated on June 24, 2008
D.F. asks from Phoenix, AZ
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I purchased some brewer's yeast today to see if that would help up my milk supply. My question is...how do you eat it? The bottle said to add it to a fruit smoothie. Ok. That's fine...any other ideas, though? I've been having protein, yogurt and fruit smoothies a few times a week for a while now. I am starting to get burned out. How have you guys used it? And how much?
Thanks so much!

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C.M.

answers from Missoula on

You can take the powder and sprinkle it on food such as popcorn salad but I found the tablets much easier. I also found that the mothers tea works well for milk supply and if you remember to drink a glass of water everytime you feed the baby it works well too. Good luck! C.

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K.C.

answers from Boise on

I don't know about the brewer's yeast, but with my last baby I had all kinds of problems and I almost lost my milk. I went down to being able to pump out 1/2 an ounce from both breats. I got help from the lactation nurses from the hospital, (who were wonderful) they put me on the Fenugreek. I bought it at my local Fred Meyer and I took 3 pills 3 times a day. When you start to smell like you are wearing maple syrup for perfume you have the right amount in your body. Within 10 days I could make an 8 ounce bottle instead of a half an ounce! I took it for about a month and it made lots of milk for me. I went off of it and didn't drop in my milk supply at all....Good Luck!

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W.L.

answers from Boise on

I had a friend that would put it on their popcorn, I know this sounds weird, but it isn't bad at all.

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K.J.

answers from Boise on

This may sound strange, but its actually pretty good. You can sprinkle brewer's yeast on popcorn. You can just use as much as you'd like. I was skeptical at first, but I'll admit that I was pleasantly surprised. It may not give you the full amount that you need, but its a change from always drinking smoothies...I've done that as well and it gets really old. I've also heard of using it in soups and mashed potatoes. I think you can basically use it in anything you'd like, but it works best in foods that aren't sweet unless you can mask the flavor. Good luck!

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C.B.

answers from Denver on

I was raised on this stuff! I actually find I like it more on savory things like rice, stirfry, mashed potatoes, etc, and not so much with fruit, but everyone has their own preference. My absolute favorite is on popcorn with butter and a little bit of Bragg's amino acids (or soy sauce). YUM! Good luck!

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L.M.

answers from Denver on

I used a natural herb supplement called "Fenugreek" and it worked great to help increase my milk supply. You should be able to get it at vitamin cottage or whole foods.
good luck!

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H.M.

answers from Denver on

Mine was in a gel cap form.

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R.H.

answers from Salt Lake City on

I use it as a breading on chicken or anything you would normally bread, it is delicious.

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G.H.

answers from Salt Lake City on

I had a friend who turned us on to popped popcorn with a little bit of butter on top and then the brewer's yeast on top of that! It tastes kind of like cheese popcorn!

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J.L.

answers from Pocatello on

I don't know what to do with brewer's yeast, but I took fenugreek supplements while I was trying to increase my milk supply and it really increased my production. You can get them from any health food store. You need to take a lot; I think it was 3 pills 2 or three times a day and it does make you smell a little like maple syrup, but it really helps with production. There is a tea you can buy as well, but it isn't potent enough to have any effect on milk supply.

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M.C.

answers from Denver on

It is fantastic on POPCORN!!! It coats it and kinda tastes like parmesan cheese. Experiment with how much of it you want. You can butter the popcorn before or not, or add BRAGG'S liquid amino acids to give it a salty flavor that is good for you too... I have a lovely smoothie recipe too... If you ever have bananas that start to get too mushy to eat~ freeze them. They are perfect in smoothies! Run one under warm water to peel, mix with other frozen berries, rice milk, protein powder, and RAW ALMONDS. The texture of the almonds gives you something to chomp down on. :)

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M.O.

answers from Denver on

I think you can buy it in tablet form

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J.M.

answers from Grand Junction on

My friend added brewers yeast to her popcorn and it was delicious. I think she may have added some other spices to spruce it up a bit too.

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Z.L.

answers from Denver on

You can sprinkle it on a salad or stir fried veggies. Good stuff! Tons of water and Mother's Milk tea helped me increase my milk supply.

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