Nutritional yeast is an excellent high protein/high
energy food. In past years, brewers’ yeast was
used extensively by fitness enthusiasts in
preparing a blended energy protein drink (often
in combination with a protein powder, juice
and/or fruit). Non-athletes also used nutritional
yeast products as a natural “pick-me-up” for
energy purposes. As a matter of fact, earlynutrition authors such as Linda Clark and Carlton
Fredericks used to sing the praises of nutritional
yeast for this purpose.3 4
One author even
recommended that brewer’s yeast be mixed in
with your dog’s or cat’s food to help prevent
fleas5
(As odd as this may sound, I’ve tried it
with my dogs and it works!)