Thread: Is it bad to eat straight dough?

Quote: Originally Posted by SomebodyElse Yes. it is a different kind of yeast, and it is also killed before the beer is consumed. There are all kinds of yeasts, and we do have some live ones naturally occurring inside our bodies. But eating live bread yeast will allow it to become established in the intestines, where it will rob you of B vitamins and cause other kinds of trouble, like gas, swelling, and possibly obstruction. Thank you. I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jessss2008 How long does it usually stay in there? Well that I don't know. I don't know anyone personally who has ever done this. I would bet that if eaten in small amounts, most of it doesn't get past your stomach acid. But if you got some, you might have to starve it out like starving out candida overgrowths, by avoiding sugar and flour for a while. __________________ Our habit of moralizing...

Quote: Originally Posted by SomebodyElse Yes. it is a different kind of yeast, and it is also killed before the beer is consumed. There are all kinds of yeasts, and we do have some live ones naturally occurring inside our bodies. But eating live bread yeast will allow it to become established in the intestines, where it will rob you of B vitamins and cause other kinds of trouble, like gas, swelling, and possibly obstruction. How long does it...

Quote: Originally Posted by bekajoi CURSE YOU AQUA SCUM! Hahaha. I exclaim that all the time and people just look at me strangely. So thank you, I am glad I am not the only one. Now I not only want cookies but I want to watch Finding Nemo...

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Unleaded I hope vegetarians are allowed to post here. Quite lovely to hear that you're making plenty of vegan food.

Quote: Originally Posted by Amy SF Eating cookie dough made from scratch is probably okay (although the idea does make me gag a little), but premade cookie dough from a store should not be eaten. I think there was a health scare recently in the US involving people getting really sick (and possibly dying) after eating uncooked cookie dough. Pillsbury, probably. The dough most likely contained eggs with regards to the salmonella scare. I would...

never killed me.

I love cookie dough too. Sampling dough at various stages of production is probably my favorite part of baking, even rivaling the consumption of the finished product. I think that the main risk with egg containing doughs is Salmonella, but without the eggs that problem goes away. Although it never stopped me before I went vegan...

That's part of the fun of vegan baking!

Now I want cookie dough.