Looking for protein powders without sucralose

FitFunTina

I enjoy using protein powder in my morning shakes (as a meal replacement). However, I just now discovered that my current powder has sucralose. I'm usually good at checking labels, but missed this one somehow.

Can anyone suggest any powders for me without the artificial sweeteners? I've looked at several brands online and am still coming up short for anything suitable.

AvaWawa2008

Source Organic Whey Protein. I love it. No fillers, or extras. I use Stevia to sweeten it. Only ingredient is whey protein. There's less than 1% Sunflower lecithin.

AvaWawa2008

Oh I should add that I don't use it as a meal replacement. I put it in my morning smoothie.

janice0951

Do you have the name brand?

FitFunTina

Oh I should add that I don't use it as a meal replacement. I put it in my morning smoothie.

Yeah I wasn't clear, but I do the same thing. My usual is a pumpkin smoothie - canned pumpkin, frozen banana, spinach, almond milk, protein powder, and pumpkin pie spice. Add a few ice cubes and I have 300 cals of a delicious ~30oz drink that lasts me all morning.

BigMech

Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Natural Whey. I've used both the chocolate and vanilla, both are good.

They are have a natural casein line as well.

This is where I usually buy mine from: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/natwhey.html

AvaWawa2008

The brand is "Source Organic". I buy it off of amazon. I love that it doesn't have filler and stuff that way I can create whatever smoothie I want.

Joehenny

Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Natural Whey. I've used both the chocolate and vanilla, both are good.

They are have a natural casein line as well.

This is where I usually buy mine from: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/natwhey.html

ON is my favorite brand but, also uses sweeteners.

lynn1982

Sunwarrior rice protein powder. I'm partial to the vanilla flavour, but it also comes in "natural" and chocolate. It's sweetened with stevia (which I can taste - I know the taste bothers some people). I particularly like the texture - it's very fine.

gloriaeffe

Designer Whey. All naturally sweetened and great taste!

livingleanlivingclean

You can get your own blends from true nutrition - they're in the states, postage is a bit exxy to Aus so we buy a 100% WPI and WPC from Boomers

ssbbg

I use sun warrior blend natural. It is veggie based, and has a very neutral taste. I can drink it plain or blended with a little raw ginger with no problem. The vanilla and chocolate flavors have some weird sweetener (though I think it is stevia, not sucralose), and taste horrible in my opinion. If you go to the company's website, you can request a sampler of their products. I think it ended up having ten different items. I see now they say that you have to pay shipping, but they did not charge me anything. See the faq about samples: https://www.sunwarrior.com/resources/faq/

zillah73

Garden of Life Raw Protein – it is sweetened with stevia.

kathystrauss1

Bump

lynn1982

I use sun warrior blend natural. It is veggie based, and has a very neutral taste. I can drink it plain or blended with a little raw ginger with no problem. The vanilla and chocolate flavors have some weird sweetener (though I think it is stevia, not sucralose), and taste horrible in my opinion. If you go to the company's website, you can request a sampler of their products. I think it ended up having ten different items. I see now they say that you have to pay shipping, but they did not charge me anything. See the faq about samples: https://www.sunwarrior.com/resources/faq/

It is stevia (as I mentioned in my previous post...). FYI: Their classic protein in "natural' flavoured protein in natural does in fact contain stevia. The "warrior blend" does not. I don't know if you can taste it, but just be aware if you're not a fan of the stevia taste.

I purchase mine at vitamart.ca.

FitFunTina

I went to the grocery store last night and looked through their protein powders. Out of 7, only one didn't have sucralose, and it was the Designer Whey. They also had a smaller can so I can give it a whirl. We'll see how it tastes this morning. (I've never had Stevia, but it's got to be better than sucralose health-wise).

I'm still not sure I want to go with Stevia, so I may likely look into some of the other brands suggested. Thanks, y'all.

QuietBloom

MRM brand protein powders. Pure Nutrition protein powders. Both use stevia only.

EvgeniZyntx

I went to the grocery store last night and looked through their protein powders. Out of 7, only one didn't have sucralose, and it was the Designer Whey. They also had a smaller can so I can give it a whirl. We'll see how it tastes this morning. (I've never had Stevia, but it's got to be better than sucralose health-wise).

I'm still not sure I want to go with Stevia, so I may likely look into some of the other brands suggested. Thanks, y'all.

Why do you think stevia is better than sucralose health-wise?
I have yet to see a valid risk study in humans. I looked.

lynn1982

I went to the grocery store last night and looked through their protein powders. Out of 7, only one didn't have sucralose, and it was the Designer Whey. They also had a smaller can so I can give it a whirl. We'll see how it tastes this morning. (I've never had Stevia, but it's got to be better than sucralose health-wise).

I'm still not sure I want to go with Stevia, so I may likely look into some of the other brands suggested. Thanks, y'all.

If you DO decide to go with one that has stevia in it, be sure to get a sample of it first. A lot of places sell them in individual packets so you can find one that you like the best. Stevia has a very distinct taste (at least, it does to me), so try it first. (I have no valid opinion about it health-wise compared to sucralose - just my own personal opinion.)

Another option - have you tried Vega brand? I don't think it has sucralose in it, but I am not sure about stevia.

FitFunTina

I went to the grocery store last night and looked through their protein powders. Out of 7, only one didn't have sucralose, and it was the Designer Whey. They also had a smaller can so I can give it a whirl. We'll see how it tastes this morning. (I've never had Stevia, but it's got to be better than sucralose health-wise).

I'm still not sure I want to go with Stevia, so I may likely look into some of the other brands suggested. Thanks, y'all.

Why do you think stevia is better than sucralose health-wise?
I have yet to see a valid risk study in humans. I looked.

I by no means am a health expert. I gave up artificial sweeteners a year ago after my son and I both had seizures (with no other health history, and no causes found through the array of medical testing). I did enough research to see that it is possible that there is a link between artificial sweeteners and seizures. While I know it is probably a wild chance that is what caused our seizures, the doctors/specialists are all without any sort of explanation. So maybe it's more of a "for piece of mind" move on my part, but I have been working to steer clear of aspartame, sucralose, etc as much as possible. I haven't yet found any research regards to Stevia, so it makes me hesitant. I also have a teenager and two small children, so my window of research time is limited.

AvsFreak

I went to the grocery store last night and looked through their protein powders. Out of 7, only one didn't have sucralose, and it was the Designer Whey. They also had a smaller can so I can give it a whirl. We'll see how it tastes this morning. (I've never had Stevia, but it's got to be better than sucralose health-wise).

I'm still not sure I want to go with Stevia, so I may likely look into some of the other brands suggested. Thanks, y'all.

Why do you think stevia is better than sucralose health-wise?
I have yet to see a valid risk study in humans. I looked.

I by no means am a health expert. I gave up artificial sweeteners a year ago after my son and I both had seizures (with no other health history, and no causes found through the array of medical testing). I did enough research to see that it is possible that there is a link between artificial sweeteners and seizures. While I know it is probably a wild chance that is what caused our seizures, the doctors/specialists are all without any sort of explanation. So maybe it's more of a "for piece of mind" move on my part, but I have been working to steer clear of aspartame, sucralose, etc as much as possible. I haven't yet found any research regards to Stevia, so it makes me hesitant. I also have a teenager and two small children, so my window of research time is limited.

I had a similar experience last year as I had a seizure (with no history of them) and they found a brain tumor. Had it removed and had to do radiation treatments all summer. For a few months afterwards, I was convinced that it was aspartame or sucralose that caused it, so I avoided them like the plague. But after really researching it, one would have to consume a lot more of it a day than I use to affect me. It just makes it so much easier to lose weight when I can have splenda and whatnot and I just came to the personal decision that if the artificial sweeteners don't kill me, something else will anyway.

It's really hard to find diet food without artificial sweeteners and when you do, it's usually really expensive. Honestly, if you still want to avoid them while getting your protein, just skip the shakes and eat more chicken, eggs, cheese, nuts, etc. and enjoy something sweet, with real sugar in it once in a while to cover the cravings. Just fit it in your calories for the day.

lynn1982

Stevia comes from a plant, if that helps (the stevia plant...). I've read articles saying it's safe and I've also read articles saying it causes cancer in mice...I personally choose to use it (although I don't eat a lot of sweets, so I don't use it often). Artificial sweeteners give me migraines, so I never consume them. Contrary to AvsFreak;s assertion, It is definitely possible to lose weight without artificial sweeteners...

matndrew

I started using Bi Pro Whey protein isolate this past week. No taste. Dissovles well. No fake ingredients. Order it from the distributor or Amazon. A little pricey but worth it imo. I like it and most of those protein powders make me gag. the website has some great smoothie recipes too. And great for diabetics!

100% Natural
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oldantired

Bob's Red Mill makes a Whey and Soy protein powder that has no additives. Neutral flavor and dissolves easily.

michelle32720

OMG that sounds amazing. Note to self: try Pumpkin Pie smoothie.

On another note, I don't know if you have a Publix supermarket near you, but I use their Greenwise 100% unsweetened whey protein powder. No artificial sweeteners (yay!) but it only comes in vanilla. That said, it makes a really good protein pancake.

FitFunTina

OMG that sounds amazing. Note to self: try Pumpkin Pie smoothie.

On another note, I don't know if you have a Publix supermarket near you, but I use their Greenwise 100% unsweetened whey protein powder. No artificial sweeteners (yay!) but it only comes in vanilla. That said, it makes a really good protein pancake.

A protein pancake??? Woah. Must investigate for the weekends.

And yes - I don't know how many pumpkin's worth I've eaten in the past few months with the smoothies, but even in January I'm having a hard time letting go. lol. (I even bought a bunch of canned pumpkin on clearance to last a little longer!!)

I'm in the north, so no Publix's up here. Maybe I'll have my parents in FL look it up for me, though.

And re: the whole artificial sweeteners thing, I do agree that it is possible to lose weight without them. I've lost 32 lbs since last May, and haven't used any artificial sweeteners to get me there. (Well, except for this whole jug of protein powder I just unknowingly went through). I watch my calorie intake, drink a (regular) soda on occasion, I eat real cheese, and real peanut butter. I don't know that immediately heading for anything marked "diet" is necessarily a good decision, but to each their own.