Celiacs, Anyone found a GF Protein Powder??

bmonahan115
bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
So i'm going to be starting a job that's super early in the morning, so cooking at 3am isn't much of an option. I was wanting to start making protein shakes or something, but i can't seem to find a brand thats labeled GF protein powder, and with the slew of chefs latly knowingly glutening Celiac patrons, i worry without the label that if i get sick i'm screwed. Any suggestions/reccomendations?? i should also note that i'm not really a fan of nut butters, or really nuts in general. SO i know i limited myself there, cause the few recipe searchs i've done always suggests a nut butter for protein, and my flaxseed meal doesn't really have teh aoun tof protein i was hoping to get. I may be reaching alot here, and i'll just haveto cook, but i figured i'd tap all your lovely peoples knowledge first :-D thanks in advance!!
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  • allisoncook87
    allisoncook87 Posts: 160 Member
    Try greek yogurt with pumpkin and granola, it's not a protein shake but it has a lot of protein to get you going
  • kjensen15
    kjensen15 Posts: 398 Member
    Arbonne now has a health/fitness line and I believe all of their products are GF!
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    Try greek yogurt with pumpkin and granola, it's not a protein shake but it has a lot of protein to get you going

    being celiac, i react to oats, and yes even the ones labeled GF. but thanks for trying to help.. :D
  • mayandreamer
    mayandreamer Posts: 8 Member
    I have a Brown Rice proteim powder that says it's Gluten, Soy and Lactose Free. It's Heartland Gold Organic (sprouted non-GMO). But I will warn you that it's very gritty. It needs to be mixed with something to help with the texture.

    But I have also heard there's supposed to be a good hemp one out there. That should also be gluten free.
  • MissMe2morrow
    MissMe2morrow Posts: 96
    The Brewer's Yeast I use actually has more protein in it than my protein powder, and it's gluten free.

    Lewis Labs Brewer's Yeast:
    per 2 tablespoons (30g)

    16g protein, 6g fiber, and a whole bunch of trace minerals.
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    The Brewer's Yeast I use actually has more protein in it than my protein powder, and it's gluten free.

    Lewis Labs Brewer's Yeast:
    per 2 tablespoons (30g)

    16g protein, 6g fiber, and a whole bunch of trace minerals.

    holy cow!! now that's what i'm talking about!!! haha is this a specialty product or would the run of the mill grocery store have it you think? (i assume in the baking section, but please correct me this product sounds amazing) from what i understand of eating yeast is that it also helps to regulate your BM's in the same way as yogurts, is that true? thank you again!
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    I have a Brown Rice proteim powder that says it's Gluten, Soy and Lactose Free. It's Heartland Gold Organic (sprouted non-GMO). But I will warn you that it's very gritty. It needs to be mixed with something to help with the texture.

    But I have also heard there's supposed to be a good hemp one out there. That should also be gluten free.

    yeah, the unfortunate end of being GF is all tese rice products, and their grittiness hahaha but i do really dig it's non-GMO, i can't find anything hemp labeled GF (and i really focus on it being labeled as such, even if it's natrually GF, without that label it will not ener my body) but if you find the product name i'd be super pumped if you shared it. thank you for responding!! :D
  • TimWeis75
    TimWeis75 Posts: 30
    NNW, but that might be regional to me (Nebraska). It's labeled GF and "diabetic friendly".
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    You do? Is that common?

    That was how I came to realize I need to eat gluten free is cause of oatmeal. I tried the gf ones and had the same reaction, the reaction is worse than just about anything else I have.
    Try greek yogurt with pumpkin and granola, it's not a protein shake but it has a lot of protein to get you going

    being celiac, i react to oats, and yes even the ones labeled GF. but thanks for trying to help.. :D
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    I was just looking into protein powders today, I'm gf, but didn't think there would be any in these powders, guess I still have a lot to learn. lol Good thing you mentioned this.
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    You do? Is that common?

    That was how I came to realize I need to eat gluten free is cause of oatmeal. I tried the gf ones and had the same reaction, the reaction is worse than just about anything else I have.

    yeah it is realtivly common unfortuntly, not only do they often grow oats on the same feilds as wheat, but the GF ones, unfortunatly oats makes up so closely resembles the roteins in wheat that my (As well as many on celiacs) tend to react to the those proteins the same. yeah, i actually didn't realize until eating GF for almost a year and than trying to GF labeled oats, and had the same reaction, so i grond it up and make a crumble for the gluten eaters in my family, so they were happy and ididt have to waste those expensive oats hahahaha.
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    I was just looking into protein powders today, I'm gf, but didn't think there would be any in these powders, guess I still have a lot to learn. lol Good thing you mentioned this.

    yeah, i don't really tust anything not labeled GF anymore now that i've realized there are companies that think it's a fad like trans-fat diet fad, and i could potentially get glutened. so far the brewers yeast seems to be the safest bet for us living GF. for the lower calories and high protein content. i'm glad to help, even living over 2 years GF, i still have things to learn. :D
  • debbyrae3
    debbyrae3 Posts: 200 Member
    Shakeology is a meal replacement shake put out by Beachbody (the same people who put out Trubojam, Turbofire, P90X, etc.). It's gluten free.

    Here is the nutrition facts for both the chocolate and greenberry flavors.

    Chocolate - http://shakeology.com/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1d66051a-61fd-4199-841b-16d24dae4c7b&groupId=59860

    Greenberry - http://shakeology.com/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=ec8c9e06-5208-4177-8ed3-c43696462193&groupId=59860

    Hope this helps.
  • MissMe2morrow
    MissMe2morrow Posts: 96
    holy cow!! now that's what i'm talking about!!! haha is this a specialty product or would the run of the mill grocery store have it you think? (i assume in the baking section, but please correct me this product sounds amazing) from what i understand of eating yeast is that it also helps to regulate your BM's in the same way as yogurts, is that true? thank you again!


    I order mine online but a local health food store may have it, too. Brewer's yeast is different from the kind of yeast used for baking (and different than nutritional yeast)-- I'm not sure about the BM regulation part but the high fiber content certainly doesn't hurt! :-)

    I will say this: add it to a strong flavored shake-- it's flavor is kinda potent (tastes vaguely like peanut butter, though, so that's nice) and you might try working in 1 tablespoon before you go to two. I also bake with it and will add a tablespoon here or there in PB cookies, fudge brownies, etc. :smile:
  • MissMe2morrow
    MissMe2morrow Posts: 96

    yeah, the unfortunate end of being GF is all tese rice products, and their grittiness hahaha but i do really dig it's non-GMO, i can't find anything hemp labeled GF (and i really focus on it being labeled as such, even if it's natrually GF, without that label it will not ener my body) but if you find the product name i'd be super pumped if you shared it. thank you for responding!! :D

    I use Source Naturals Brown Rice Protein Powder. Gluten free. Both this and the brewer's yeast I mentioned are in the MFP database if you want to check them out.
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    I was on WW, the plan changed, so I had more points and could have more food, so I decided to start eating oatmeal for breakfast. And that was when it started for me. SO I thought it was an oatmeal allergy, and changed to Cream of Wheat, bad idea. So switched to Rice cereal. And that was fine. Then learned about the gluten stuff and what not, so I tried GF oatmeal, and was so disappointed in the same results. So now I have a bunch of oatmeal, a bunch of gf oatmeal, a tub of cream of wheat, and a box of rice cereal, I was just thinking today I better throw em out, cause no ones going to touch them. I dn't even eat the rice cereal anymore, cause of the calories, and I eat rice cakes, rice chips, and rice spaghetti. lol
    You do? Is that common?

    That was how I came to realize I need to eat gluten free is cause of oatmeal. I tried the gf ones and had the same reaction, the reaction is worse than just about anything else I have.

    yeah it is realtivly common unfortuntly, not only do they often grow oats on the same feilds as wheat, but the GF ones, unfortunatly oats makes up so closely resembles the roteins in wheat that my (As well as many on celiacs) tend to react to the those proteins the same. yeah, i actually didn't realize until eating GF for almost a year and than trying to GF labeled oats, and had the same reaction, so i grond it up and make a crumble for the gluten eaters in my family, so they were happy and ididt have to waste those expensive oats hahahaha.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    I started using Olympian Labs Pea Protein after Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser suggested it for vegans and people with food allergies. It's 100% Gluten Free, according to their website.
  • cjnorman
    cjnorman Posts: 93
    I like Rainbow Light. It is Gluten, dairy AND Soy free. Pretty much the only one I can use. I usually mix the chocolate at 1 scoop to 2 cups of hemp milk. I also use an immersion blender. Just tried the Açai this morning and may go to a half and half with the chocolate.

    http://www.rainbowlight.com/Categories.aspx?Category=5f3b5a56-22df-4199-8b9d-c276449ab643

    I haven't tried the thin berry or the whey.
  • mayandreamer
    mayandreamer Posts: 8 Member
    it turns out the other powder I was told about was a pea protein, not hemp. And checking the website for about it, there's nothing about it being GF. It's lactose free and vegetarian, but that won't help you. (Absolute Vegetarian Protein)

    sorry.
  • cjnorman
    cjnorman Posts: 93
    Here is a gluten free hemp protein powder. I have no idea what hexane is.

    http://nutiva.com/products/hemp-protein-powder-organic/

    Ingredients: 100% raw organic hemp protein powder. NO hexane, gluten, dairy, lactose or sweeteners.
  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    you may try Jay Robb protein powders.. they come whey and egg white protein.. they should be gluten free..but of course you will have to read the label.. I used to use the egg white and it's pretty good
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    I was on WW, the plan changed, so I had more points and could have more food, so I decided to start eating oatmeal for breakfast. And that was when it started for me. SO I thought it was an oatmeal allergy, and changed to Cream of Wheat, bad idea. So switched to Rice cereal. And that was fine. Then learned about the gluten stuff and what not, so I tried GF oatmeal, and was so disappointed in the same results. So now I have a bunch of oatmeal, a bunch of gf oatmeal, a tub of cream of wheat, and a box of rice cereal, I was just thinking today I better throw em out, cause no ones going to touch them. I dn't even eat the rice cereal anymore, cause of the calories, and I eat rice cakes, rice chips, and rice spaghetti. lol

    awww, well hopfully there will be a a food drive sometime soon, and you can donate, or bake up some foodies (in the aluminum take n bake pans so you dont cross contaminate your own pots/pans) and bring it to work, most of the folks will feel so lucky and love you for a lil breakup in the workday (i mean comeon even being a GF dieter, i know i'd love a surprise baked goodies party too! haha) and than you don't have to waste anything. yeah the way all the GF products seem to use rice i had to give it up cause it was causeing blood sugar spikes and weight gain after awhile. but my fear way more my blood sugar because i have diabetas as a hgh risk in my family on both sides and according to an article written by a fellow GF nutritionist she's found out there is actually alink between gluten intolerant/celiac patients and genetic diabetes..
  • bmonahan115
    bmonahan115 Posts: 121 Member
    I started using Olympian Labs Pea Protein after Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser suggested it for vegans and people with food allergies. It's 100% Gluten Free, according to their website.

    were you able to actually buy it in store? or was it an online purchase? i actually had a bfast bar that had pea protein and it was stupid high in fiber and was yummy, so i could def get down with it if i can get it in a store.
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    This is very interesting. I don't understand enough about spiking blood sugar, but I know mine was a mess when I started to lose weight, and the weight loss helped it go away. But the last couple, three months I have been noticing it again. I have tried to figure out what it was. I stopped eating light yogurts that I was eating sometimes twice aday since going gf cause it says the sugars in it is 14 grams. My go to snack is rice cakes all the time, and it's my bread and what not. It almost always happens in the morning, and I almost always have rice cake.Course I have a 1/2 tbsp of pb too, but thats 7 grams per 2 tbsp. So maybe it's the other carbs I need to look at. I don't know.
    I was on WW, the plan changed, so I had more points and could have more food, so I decided to start eating oatmeal for breakfast. And that was when it started for me. SO I thought it was an oatmeal allergy, and changed to Cream of Wheat, bad idea. So switched to Rice cereal. And that was fine. Then learned about the gluten stuff and what not, so I tried GF oatmeal, and was so disappointed in the same results. So now I have a bunch of oatmeal, a bunch of gf oatmeal, a tub of cream of wheat, and a box of rice cereal, I was just thinking today I better throw em out, cause no ones going to touch them. I dn't even eat the rice cereal anymore, cause of the calories, and I eat rice cakes, rice chips, and rice spaghetti. lol

    awww, well hopfully there will be a a food drive sometime soon, and you can donate, or bake up some foodies (in the aluminum take n bake pans so you dont cross contaminate your own pots/pans) and bring it to work, most of the folks will feel so lucky and love you for a lil breakup in the workday (i mean comeon even being a GF dieter, i know i'd love a surprise baked goodies party too! haha) and than you don't have to waste anything. yeah the way all the GF products seem to use rice i had to give it up cause it was causeing blood sugar spikes and weight gain after awhile. but my fear way more my blood sugar because i have diabetas as a hgh risk in my family on both sides and according to an article written by a fellow GF nutritionist she's found out there is actually alink between gluten intolerant/celiac patients and genetic diabetes..
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Here is a gluten free hemp protein powder. I have no idea what hexane is.

    http://nutiva.com/products/hemp-protein-powder-organic/

    Ingredients: 100% raw organic hemp protein powder. NO hexane, gluten, dairy, lactose or sweeteners.

    Yes, I was going to aslo suggest Hemp protein powder. It is fantastic!!!

    Also, Jay Robb has gluten free, all natural protein powders, sweetened with Stevia.
  • MissMe2morrow
    MissMe2morrow Posts: 96
    This is very interesting. I don't understand enough about spiking blood sugar, but I know mine was a mess when I started to lose weight, and the weight loss helped it go away. But the last couple, three months I have been noticing it again. I have tried to figure out what it was. I stopped eating light yogurts that I was eating sometimes twice aday since going gf cause it says the sugars in it is 14 grams. My go to snack is rice cakes all the time, and it's my bread and what not. It almost always happens in the morning, and I almost always have rice cake.Course I have a 1/2 tbsp of pb too, but thats 7 grams per 2 tbsp. So maybe it's the other carbs I need to look at. I don't know.

    If you look at the glycemic index, rice cakes (or rice cereal, etc) are super high on the list, meaning they spike your blood sugar. Try a complex carb instead-- I know, I know, not nearly as convenient!
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    Oh wow, I guess I have some things to learn. I rely on those rice cakes for so much, lol.
  • skittlesnhoney
    skittlesnhoney Posts: 651 Member
    I use the vanilla protein by Arbonne. It's GF and it's sweetened with Stevia which is a plus for me. I have candidiasis (an overgrowth of yeast in my intestines often misdiagnosed as IBS) and this protein shake gets along well with me. It's a bit pricey compared to store bought protein powder's.

    It tastes really good plain or sometimes I mix it with some strawberries and mangoes.

    They also have a Chocolate one too.

    Edited to say that it is also Whey free.
  • mayandreamer
    mayandreamer Posts: 8 Member
    interesting read: http://www.naturalnews.com/025070_protein_products_taste.html

    I think I'll try one of those other brown rice protiens to find a smoother one.
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    I mentioned this on the other board, asking if anyone knows anything about it. A friend of mine had this, was able to get it cleared up and went back to eating gluten. When I started having problems a few months ago, and was talking to her about it, I realized I had symptoms of two different yeast infections and didn't know, I had been living months or longer with it, thinking It was just perimenopause stuff. When I went to my doc, she said most doctors don't believe this can happen in the intestines. SO I have just been trying to find others who believe it has happened to them.
    I use the vanilla protein by Arbonne. It's GF and it's sweetened with Stevia which is a plus for me. I have candidiasis (an overgrowth of yeast in my intestines often misdiagnosed as IBS) and this protein shake gets along well with me. It's a bit pricey compared to store bought protein powder's.

    It tastes really good plain or sometimes I mix it with some strawberries and mangoes.

    They also have a Chocolate one too.

    Edited to say that it is also Whey free.
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