I'm having a hard time with my protein bars, energy bars, protein powders, gels, etc...

Does anyone have a list of what is gluten-free. Like Cliff Bars have oats....does anyone eat them and do ok? Should they be avoided???

Anyone use Hammer products????

Help, I need energy!!!!

I, personally , wouldn't eat anything with oats. Cliff Nectar Bars are gluten-free.

I eat Clif bars and they don't bother me, but I' also eat oats. I did just have for the first time a Lara bar--that was really very yummy...can't say for sure if it is really an energy but, but it was super yummy
~K

Sharkies are gluten-free and I think cf.

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Hi! Jelly Belly has just come out with "Sport Beans" recently. I checked with the company and they are gluten free (here is the response)

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I actually haven't tried these yet myself, but hear they are good and portable, though a bit on the sweet side. Here is the site that has more info on them if you are interested: http://jellybelly.com/msib21/PromoSites/Sp...SportBeans.html

Sounds kind of crazy to me, but then again it's nice to have something that isn't always a bar.

Sharkies chews, Clif Nectar Bars, Organic Food Bars, Go Raw Bars, Alpsnak bars...

Also just found this listing, though you'd want to double check probably. Give some ideas on where to start and what people like. http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/backpack.html

GeniSoy soy protien shake powder is gluten free and wonderful! I have the vanilla but found other flavors gluten free as well. They have a website too www.genisoy.com. Enjoy!
Wendy

I use Think Thin Bars. They are actually good...compared to the Lara bars
Sorry...just cannot bring myself to like those.

I like Ruth's Flax Bars. (Some of the hemp bar flavors have gluten - always check ingredient labels!) They're the closest thing to a real granola bar I've found. (I don't do oats.)

Here's another close thing to a gronola bar

http://www.goraw.com/products/product.php?...=2&cat=4&page=1

Hi -

From recent calls and research, I've compiled the folloiwng gluten-free sports products. I have these on a spreadsheet with notes but wasn't sure how to do an attachment. I'd be happy to provide the spreadsheet if anyone can help me figure out how to post it.

Gatorade Thirst Quencher, Endurance Formula, Energy Drink, Nutrition Shake and Propel Fitness Water
PowerAde
Ultima electrolyte drink
GU and GU2O
Clif shot Bloks
Hammer Heed - per label
Ensure
PureFit Nutrition Bars - peanut flavor is very good www.purefit.com
Natural Bar - Peanut Crunch - yum http://nutripeak.com/nabarcrpe12.html
Oskri Sesame and Quinoa bars, gluten-free per label, http://www.oskri.com/catalog.asp?item=713&Type=Box

Cheers,
ChristineBBB (belly behaving badly)
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Osteoporosis at age 38
Hypothyroid since 19

Bumble Bars are gluten- and dairy-free: http://www.bumblebar.com/

All except one flavor (lemon) has nuts, so I've only tried that kind. It's not bad. Heavy on the sesame seeds and quite sweet.

I just tried a Bumble Bar for the first time the other day- yummy and good for you!

I'm fairly sure most of the flavors of Balance Bars are gluten free.

I too recently tried a bumble bar. I enjoyed it.

Costco sells some gluten-free protein bars and protein mix. From just looking on the ingredient lable, the Fudge Graham flavored Zone bars (but not the Chocolate Peanut flavor Zone bars) appear to be gluten free and the Pro-Rated protein whey protein powder is gluten free. The Alpine Vanilla Pro-Rated whey protein powder is pretty tastey.

Most are BUT they also make them on equipment which handles wheat products so they will not call them gluten-free.

I'm a big fan of Prana bars. Taste good, and don't sit like a rock in my stomach, like some bars do!

So are PowerGels not gluten-free? On the powerbar site, it tells you not to eat the bars because they have gluten in them, but it doesn't say anything about the gels.

Its LaraBars for me.. sure - they are just fruits and nuts but if you're looking for the instant calories (ie: energy) and some potein.. they are great. Here's one: Cashew Cookie.. just cashews and dates. 230 cal, protein 5g, 0g chol, fiber 3g.

I like Bumblebars and Larabars - and cashew is my fav. I just bought some new Larabars called Maya. I want to try one, but dinner is only an hour away. Has anyone tired these yet?

I've had the regular chocolate and chocolate mint. They're both fine, but very much like the regular larabars in texture. Having made similar things, I'm a little disappointed they don't improve the texture, but it's fab for grabbing and throwing in my daypack for a hike.

Thanks Tiffany - I was also hoping that the new bars would be a different somehow. Oh well. I like having a Larabar on hand, they're very filling.

This is familiar territory for me! I'll apologize in advance for the looonnnggg reply!!!

I did a search when I got diagnosed back in 2004, and here are the replies I got then from PowerBar & Clif Bar:

FROM POWERBAR:
Thank you for contacting PowerBar on the Internet. We welcome
questions and comments from our consumers.
We appreciate your comments and feedback. The PowerGel is gluten free.
Please call the consumer group at 1-800-58-power with further questions. Thanks for your
support!
Sincerely,
Steve
Consumer Relations
Ref: Y9504593

FROM CLIFBAR:
Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in our products. While we do not source any ingredients from wheat or dairy in our CLIF and Luna Bars, unfortunately, they are not gluten free. Gluten is found in the rolled oats and barley malt in the Clif Bars and most flavors of Luna Bars. In addition to malt, MOJO contains organic pretzel pieces made from wheat, which is also a source of gluten.
Three flavors of Luna Bar lack the barley malt, and only contain the rolled oats. Many gluten intolerant folks find that small amounts of rolled oats are tolerable. These three flavors of Luna are Cherry Covered Chocolate, Chocolate Peppermint Stick, and Sweet Dreams. We also have a new high protein bar out, Clif Builder’s Bar, which also lacks the barley malt and only contains rolled oats. All three flavors of the Clif Builder’s Bar are free of barley malt.
I hope this information helps, and I’ll certainly log your vote for us to make a gluten free product!
Cheers,
Thomas

For training (I do marathons, shorter road races, and triathlons), I use PowerGels and GU, as well as Gatorade and GU2O. I recently tried the CLIF Shot Bloks; according to the package ingredients, they are gluten-free.

Certainly we Celiacs have some unique challenges in fueling ourselves for fitness, but don't be discouraged...it's definitely do-able!

Good luck!
~Kerri

While I don't condone the eating of oats, especially commercial oats, Chocolate Peppermint Stick certainly was my favorite flavor of Luna bars in my pre-gluten-free days. :-) If only we could get them to make gluten-free ones!

I love the Lara Bars, especially the Pecan Pie one. Yum! And, Clif Nectar - Dark Chocolate with Walnuts tastes just like a mushy brownie! =)

I tried the Bumble Bars and didn't care for them at all. I wish I did like them!

Have you tried Andi Bar? The chocolate shake flavor seems popular.

I have recently discovered the Lara bars too and love them apple cinnamion is the obly Lara Bar I tried I tried the Maya Mint Chocolate and didn't like it I am glad to see the cashew cookie is good I bought a few of those! has anyone tried the cinnamon roll one?

Frankly Natural (http://www.franklynatural.com/ although this seems to have been down for the last week) do a great gluten free range of bars.

I wrote to Cytosport and they wrote back saying that Cytomax energy drinks are also gluten-free.

I use these - http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/brow....jsp?id=IZ-1002 - and they taste fairly good and have a really good ratio of carbs to protein and give a good amount of energy. I only use these prior to races or afterward... never during, but that's my own call. I just can't handle solid foods when pushing it hard. You can usually find them in Whole Foods markets in all kinds of flavors. I've been in contact with Hammer Nutrition several times and they have assured me that their Hammer Gel and Sustained Energy is Gluten Free. I've been using the gel mixed with some of the Sustained Energy and have had great success with that combo. The problem was figuring out the right ratio of mix. Once I figured out what worked for me I've never looked back.

Clif Bar is a sponsor of mine and they just informed me that they're coming out with a couple new flavors for the Nectar Bar line.

Jinscoe~
Clif Bar sponsors you.... wow! What do you do? You must be pretty great!

I really like the Apple Pie Lara bars. I tried the other flavors, but this one is the best. I always try to keep one in my bag just in case I get hungry. A good thing is that my kids also like the apple Lara bar. We usually end up splitting one between the three of us.

I really like these bars called Elev8me! They are similar to the Lara bars (in that they are made from fruit and nuts). However, they also have whey protein and therefore have 18 grams of protein. The website is www.prosnack.com if you want to check them out!
(They are made in Canada though and therefore need to be ordered online).

No... just a work horse for a cycling team. My team mates get all the glory, I just bury myself for them.

I use GU gels which are gluten-free. For bars, I really enjoy Larabars and Vega bars. The Vega meal replacement powder is amazing. I have been using one serving every day as a supplement and find that it really helps with my post-workout recovery. All Vega products are gluten-free.

You can check out the Vega products here: www.myvega.com

Mike

I found this great deal for 48 pack of Clif Bar

$32.98 shipped from Amazon using coupon from that site (that's only $0.69/bar)

- W

Can you get the Nectar bars that way? The ones on the site you linked contain gluten.

Wrote: I have celiac disease, a condition where I cannot consume any
amount of gluten that is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. I would
like to know if there is any gluten in the GNC Pro Performance 100% Whey
Protein Powdered drink mix, in both chocolate caramel and banana cream
flavors. Any information helps.


Dear Adam,

Thank you for taking the time to contact GNC, we appreciate your interest in our company. As the largest manufacturer and retailer of nutritional supplements, we understand that customers depend on us for quality products and quality information.

All GNC ProPerformance Whey Products do not contain gluten. GNC has information on GNC manufactured products. Please review and follow the product label’s warning (if any) and directions for use. If you have questions about how the product may impact your medical condition or any medication you are taking, please consult with your healthcare professional before using the product.

Hope this helps!

If you have any more questions or comments, please do not hesitate to email us back or call our Customer Service Department toll-free at 1-888-462-2548.

GNC Customer Service

Live Well

.......I use GNC Pro Performance powder...its the best tasting protein powder i've tried, even before i was diagnosed.

That was so nice of them to write that! I too use GNC Whey protein powder and mix it in my Diet Carnation Hot Cocoa, delicious!!! Thank you for writing to them!

Dear Fellow Glutenite,

Im not sure when GNC sent you that email. I was once told that the Pro performance Whey protein was gluten free. It used to actually say it on the bottle. However they have recently changed the bottles look and it no longer says it on the bottle nor on the website so i decided to persistantly email them to find out because i have found a lot of things of late that i have been eating that i shouldnt have. this is what i received back.

Dear Mark,

Thank you for taking the time to contact GNC. We appreciate your
interest in our company. As the largest manufacturer and retailer of
nutritional supplements, we understand that customers depend on us for
quality products and quality information.

We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion. This product does
contain gluten. Please note for your future information, if the product
does not state that it is gluten free, then it does contain gluten.

We appreciate your understanding regarding this issue and we apologize
for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause.

If you have any more questions or comments, please do not hesitate to
reply to this email or call our Customer Service Department toll-free at
1-877-462-4700.


GNC Customer Service
Live Well

very sad news because it was a very tasty protein mix. Anyone have any other tasty protein mixes?

Best of luck,

Mark
siegle.mark@gmail.com If anyone would like to email me with questions or would like to share ideas, please do so.

Thanks everyone for sharing your favorite sports bars/products.

My favorite sports bar is the PureFit Peanut Butter Crunch. I buy 4 boxes at a time from Amazon and use them for workout recovery and also when I travel since airport food is a challenge.

http://www.amazon .com/PureFit-Peanut-Butte...=UTF8&s=hpc

If you want to try them before you buy a whole box, they offer a sampler package at the purefit site for $5.

http://purefit.com/store/product_info.php?...12d9711e5b3deea

Everyone's taste is different, but I love these bars. They taste best if I drink water while eating them...makes the peanut butter kinda melt.

Enjoy!

Christine

oh no!!! luna bars aren't gluten free? I just had one today after I read the label and I didn't see any questionable ingredients. does anyone know if the "luna sunrise (blueberry yogurt)" is gluten-free even though the others aren't? help!

emi - no, that luna bar was not gluten free - if you check the ingredients, you'll see that it has barley. (it also has oats.)

Thought I'd update my contribution to the list of gluten-free (and, in this case, also CF, which makes it a good sight tougher, let me add!) power bars. (aka, all the food I get when I go out skiing for the day )

Clif Nectar Bars
Alpsnack
Larabars
Nutiva Bars
BumbleBar
Ruth's Hemp Bars
ThinkOrganic Bars
Organic Food Bar
Oskri Sesame Bars

I just recieved an e-mail from Pacific Health Labs, and they state that all their products are safe including Accell Gels (like Gu), Accellerade (to use prior to and during work-out) and Endurox (recovery drink). They use a unique 4:1 carb to protien ratio that is very difficult to find.

I agree! The Sports Beans taste great! --I also LOVE jelly beans though.

Although not a "power bar". Glucerna is good. - about 25 carbs - protein, energy and fiber - recomended by diabetes clinic at Childrens for Matt (diabetic/celiac). Tasty too!
sandy

Jigsaw Health has just started producing some bars which I found quite good. They sent me 2 samples in the mail, and I liked both the chocolate and the coconut almont (although I liked the coconut one best). I wish they were higher in protein...12g, total carbs 23. But they have some good features:

No gluten
No soy
No casein
Omega 3's

They were recently selling 2 boxes (12 bars) for the price of one. These are my new favorites since I can no longer eat my beloved Balance Bars.

What about the NEW Power Bar Nut Naturals???? They have whole oats in them.... any word??

I would avoid the oats, since you don't know that they are gluten free. The hard part about oats, especially rolled oats is that a lot of times they are stored in the same silos as wheat and grown in the same fields, thus CC. Oats can be a cover crop in wheat and barley fields.

I will eat steel cut oats if there are certified Gluten free, but I especially avoid oats in any commercially prepared product.

Kat.