FUUL is an all-around great protein snack to make sure you’re getting the protein you need to recover, build muscles, and stay full throughout your active day. However, one question pops up all the time. Are protein cookie dough bites gluten-free?
Well, let’s take a look at that from a big picture perspective, because this concern is a little more complex than many people think.
Is FUUL Gluten Free?
First, we can’t speak for every type of cookie dough on the market, but FUUL is not 100% gluten-free.
That’s not as important as a lot of people think in the modern wellness world. In fact, it’s not an issue at all for the vast majority of our happy customers.
Before you run off, let’s talk about the gluten-free label, the trend, and what it actually means.
Is Gluten Free Important for Protein Cookie Dough Bites?
We’ll be honest. The gluten-free label has gotten more credit than it deserves, and for the vast majority of people, it’s not a reason to turn away from any food that has some gluten in it.
With that being said, there are two types of people who should choose gluten-free options and take the label seriously.
People with celiac disease can suffer side effects from eating gluten, and people who have gluten sensitivities can also have a negative experience. However, even in that example, the majority of people simply have sensitivities, and they can still have some gluten without any major issues. The problems start when gluten is eaten in higher quantities.
For the majority of people, there is no evidence that gluten has any negative side effects.
The Big Picture of Gluten-Free and Wellness
If gluten isn’t proven to have much of an effect on most people, why is the gluten-free craze so widespread?
Well, look at the foods that are often packed with tons of gluten. Those include processed white bread, muffins, and other foods that are loaded with bad carbs.
If someone goes gluten-free with their diet and cuts all that stuff out, of course, they feel a difference. It’s the same as a new bodybuilder eating chicken breast and rice after years of eating junk.
They cut out all the bad stuff and started eating clean. Those results from cutting back on a lot of carb-heavy and processed foods seemingly validate claims from internet scientists and trend setters who make a lot of unfounded claims about gluten.
The gluten-free label generates a lot of buzz, but scientifically, it’s not nearly as important for most people as it seems, and you might do more harm than good if you’re cutting out good, wholesome foods to avoid gluten.
FUUL Protein Cookie Dough Bites and Gluten
FUUL protein cookie dough bites are one of those foods we’re talking about when we mention good, wholesome foods that provide way more benefits than any gluten-free label could outweigh.
Our protein cookie dough bites offer 15 grams of protein, 8 grams of fat, and just 6 grams of sugar per serving. It also has 37 grams of total carbs from wholesome sources that your body can actually use.
The protein helps fill you up long-term to keep you from overeating throughout the day, and it fuels muscle repair and growth to help you get the most out of each workout if you’re into fitness.
The fat content comes from wholesome fat sources, and it gives your body an extended energy source to burn through instead of eating your muscles or leaving you drained.
Then, there’s the sugar and carbs. Both give you quick energy to get your motor up and running fast, but there isn’t so much of either ingredient that your body starts converting the excess to fat. That’s a huge problem with a lot of the carb-heavy foods that make people dislike carbs in the first place.
Overall, you get a wholesome snack that’s great for post-workout snacks, filling up on a busy workday, staying fed on a hike, or any other situation. Even if you’re not an athlete or fitness junky, you can benefit from FUUL.
Passing all that up for a gluten-free label is essentially denying yourself a super snack in favor of marketing.
Drawbacks of Protein Cookie Dough Bites Without Gluten
Not only do you sacrifice a lot of major benefits when you pass up well-made protein cookie dough bites for gluten-free options, but there are a couple of other drawbacks to eating gluten-free alternatives.
Gluten comes from a variety of grains, and while super-processed grains can be a problem for other reasons, gluten-free products typically remove grains entirely. So, you don’t get any of those wholesome whole grains your body needs to fuel itself quickly and increase fiber intake.
Carbs also make things taste good. They’re addicting. When a gluten-free product replaces all of a recipe’s grains with things like almond powder and other random stuff, the flavor usually isn’t all that great.
Texture can also be thrown off when trying to make a gluten-free product. Not only do you miss out on major benefits, but you also tend to get a less enjoyable product because of all the wholesome ingredients that have to be avoided to make something gluten-free.
FUUL Puts Wholesome Ingredients Before Diet Trends
FUUL isn’t gluten-free, but it is certified kosher, and you can learn all about our top-quality ingredients in our FAQ section and other blog posts.
While gluten is important for some people to avoid, the general scientific consensus is that a lot of the hype is unnecessary for the vast majority of people.
FUUL might have a little gluten, but it offers your body everything it needs to repair itself, energize, and stay full.
Don’t worry about diet trends. Contact FUUL for a wellness-oriented snack you can trust!