Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Starbucks Anyone?

I hate gluten

By I hate gluten
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

I hate gluten Apprentice
I hate gluten
Posted

Well been on the diet for a week and curious about starbucks coffee (them making it not buying it). Anyone know anything. I would assume it ok. But you can not assume anything with Celiacs. I do not eat their snacks, but I am a coffee addict. Picked it up when the fatigue was so bad that it took all may energy to drive there. I can say that I feel I do not NEED it anymore. But it is my guilty pleasure. Figuring I am going to have to go Casein free soon, but may have to have one more trip to say goodbye. I hate the taste of plain expresso, but give me a fuo-fue triple grande white choc. mocha and i am good of three hours. Anyone tried their coffee with soy? Now I am sure it is alot harder with Casein free than gluten free there. Just curious.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Mother of Jibril Enthusiast
Mother of Jibril
Posted

I've read that the only drinks at Starbucks that are NOT safe (in terms of gluten) are the frapuccinos and the Vivanno protein drinks. It's best if you ask them to use a clean pitcher and clean the steam wand before they make your drink.

Personally, I think coffee drinks with soy milk are good! Unlike some other coffee shops I've been to, Starbucks is good about leaving off the whipped cream. Not everything can be made dairy-free though. The regular hot chocolate is OK, but the "signature" hot chocolates are not. My favorite (before I became super-sensitive and had to stop eating out) was a no-water chai with soy milk. Now I just drink tea when I go there with friends or colleagues.

ang1e0251 Contributor
ang1e0251
Posted

Starbuck's uses Silk Soy Milk Vanilla the same as I have at home. I like them but I have to warn you, I have been dairy free most of my life so I do not even remember the tase of milk, except that it was yucky. You will have a learning curve as you adjust to the flavor. It's not going to be a perfect match for the milk you are used to. That doesn't mean it will be bad just different. Give yourself time and keep drinking it and you will adjust and even crave it before long. I first only used it flavored like with coffee to learn the new flavor. I still don't sit down with a glass of it but I do use it anywhere I would have milk; pudding, pumpkin pie, smoothies, soup, with cereal.

The rule of thumb when cooking with soy is to use the sweetened kind only for sweet things like coffee and desserts. Use the unsweetened kind for savory cooking like salt based casseroles. I think it is called organic.

Gemini Experienced
Gemini
Posted
Well been on the diet for a week and curious about starbucks coffee (them making it not buying it). Anyone know anything. I would assume it ok. But you can not assume anything with Celiacs. I do not eat their snacks, but I am a coffee addict. Picked it up when the fatigue was so bad that it took all may energy to drive there. I can say that I feel I do not NEED it anymore. But it is my guilty pleasure. Figuring I am going to have to go Casein free soon, but may have to have one more trip to say goodbye. I hate the taste of plain expresso, but give me a fuo-fue triple grande white choc. mocha and i am good of three hours. Anyone tried their coffee with soy? Now I am sure it is alot harder with Casein free than gluten free there. Just curious.

I drink only one thing at Bucky's....a soy chai latte and it is MUCH better than the milk version! I have tried the coffee lattes but I like the chai better. Doesn't mean they aren't good also but I prefer tea to coffee. I doubt you will be disappointed.

Jenny (AZ via TX) Enthusiast
Jenny (AZ via TX)
Posted

I drink decaf, non-fat lattes. I don't like rice milk or soy milk. I have to do the decaf because caffeine makes me too jittery. I try to take a lactaid before drinking it but sometimes I don't and I'm still OK. I don't drink them everyday like I used to but probably 3-4 times a week. So far, so good.

I have to say though that I gave up coffee for the first few months. It didn't sit well on my stomach. I have it every morning at home in addition to the Starbucks.

wschmucks Contributor
wschmucks
Posted

Hey Guys--

Side note: I just posted in the "labels and ingredients section", that Starbucks is in the middle of a "soy milk transition" (i thought it was funny that they called it that). They will no longer be using Silk, it will be replaced with a non-branded soy milk, which I called today to confirm IS gluten free. I was nervous at first.

I have also been told that the mochas, and syrups used for flavoring ARE gluten free. Sprinkles they may add later are not. And at the counter where you can add ur sugar-- the vanilla powder is NOT gluten free (its gotten me before, and this forum has confirmded not gluten-free).

ang1e0251 Contributor
ang1e0251
Posted

Thanks for the update!!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


I hate gluten Apprentice
I hate gluten
Posted
  • Author

wschmucks you are so awesome. thanks for checking that out for us! Thanks!

Chrissyb Enthusiast
Chrissyb
Posted

I drink the de-cafe mocha with soy and for the most part I have no problem. There have been a few times it has bothered me but not every time and to me it taste good.

saintamber Newbie
saintamber
Posted

I drink a Starbucks, Grande No-whip Soy Mocha with a triple shot, every day at 9am. I have been reassured more than once by my local "barista" that it is Gluten Free. I cant live without my Starbucks, fattening breakfast drink. ;)

I also have a Kuering single cup coffee maker, and drink Caribou Morning blend coffee when I cant get to Starbucks, with Coffee-mate french vanilla creamer and 2 Splenda, probably 3-4 times a day... (yes, I'm an addict, but I have 3 yr old twins and I need the pick-me-up) and so far, i haven't had a reaction to it.

Good luck in your endeavor. I've been gluten-free for 9 months, and I am SOOOO happy!!! and feel SOOO much better. It's all worth the trouble!

Am

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      133,217
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Beanography
    Newest Member
    Beanography
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.6k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • cristiana
      Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes after 10 yrs gluten-free

      By cristiana · Posted

      Watch this space!  😊
    • trents
      Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes after 10 yrs gluten-free

      By trents · Posted

      Cristiana, that sounds like a great approach and I will be looking forward to the results. I am in the same boat as you. I don't experience overt symptoms with minor, cross contamination level exposures so I sometimes will indulge in those "processed on equipment that also processes wheat . . ." or items that don't specifically claim to be gluten free but do not list gluten containing grains in their ingredient list. But I always wonder if I am still experiencing sub acute inflammatory reactions. I haven't had any celiac antibody blood work done since my diagnosis almost 25 years ago so I don't really have any data to go by.   
    • cristiana
      Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes after 10 yrs gluten-free

      By cristiana · Posted

      I've been reflecting on this further. The lowest TTG I've ever managed was 4.5 (normal lab reading under 10).  Since then it has gone up to 10.   I am not happy with that.  I can only explain this by the fact that I am eating out more these days and that's where I'm being 'glutened', but such small amounts that I only occasionally react. I know some of it is also to do with eating products labelled 'may contain gluten' by mistake - which in the UK means it probably does! It stands to reason that as I am a coeliac any trace of gluten will cause a response in the gut.  My villi are healed and look healthy, but those lymphocytes are present because of the occasional trace amounts of gluten sneaking into my diet.   I am going to try not to eat out now until my next blood test in the autumn and read labels properly to avoid the may contain gluten products, and will then report back to see if it has helped!
    • lizzie42
      Low iron and vitamin d

      By lizzie42 · Posted

      Hi, I posted before about my son's legs shaking after gluten. I did end up starting him on vit b and happily he actually started sleeping better and longer.  Back to my 4 year old. She had gone back to meltdowns, early wakes, and exhaustion. We tested everything again and her ferritin was lowish again (16) and vit d was low. After a couple weeks on supplements she is cheerful, sleeping better and looks better. The red rimmed eyes and dark circles are much better.   AND her Ttg was a 3!!!!!! So, we are crushing the gluten-free diet which is great. But WHY are her iron and vit d low if she's not getting any gluten????  She's on 30mg of iron per day and also a multivitamin and vit d supplement (per her dr). That helped her feel better quickly. But will she need supplements her whole life?? Or is there some other reason she's not absorbing iron? We eat very healthy with minimal processed food. Beef maybe 1x per week but plenty of other protein including eggs daily.  She also says her tummy hurts every single morning. That was before the iron (do not likely a side effect). Is that common with celiac? 
    • Scott Adams
      Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes after 10 yrs gluten-free

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      Celiac disease is the most likely cause, but here are articles about the other possible causes:    
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.