The Best Keto Fast Food Choices

The best keto fast food choices are easier to find than you would think. A few simple changes to the regular menu, will give you a large variety of food that helps you maintain compliance on a ketogenic lifestyle while satisfying your cravings.

Best Keto Fast Food Choices

Before you head to your favorite fast food restaurant, make sure you have a plan in place. Most often we struggle the most and we do not plan ahead. While this list does not include every fast food restaurant, it does include many popular fast food choices.

Now, this is not to say that eating fast food is a healthy option, as fast food is still fast food but we know that fast food happens. Being able to stick to your low carb or keto eating plan even when you are at a “not so healthy” place to eat is going to help you stick to it and cause you to have less stress. I am all about less stress, the less stress the better.

McDonald’s Keto and Low Carb

The first thing to remember when going to McDonald’s is, that many of their menu items are easily customized.

• Avoid anything that is breaded, has potatoes, or loaded with sweetened sauces.
• Order any hamburger or cheeseburger plain with no bun.Add bacon or cheese to any order.
• Skip the ketchup and most sauces available on the menu, these are loaded with added sugar.
• Choose mayonnaise, mustard, or ranch dressing for the lowest carbohydrates.
• Order any grilled chicken sandwich or wrap without the bun or wrap and plain.
• For breakfast order the folded egg, round egg, bacon, sausage patty, or cheese.
• When ordering a salad ask for grilled chicken instead of breaded, no croutons, and ranch dressing.

Check out the full McDonalds Keto and Low carb choices here.

Taco Bell Keto and Low Carb

You would think that tacos would definitely be a no on the keto lifestyle. However, Taco Bell has many items that are customizable. When you plan ahead, you are able to eat many items off the menu and feel satisfied.

• Customize a Powerball to your preferences with no carbs. Your choice of protein, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese are the best options.
• Order the taco salad but do not eat the fried tortilla bowl. Request that beans are left off and ask for double meat with added guacamole.

Check out the full Keto Taco Bell and Low carb choices here.

Keto at Wendy’s

The first thing to remember when going to Wendy’s is, that many of their menu items are easily customized.

• Avoid anything that is breaded, has potatoes, or loaded with sweetened sauces.
• Order any hamburger or cheeseburger plain with no bun. You can add bacon or cheese to any order.
• Skip the ketchup and most sauces available on the menu, these are loaded with added sugar.
• Choose mayonnaise, mustard, or ranch dressing for the lowest carbohydrates.
• Order any grilled chicken sandwich or wrap without the bun or wrap and plain.
• When ordering a salad ask for grilled chicken instead of breaded, no croutons, and ranch dressing.

Check out the full Keto Wendy’s and Low carb choices here.

Keto at Arby’s

• Avoid anything that is breaded, has potatoes, or loaded with sweetened sauces.
• Arby’s this is one place where you will want to skip the bacon, they use sugar in their bacon.

Check out the full list of Arby’s Keto and Low carb choices here.

Keto at Burger King

• Choose mayonnaise, mustard, or ranch dressing for the lowest carbohydrates.
• Order any grilled chicken sandwich or wrap without the bun or wrap and plain.
• When ordering a salad ask for grilled chicken instead of breaded, no croutons, and ranch dressing.
• Avoid anything that is breaded, has potatoes, or loaded with sweetened sauces.
• Order any hamburger or cheeseburger plain with no bun. You can add bacon or cheese to any order.
• Skip the ketchup and most sauces available on the menu, these are loaded with added sugar.
• For breakfast order the eggs, bacon, sausage patty, and add cheese.

Check out the full list of Burger King Keto and Low carb choices here.

Keto at Sonic

• Stick with the meats. Hot dogs, grilled chicken and burgers.
• Avoid anything that is breaded, has potatoes, or loaded with sweetened sauces.
• Avoid anything that is fried.
• Order any hamburger or cheeseburger plain with no bun. You can add bacon or cheese to any of the burgers.
• Skip the ketchup and most sauces available on the menu, these are loaded with added sugar.

Check out the full list of Sonic Keto and Low carb choices here.

Keto at In-N-Out Burger

• Skip the bun and the fries
• Ask for your burgers as doubles or triples to add more meat.
• Order the Flying Dutchman, which is two slices of cheese melted between two burger patties.

Check out the full list of In-N-Out Keto and Low carb choices here.

Keto at Chic-Fil-A

• Stick with the grilled chicken.
• Skip the fries and the buns.
• For breakfast order the eggs, bacon, sausage patty, and add cheese.
• Choose mayonnaise, mustard, or ranch dressing for the lowest carbohydrates.
• Order any grilled chicken sandwich or wrap without the bun or wrap and plain.

Check out the full list of Chic-Fil-A Keto and Low carb choices here.

Subway Keto and Low Carb

You may think the home of sandwiches is definitely off the list, however you are wrong. Subway caters to the keto lifestyle easily with their many options for salad bowls. Below are the things that I would choose for a salad.Add your choice of greens and any vegetables you prefer.

• Add double meat and double cheese if desired.
• Guacamole is an excellent topping to any salad in place of dressings.
• Subway ranch or Caesar salad dressing are both good options low in carbohydrates.
• Skip the meatballs as they contain breading.
• Obviously do not order a sandwich or wrap as the breading will have too many carbohydrates.

Popeye’s Chicken Keto and Low Carb

Wow Popeye’s Chicken is famous for their Fried Chicken, there are other things on the menu that appeal to those on the ketogenic lifestyle.

• Blackened chicken tenders.
• Blackened catfish when available.
• Grilled shrimp or shrimps scampi when available.
• Green beans side dish.
• Side salad with ranch dressing if available.

While this list is not inclusive of all fast food restaurants, it is a great look at what you can do to adapt your favorite locations foods to fit your needs. Remember the goal is to avoid carbohydrates and sugar. Skip the breaded items, buns, wraps, and any sauces with added sugar. Staying in ketosis while eating out is definitely possible when you follow these rules.

 

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