15 Awesome Keto Fast Food Options
Being on a keto diet and losing weight as fast as possible is not an easy task. However, the ketogenic diet is modern and adjustable to today's ways of living. Fast food on keto- is it a good idea? Definitely yes, but you should know what to take and how much each calorie intake will affect your body and the ketosis process.
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In this article, we are going to share a list of 15 fast-food chains with their best keto-friendly foods that are good for your diet. Many people who struggle with losing weight are or have been at some point fans of fast food. To be honest, almost every person in the world loves some kind of fast food.
This is completely normal because of the modern and dynamic lifestyle. The 21st century provides us with tons of information, different availabilities to travel faster, to do things in more effective ways, to use the technology for every mechanical task etc. However, this lifestyle requires wasting all of your time for productive means or you are stormed by information from the media. Such effects cause a strong psychological impact and people are, actually, having very little to almost no free time. This is the most common case for young to middle-aged people. While living such a dynamic lifestyle you need food that is tasty (to satisfy your senses), rich in energy (to give you the power to do all your activities during the day), and easy/fast to prepare (to save time as much as possible).
KETO DIET AND FAST FOOD
While following the keto meal plan you must know that the calorie ratio is crucial for your diet. Almost all of the low carb diets suggest completely removing carbs if possible. In keto, that is the same case but the normal ratio for each beginner in ketosis should be 5% carbs,75% fat, and 20% proteins. You must be very careful and follow your meal plan to prevent negative side effects while in ketosis.
During the process of ketosis your body produces ketones and fat becomes the main source of energy production. However, it is not always easy to track each product you buy or meal you are being served. Because of that you should be well informed and always communicate with the keto community to gain info and tips for anything that you are interested into. This article can help you make your keto 'fast food' plan if you love fast foods and the popular chains.
POPULAR LOW CARB KETO FAST FOOD OPTIONS
According to the keto community, there are dozens of places where you can eat fast foods low in carb. However, below is a summary of the most popular fast food meals from restaurant chains that can be found anywhere. Feel free to make your own combination ajusted to your keto diet progress, we hope that the choice is good with different tastes and ingredients to sattisfy everyone's taste.
- Burger King: Double Quarter Burger (no bun +ketchup)- calories:890/ fat: 67g / protein: 68g / carbs: 4g
- Burger King: Whooper Sandwich (no bun + ketchup) - calories:410/ fat: 36g/ protein: 20g / carbs: 3g
- KFC: 1 Original Fried Drum Stick- calories: 130/ fat: 8g / protein: 12g / carbs: 4g
- KFC: 1 KFC Grilled Drum Stick -calories: 80/ fat: 4g / protein: 11g / carbs: 0
- Popeyes: 1 pc Bonafide Chicken Thigh -calories: 280/ fat: 21g / protein: 14g / carbs: 7g
- Popeyes: 5 pc Handcrafted Tenders & Nuggets- calories: 283/ fat: 3g / protein: 43g / carbs:3g
- Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A Nuggets- calories 260/ fat: 12g/ protein: 28g/ carbs: 9g
- McDonald's: Atisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich (no bun)- calories: 160/ fat: 4g / protein: 29g / carbs: 2g
- McDonald's: Big Mac (no bun)- calories: 330/ fat: 25g/ protein: 18g / carbs: 7g
- McDonald's: Double Cheese Burger (no bun +ketchup)- calories: 280 / fat: 20g / protein: 20g / carbs: 4g
- Chipotle: Burrito Bowl(chicken, fajita veggies, romain lettuce, sour cream, cheese)- calories: 425 / fat: 24g / protein: 41g / carbs: 9g
- Chipotle: Steak Salad(Romain lettuce, steak, tomatillo chili salsa, sour cream, cheese)- calories 30 / fat 23g / protein 29g / carbs 9
- Subway: Tuna Salad(no tomato)- calories 300 / fat: 24g / protein: 14g / carbs 8g
- Starbucks: Sous Vide Egg Bites: Bacon & Gruyere- calories 310 / fat: 22g / protein: 19g / carbs: 9g
- Wendy's: 4pc Chicken Nuggets- calories 170 / fat: 11g / protein: 9g / carbs: 10 g
Even though most of the foods above are not fully carb-free or very low in carbs, they are rich in proteins and fats. You can make your own choice adjustable to your own keto diet. We hope that we helped you open your horizon when it comes to fast food and keto diet!