This low carb fast food list is the ultimate hack to eating fast food on a low carb diet. It's got all the best low carb orders from various fast food chains, all with under 5 net carbs per serving!
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The Best Keto Low Carb Fast Food Options
When it comes to eating low carb, ordering at your favorite fast food restaurants might seem completely out of the question. But there are actually plenty of ways to customize your orders to fit into a low carb diet!
From salad bowls to burgers and breakfast, this list features all the best fast food low carb options, with orders as low as 1 net carb per meal. I've also included tips on the best sauces and dressings to get, plus ideas for low-carb bread, rice, and side substitutes so you'll never feel like you're missing out.
1. Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets- 1 NET CARB
While most fast food chains offer fried chicken nuggets, Chick-Fil-A is one of the only places that makes them grilled. These marinated grilled chicken breast bites have no breading, so it's just 1 net carb for a whole serving! Pair your nuggets with the hot sauce or cilantro lime sauce for zero added carbs, or opt for garden herb ranch or zesty buffalo at 1 net carb each.
2. Chipotle Chicken & Steak Bowl- 2 NET CARBS
Order a Chipotle bowl with ½ chicken, ½ steak, romaine lettuce, and guacamole to make this balanced bowl that's got protein, fiber, and healthy fats for just 2 net carbs. I also like to add fresh tomato salsa to make it even more filling, and it only adds about 3 net carbs to the whole meal.
3. Chick-Fil-A Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich (No Bun)- 2 NET CARBS
This Chick-Fil-A club sandwich without the multigrain bun basically becomes a 2 net carb grilled chicken club salad, with herb-marinated chicken, applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and melty cheese. But if you are missing the bread, pack any of these keto bread options with you.
4. Chipotle Steak & Cheese Keto Salad Bowl
To make the lowest carb salad option at Chipotle, order the supergreens lettuce blend with added romaine lettuce, steak, and Monterey jack cheese. At only 2 net carbs, it's perfect for pairing with any of the options on my low carb rice substitutes list for a heartier meal.
5. McDonald's Bacon, Egg, & Cheese (No Biscuit)- 2 NET CARBS
Without the biscuit, this McDonald's breakfast favorite has a fluffy folded egg and slices of crispy bacon topped with melted cheese. It's a quick breakfast that hits the spot at just 2 net carbs. This combination is great on its own, but I also recommend making my keto biscuits to substitute the biscuit.
6. Chick-Fil-A Hash Brown Scramble Bowl w/ Grilled Filet (No Hash)- 2 NET CARBS
Ordered without the carb-heavy hash browns, this scramble bowl has plenty of filling protein from the eggs, breakfast sausage, and shredded cheese. It comes out to 2 net carbs, and you can also get it with grilled chicken nuggets for the same amount of carbs or with sausage for 1 net carb more. Optionally, make a Taco Bell-style breakfast burrito with these homemade almond flour tortillas that have about 1 net carb each.
7. Chick-Fil-A Cobb Salad- 3 NET CARBS
Cobb salads are pretty much a low carb staple, and you can make the one at Chick-Fil-A come out to just 3 net carbs when you order it with no corn, no charred tomatoes, and no crispy red bell peppers. The final salad is packed with mixed greens, shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, hard-boiled eggs, grape tomatoes, avocado lime ranch, and your choice of grilled chicken filet, spicy grilled filet, or grilled nuggets.
8. Chick-Fil-A Spicy Southwest Salad- 3 NET CARBS
For another grilled chicken salad option at Chick-Fil-A, order the southwest salad with no corn, black beans, poblano chiles, red bell peppers, tortilla strips, and pepitas. That leaves you with a filling mix of mixed greens, grape tomatoes, shredded cheese, and any of the grilled chicken options. The whole salad has just 3 net carbs with dressing, but you can also add the chili lime pepitas back in for only 2 net carbs.
9. McDonald's Sausage, Egg, & Cheese McMuffin (No Bun)- 3 NET CARBS
Besides the bread, the main difference between the McMuffins and the biscuits is the eggs. The McMuffins come with a fried egg round, while the biscuits come with a fluffy folded egg, so you can choose your low-carb order depending on which kind of eggs you prefer. This McMuffin combo without the muffin comes out to only 3 net carbs and features an egg round, American cheese, and juicy sausage patty.
10. McDonald's Quarter Pounder (No Bun)- 3 NET CARBS
For a high protein meal, try this beefy McDonald's order with no buns and ketchup. You'll get a quarter-pound patty with lettuce, pickles, onions, mustard, and cheese for 3 net carbs. By the way, if you didn't know it already, the Big Mac uses the same beef as the dollar menu burgers. So in my opinion, this quarter pounder is a much better deal as it features the same amount of food and a higher-quality beef patty for only a 10-cent difference!
11. McDonald's McDouble (No Bun)- 3 NET CARBS
A cheaper option at McDonald's that's also great for a low carb meal is a McDouble with no buns or ketchup. It comes out to 3 net carbs and features two regular-sized beef patties, cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce, and mustard. If you're craving some french fries to go along with it, you gotta check out these low carb french fries from my other blog.
12. McDonald's Triple Cheeseburger (No Bun) -3 NET CARBS
This beefy option has thrice the patties as a regular cheeseburger for a total of only 3 net carbs. If you want to stick to the bunless burger option, you can ask for extra lettuce to make into a lettuce wrap.
13. Subway Tuna Protein Bowl- 3 NET CARBS
Subway's protein bowls have the same amount of meat as the sandwiches, with more space for healthy veggies. This tuna bowl is one of my favorite orders since it's filled with protein at just 3 net carbs. It's got tuna, lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, and black olives.
14. Chipotle Chicken & Carnitas Bowl- 4 NET CARBS
You can order this low carb Chipotle bowl made with ½ chicken, ½ pork carnitas, romaine lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole for 4 net carbs. Bring one or two of these homemade low carb tortillas I mentioned earlier to make it into a taco!
15. Chipotle Chicken & Salsa Bowl- 4 NET CARBS
This Chipotle order is made with chicken, romaine lettuce, Monterey jack cheese, and fresh tomato salsa and comes out to 4 net carbs. You can add some guacamole for just 2 net carbs to make a delicious low carb meal that tastes super similar to the Wendy's avocado chicken salad!
16. Chipotle Carnitas & Fajtias Bowl- 5 NET CARBS
Order juicy shredded pork carnitas, romaine lettuce, Monterey jack cheese, and fajita vegetables to make this veggie-packed Chipotle bowl that amounts to about 5 net carbs. If you're missing Chipotle's cauli rice, try making my 10-minute cauliflower rice for a quick and tasty addition.
17. Subway Italian BMT Salad- 5 NET CARBS
The B.M.T. stands for biggest, meatiest, tastiest, and this salad is definitely one of Subway's more protein-forward options. It comes with pepperoni, genoa salami, ham, and a medley of lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, and black olives. I recommend pairing it with the Subway vinaigrette for 5 net carbs total.
18. Subway Oven Roasted Chicken Protein Bowl- 5 NET CARBS
Featuring slices of roasted chicken breast, lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, and olives, this Subway protein bowl has about 5 net carbs. If your Subway branch has rotisserie chicken, that would be a good choice here as well.
19. Subway Spicy Italian Salad- 5 NET CARBS
Spicy genoa salami and pepperoni are the main proteins here, paired with chopped greens, cucumber slices, bell peppers, and olives. It goes great with the Subway vinaigrette and comes out to 5 net carbs, or about a gram of carbs less than the protein bowl version.
20. Subway Steak & Cheese Salad- 5 NET CARBS
As far as carb counts go, the steak & cheese salad at Subway is a better option than the protein bowl version, which has almost 10 net carbs. This salad has just 5 net carbs and has shaved steak, American cheese, lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, and black olives. Order it without one of the veggies to keep the carb count at five - otherwise, this order will have six net carbs.
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