Finding delicious and easy Keto snacks on the go is the perfect way to help you stay on track with your keto diet when you aren't at home or need simple low carb lunch or keto friendly snacks.
These are the BEST easy keto snack recipes since they can double as easy low carb meals, keto meal prep lunches, or take to work. And most of us will agree, that munching on finger food snacks is way more fun than sitting down for a full meal!
Most of our 50 ideas are keto snack ideas but we also share our favorite snacks to buy and things you can readily eat at home when you're hungry.
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Recipes for Easy Keto Snacks
Here are favorite easy keto snack recipes for weight loss because they're high protein and made with healthy fats - both will keep you full during the day and will prevent food and sugar cravings. You'll find:
- Easy keto snack recipes no cook
- Easy keto snacks for work
- Homemade keto snacks that can double as a meal
- Savory snacks and sweet snacks too
Keto Friendly Snack Recipes
Keto pepperoni chips have got to be the easiest ketogenic snack recipe out there! Only 1 minute or so in the microwave and you've got a crispy and crunchy low carb snack.
I'm sure these will become your new favorite easy on the go keto snack, as they are in our house. They're even better when you serve them with blue cheese and celery sticks. They make a terrific keto snack on the go since they stay crisp without refrigeration.
It's recipes like our delicious buffalo chicken celery sticks that make it so much easier to follow a keto program. Any buffalo chicken finger food that you can eat for lunch at work or a low carb keto snack on the go is a winner to me! Yum!
If you're taking this for keto snacks on the go, be sure to bring an ice pack to keep the chicken cool since it's perishable.
My grandma used to make ham and pickle roll-ups when we were kids and she'd serve them as appetizers.
Who knew a few decades later this old-fashioned snack would become a popular Keto snack that doubles as a meal when you're on the run?
Antipasto on a stick is another amazing on the go keto snack that makes it easy to create tons of different variations by swapping out the types of meat or even the cheeses.
Have you checked out the Trader Joe's cheese case lately? If so, then you'll know what I'm talking about! So many delicious specialty cheese options that'd be perfect for antipasto skewers.
When you're craving a keto sweet snack, look no further than these keto chocolate covered almonds. Make them into clusters or into individual almonds. They'll last for weeks in the fridge!
Kale chips are a great way to satisfy your craving for a keto snack like chips by still giving you the crunch you crave. Even better? Kale is very low in carbs and is chock full of nutritious ingredients!
Air fryer jalapeno poppers are delish warm or cold and it seriously makes for an awesome keto snack recipe. Air fry them or follow the baking instructions in our post.
An easy 2 ingredient keto cheese crackers recipe that'll become your new favorite low carb crispy snack! You won't believe how simple this recipe is and yet, they taste so close to Cheez-its!
The zero carb crackers are also low carb, gluten-free, and vegetarian too. Serve them plain, add hot sauce, or dip them in your favorite sauce.
These 3 ingredient keto peanut butter cookies are about to become your best friend!
Perfect as a dessert or for when you're craving a sweet snack.
Making stuffed celery with cream cheese and everything but the bagel seasoning will seriously become your new favorite snack! Not only is it healthy and easy, but it's gluten free, low carb, vegetarian and keto. Make it vegan by substituting vegan cream cheese.
No bake chocolate peanut butter fat bombs are a quick and easy keto sweet treat that makes either the perfect low carb dessert OR as a snack. Just roll these tasty 3 ingredient peanut butter balls in no sugar crushed chocolate and then freeze.
Peanut butter chocolate fat bombs are keto-friendly, low carb, vegetarian, and gluten-free.
Cheese stuffed mini sweet peppers in a quick and easy appetizer recipe made with herb Boursin cheese. The stuffed baby peppers are gluten free, vegetarian, low carb, and keto friendly.
A baked stuffed mushrooms recipe with cream cheese and bacon that makes a terrific party appetizer or game-day snack. This is also a keto stuffed mushrooms recipe, plus its low carb and gluten-free.
Regardless of what month of the year it is, this creamy low carb pumpkin cream cheese bread will always be in season. Whether you want it as a breakfast on the go or as a keto sweet snack, it's delicious!
Make easy mini Caprese skewers as an appetizer at your next get-together or as a quick healthy snack. The healthy antipasto on a stick recipe is also gluten free, low carb, and keto.
Keto candied pecans make a quick and easy sweet snack plus they're great as a salad topper too.
Get your veggies at the same time as munching on a snack with our low carb parmesan zucchini chips. Dip in marina sauce for a yummy appetizer.
A quick and easy keto peanut butter fudge made in the microwave that takes just 15 minutes to assemble and cook! You'll seriously be blown away at how easy and delicious this peanut butter fudge keto recipe tastes.
Cooking bacon in the oven at 375 F is the easiest and best way to make bacon. You'll never go back to frying bacon once you learn this easy method.
Can you think of a better tasty snack idea than bacon?
One ingredient parmesan crisps are as easy as it gets, plus it's so much cheaper to make your own than buy them by the bag.
This fun appetizer is perfect party food and serves as a tasty, quick snack on busy workdays. These cream cheese pinwheels are beyond delicious and use deli ham to wrap the delicious cream cheese mix and crispy bacon.
With only 5 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time, you won't find an easier and better-tasting snack!
These easy cheese taco shells are perfect for making Keto Tacos! or for eating a handheld snack to take to work.
Baked cheddar cheese formed into the shape of a taco and filled with seasoned ground beef for a low carb snack or meal.
Trust us when you won't miss the chips, potato skins, or tortillas by swapping higher carb options with zucchini skins.
There's so many terrific options for toppings!
Pizza stuffed mushrooms, need we say more? Terrific warm, cold, or easy to heat in a microwave when you're at work.
Bacon guacamole fat bombs are great when you want a healthy fat to fill you up between meals or as an appetizer.
If you're always looking for new ways to use avocados or guacamole, this low carb snack recipe is a winner.
The best part about these Keto Steak Tacos on Pork Rind Tortillas is they are extremely low carb.
With so few ingredients, they are sure to become a fast favorite!
Keto Cheese Meatballs are a little bit cheesy and a little bit ballsy.
These little suckers are super delicious, and even easier to make.
With a truffle-like texture and perfect amount of crunch, these keto fat bombs are about to become a favorite in your keto treat stash.
These little bundles of joy are so rich in energizing, healthy fats that they’re only considered a “treat” because they taste so good.
Best Keto Snacks for on the go
The best way to stick to a weight loss health plan like a ketogenic diet is to set yourself up for success by meal prepping in advance or making simple and ready-to-go high protein foods to help keep you on track. Perfect for beginners or people just needing fresh ideas!
The best grab and go keto friendly snacks that double as mini meals:
- Hard-boiled eggs- while you can quickly make hard boiled eggs at home, when you're in a pinch you can buy them ready to go at the store. It's super easy to turn these into deviled eggs mixed with a bit of mayo and mustard.
- Low carb nuts- almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and macadamia nuts make great choices for healthy fats. Macadamia nuts have the lowest net carbs per serving.
- Dill pickles - just make sure they have no added sugar.
- Low carb fruits- raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, avocado, and coconut are all keto-friendly fruit choices.
- Canned protein- tuna, chicken, tiny shrimp, or smoked herring are all great sources of healthy fats too.
- Low carb vegetables- celery sticks, a handful of baby tomatoes, bell pepper strips.
- Easy meats- lunch meat like turkey, chicken, ham, beef, salami, or pepperoni.
- Olives- black olives and green olives are both low carb snack ideas.
- Nut butter- make sure you buy no sugar added nut butter but great options include almond butter, sunflower butter, peanut butter, and macadamia nut butter are all great options.
- Beef jerky - be on the look out for beef jerky without sugar, turkey jerkey is yummy too
- Greek yogurt- add fresh berries and a sprinkle of nuts for a great keto snack
- Cheese sticks - mozzarella cheese sticks or string cheese
- Cheese slices - cheddar, colby jack, white cheddar, gouda, muenster
- Deli meats- especially turkey, chicken, ham, or roast beef with no added sugar
- Canned tuna - either tuna in water or olive oil
Keto Friendly Snacks to Buy
For times when you don't want to cook keto snack recipes, it's good to have some low carb snacks on hand you can purchase at the grocery store.
Here's some of our personal favorites and highly rated options too!
Whisps Cheese Crisps
While it's totally possible to make your own 6-minute cheese crisps at home, the best part about Whisps cheese crisps is the variety of flavors! Besides, who always has time to cook? On the go keto snacks for the win!
Quest Protein Bars
Quest keto protein bars are one of our favorite low carb and keto snacks to buy, while you can purchase them at some big-name stores, they're the same price online which makes it easier to buy in bulk or get a variety pack of keto-friendly snack bars.
Chocolate chip cookie dough and birthday cake are the most popular keto protein bar flavors. My personal favorite low carb keto snack bar is Oreo! When you're looking for sweet keto snacks on the go to buy, these are the BEST for sure.
Keto Grass-Fed Beef Snack Sticks
One thing we love about beef snack sticks is they can double as a high-fat high protein snack that doesn't require refrigeration when you need a quick ketogenic meal on the go.
Keeping extras of these in your car is an easy way to get extra fat and calories when you aren't at home. Just toss a couple of these in your bag or purse and you have a simple keto diet meal in a pinch.
More Highly Rated Store Bought Ideas:
- KIND keto friendly snack bars
- Cinnamon macadamia nuts
- Dry roasted edamame beans
- Lily chocolate bars - variety pack, the best low carb dark chocolate bars out there!
Low Carb Snack FAQs
Popular low carb snacks on the keto diet include olives, low carb nuts, meat sticks, lunch meat and cheese wraps, cheese crackers, low carb veggies, berries, and avocado slices.
Popcorn is ok to eat in moderation on a keto diet, 1 cup of air popped popcorn has 6 carbs per serving and 5 net carbs per serving.
Most people following a ketogenic diet limit themselves to 30 net carbs per day to jump start their weight loss program and kick their body into ketosis.
Eating keto friendly snacks all day on a keto diet is approved as long as they’re well balanced mini meals including low carb protein, dairy products, keto approved vegetables, and healthy fats.
Eating processed snack foods whether they’re keto approved or not, isn’t advised and won’t provide adequate nutrition.
More Keto Snack Recipes + Ideas
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Kat Jeter says
Thanks so much for including us in your round-up! I think you mixed up the photo of our cheese taco shells with the pork rind taco shells (which also look delicious!).