You're on a keto or low carb diet and you're struggling with what to eat when you're on the go. You're craving a Taco Bell taco but know you can't have carb filled tortillas. You might be surprised to learn that keto Taco Bell options are available for you!
Low Carb Taco Bell
Eating Mexican food is actually one of my favorite quick stops being on a low carb diet, eating Mexican is an easy and healthy way to stick to a low carb diet by focusing on high proteins and fresh low carb vegetables.
There's tons high carb items on a Mexican menu for sure, but as long as you modify your meals and skip the high carb add-ons, you can still eat your fast food favorites.
My husband has to travel a lot for his job, so knowing exactly what to order when he's on the road makes a huge difference in being able stick to a keto diet. Keto Taco Bell finds have been a game changer!
If the low carb Taco Bell options don't turn you into a Taco Bell lover, then you better run for the border 😉
Is Taco Bell Keto?
You might be asking yourself if Taco Bell even has keto friendly and low carb menu items. Because getting real here, most people would instantly assume there wasn't anything on the menu that worked for a low carb or keto diet.
You'll be surprised at how many keto Taco Bell items are on their menu if you get creative!
At first glance their menu might not feel like you can even eat there, but here's a few tips on how to make Taco Bell keto:
✔️Stick to items that are high protein with lots of grilled chicken, steak or eggs
✔️The majority of food items served at Taco Bell are customizable, so ask for fillings like the potatoes, rice, beans and tortillas to be excluded.
✔️Ask for extra servings of the high protein items to add more substance if needed, especially if you had to cut out carb fillers, this does cost a little extra
✔️Familiarize yourself with their online menu so you know exactly what to order and how many carbs are in it before you get to the fast food restaurant.
Whether you're looking for a fast food keto breakfast, lunch items, or a low carb fast food dinner, Taco Bell keto options will definitely help you stick to your diet diet or low carb program.
The key when you're not at home and need to order low carb fast food, keto Taco Bell is a great alternative but you'll need to make sure to avoid the high carb options with ingredients like potatoes, beans, the tortillas, rice, and their dessert items.
We also always keep a stash of no carb snacks in the car to supplement meals when we have to eat out or meal prep easy keto snacks. That can help boost your meal calories and to hold you over until your next meal.
What Can I Eat Keto at Taco Bell?
A quick summary of the best keto Taco Bell ingredients:
- Grilled chicken
- Steak slices
- Ground beef
- Eggs
- Sausage
- Bacon
- Cheddar Cheese
- 3 cheese blend
- Sour cream
- Guacamole
- Nacho cheese sauce
- Veggies in moderation
- Coffee with cream
Keto Taco Bell
Finding keto friendly Taco Bell breakfast items takes a little creativity since very few of their breakfast menu items are actually low carb.
But don't be stressin'! You can still have Taco Bell for breakfast if you make a few little changes to your order.
Here are a few of the best keto Taco Bell options for breakfast!
GRILLED BREAKFAST BURRITO
The grilled breakfast burrito is a terrific keto Taco Bell option if you skip the burrito shell and add extra protein.
While this is technically a dollar menu item, Taco Bell makes it super easy to customize your order. You can even order it in advance online and just go pick it up!
There's numerous options for what type of protein you can order such as bacon or sausage, what type of sauce you want to add, and you can request extra helpings of eggs and meat too.
As you can see the add ons do cost a little bit more, as does asking for extra eggs and meat.
How to order it: A grilled breakfast burrito with no tortilla, and served in a bowl with extra eggs and (xyz protein of your choice). While it does come with nacho cheese sauce, to get real cheese added will cost you a little bit extra and extras like guac and salsa will add to the order price.
Updated Nutritional Info
- Calories: 400
- Fat: 33 g
- Total Carbs: 6 g
- Total Fiber: <1
- Net Carbs: 5-6
Doing research on the nutritional facts before you go definitely helps to make sure you aren't ordering something with hidden carbs you weren't expecting.
MINI SKILLET BOWL
The Taco Bell mini skillet bowl already starts with 14 net carbs, the issue is that includes carbs from potato bites that you probably don't want to be eating. By tweaking the menu you can bring the skillet bowl from 14 net carbs to only 5!
The other thing to make you aware of is that the mini skillet bowl is tiny! Because this is on the Taco Bell dollar menu, there isn't much to it. You'll definitely need to beef it up by adding extra servings of eggs and protein, and sauces too if desired.
A quick and easy adaption to make this a keto friendly Taco Bell meal is to skip the potato bites and add extra eggs and an extra protein option instead.
You can pick either a high protein option of either bacon, sausage or steak to keep this as keto as possible.
My favorite way to order it is with bacon, the mini skillet bowl defaults to coming with a nacho cheese sauce, my preference is to skip that and add gauc and sour cream.
How to order it: A mini skillet bowl with no potatoes, and served with 3 cheese blend, guacamole, sour cream, and extra bacon and eggs.
Updated Nutritional Info
- Calories: 330
- Fat: 25 g
- Total Carbs: 7 g
- Total Fiber: 2 g
- Net Carbs: 5 g
POWER MENU BOWL
Taco Bell makes it easy to order a keto friendly lunch or dinner when you start with one of their Power Menu Bowl options.
While the power menu bowls come with beans and rice, you can simply request to skip those items and add extra chicken, cheese, and other sauces.
How to order to it: A power menu bowl with no beans or rice, with extra chicken, extra cheese and whatever else you'd like to add. The avocado ranch sauce is a default item, but you can also select a different type of sauce if you'd prefer.
The protein options include grilled chicken, shredded chicken, ground beef, or steak strips
Updated Nutritional Info
- Calories: 390
- Fat: 24g
- Total Carbs: 10 g
- Total Fiber: 3 g
- Net Carbs: 7 g
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FIESTA TACO SALAD
A fiesta taco salad makes a perfect meal option when you skip the beans, rice, red strips and taco salad shell.
Adding extra protein, cheese and sauces always help to increase the calories to make sure you're staying satisfied until your next meal.
How to order it: A fiesta taco salad with no beans, no rice, no shell and extra (protein, cheese, and sauce of your choice)
Updated Nutritional Info
- Calories: 420
- Fat: 25g
- Total Carbs: 24 g
- Total Fiber: 8 g
- Net Carbs: 16 g
If you'd like to cut carbs even further, skip the tomatoes and cut back on the salsa, or don't eat all of the lettuce.
BURRITO EXTREME
The Burrito Extreme is also a fantastic option and served the keto way as a burrito bowl makes this a great lunch or dinner option. Simply skip the beans and tortilla and add exras like protein, cheese and low carb sauces. You know the drill by now!
The 5 Layer Beefy Burrito is another keto Taco Bell burrito option if you want something that doesn't include the veggies.
How to order it: A Burrito Extreme with no beans, served in a bowl with no tortilla and extra (protein, cheese, and sauce of your choice).
Updated Nutritional Info
- Calories: 270
- Fat: 17g
- Total Carbs: 14 g
- Total Fiber: 5 g
- Net Carbs: 9 g
By tweaking the Taco Bell menu you can definitely keep eating at your favorite fast food chain and still stay in ketosis. We'd love to hear which of the menu items are your favorite when eating keto Taco Bell!
Keto Fast Food Options
If you're looking for other keto fast food options, Keto Connect has a fabulous Youtube video on eating out while sticking to a keto program!
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