Today I’ve put together delicious, easy, and quick ideas for your keto lunch. You can easily prepare and eat them in the office (instead of eating out). They are healthy options for lunch that even your kids can bring to school!
What can i have for lunch on a keto diet?
A really good question. Especially when you need to prepare your meals. It is almost impossible to control carbohydrate intake when dining out or choosing a quick fast food.
If you are on a keto diet, it is important to also eat keto for lunch. After all, we don’t want to ruin our ketogenic diet efforts by eating foods that are not low in carbohydrates.
In order to reach the state of ketosis, you certainly had to calculate your net carbohydrates very carefully. You cannot afford to sacrifice all of the hard work.
Remember, Keto diet means high fat (healthy fat), a lot of protein and keeping carbs very low.
To achieve this, it is necessary to plan and think through the entire week of keto recipes. Get some keto ideas for lunch here. So that you can have a healthy and low-carbohydrate meals every day during your lunch break!
Is meat okay with KETO-friendly lunch?
The simple answer is yes. If you follow a keto diet, you can eat meat. We recommend lean meat with little carbohydrates and no hidden added sugar!
Find out which interesting lunch dishes can add to your keto meal:
- Chicken breast
- Ham
- Turkey
- Salami
- Beef sausage
- Corned beef
- Roast beef
Fitbit has provided a list of lunch meats along with their nutritional and diet information.
What can you eat for lunch without carbohydrates?
A carbohydrate-free diet eliminates almost all carbohydrates. That helps a lot of people lose weight. It is also claimed that it may boost heart health and blood sugar control. Don’t worry, even if it sounds like a lot of restrictions on eating – it is not. There are some delicious foods that are low to no carbohydrates. This includes foods that are primarily protein or fat, such as:
- Almonds
- Hazelnuts and walnuts
- Cheese
- Butter
- Meat
- Fish
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Salad
What to avoid are prepared foods, sugary and starchy foods, and sugary drinks:
- packaged snacks
- Bread, pasta, rice, beans and potatoes
- Energy and sports drinks
- Iced teas and fruit cocktails
7 cheap KETO Lunch ideas
Here’s a list of cheap, easy, and quick keto lunch ideas that are perfect for on the go, whether you’re running to work or just relaxing at home.
Despite our hectic times, we should do something good for ourselves and prepare proper meals on a regular basis. Of course we have to plan time for this, especially if you are on a keto diet.
To save time, I recommend preparing delicious meals in larger portions and e.g. Freeze. This will save you time and avoid wasting food ingredients.
And now the 7 recipe ideas:
KETO Lunch idea: Keto Grilled Steak Recipe With Mushrooms Gravy
Enjoy this keto, low carb, easy and healthy grilled steak with mushrooms gravy recipe. This steak makes a perfect keto dinner.
This keto steak is so simple and so flavorful, and the mushrooms gravy is so luxurious. This recipe is so easy that is impossible to mess up. The most amazing is that you can have your dinner ready in less than 30 minutes.
Check the full recipe here.
Keto Zucchini Boats
These fresh zucchini boats are stuffed with ground beef, topped with cheese and they make an amazing low-carb and gluten-free meal. This is a healthy dinner recipe that all of your family is going to love!
Check the full recipe here.
Chicken, Bacon, Avocado Ranch Lettuce Wraps
There’s something simple, flavorful, and fresh about these lettuce wraps. Even though there’s bacon in them, they taste light and fresh.
Check the full recipe here.
KETO Lunch idea: Turkey Bacon Ranch Pinwheels
Turkey Bacon Ranch Pinwheels are a crowd-pleasing, five-minute prep appetizer. My familiy gobbled these easy turkey pinwheels up when I made them for a party recently. They have a lot of flavor with only a little bit of effort. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free.
Check the full recipe here.
KETO Lunch idea: Spinach stuffed chicken breast
This chicken breast stuffed with creamy and cheesy spinach, cream cheese filling baked in the oven is super juicy and tasty. This keto meal is family-friendly and super quick to make.
Check the full recipe here.
Buffalo Chicken Tenders
This is a quick and easy, baked, Keto Chicken Tenders recipe you can use as your go-to low carb breading. The breading sticks to the chicken and forms a solid outer shell, perfect for dipping or covering in buffalo sauce. If you’ve been looking for the perfect healthy chicken tender recipe for your keto diet, look no further!
Check the full recipe here.
KETO Lunch idea: Low carb & KETO Pizza
This low carb pizza dough it’s keto-friendly, gluten-free, grain-free, and quickly becomes the holy grail of low-carb crusts.
All my family just loves pizza. It´s our favorite meal for a Sunday dinner which we make often. But I have a problem: my old pizza dough recipe wasn´t low carb neither keto friendly. So, how can I miss these indulgent pizza nights?
Check the full recipe here.
And now you can look to the interesting 7 cheap Keto meals!
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