Ketogenic McDonalds 

McDonald’s sometimes gets a bad rap for food quality and taste, but they’ve recently revamped their menu and ingredients to lure patrons back in. Things like 100%, never frozen beef patties are a step in the right direction. Regardless, McDonald’s remains the most popular fast food chain in the world. Now more than ever, there are a lot of options that allow you to eat ketogenic McDonalds.

All their burgers and breakfast sandwiches can be customized to make Keto friendly. Below we have a few keto fast food sample orders and tips to ordering keto at McDonald’s.

Customizing Ketogenic McDonalds:

Burgers/Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

• Most Burgers or Grilled Chicken Sandwiches without the bun are in the 4-9 net carb range

McDonald’s is great because you can build any burger or sandwich your way so having for burgers feel free to add on the following toppings:

Ketogenic McDonalds Toppings

• • Extra Bacon – 0g net carb
  • Mustard – 0g net carb
  • Extra cheese – Less than 1g net carb
  • Pickles – Less than 1g net carb
  • Onions – Less than 1g net carb
  • Tomatoes – Less than 1g net carb
  • Lettuce – Less than 1g net carb
  • Mayo – Less than 1g net carb
  • Mushrooms – 2g net carb

• McDonalds Sauces that are okay: 
  • Signature Sauce- 3g net carb per serving
  • Spicy Buffalo Sauce- 1g net carb per serving
  • Creamy Ranch Sauce- 1g net carb per serving
  • Habanero Ranch Sauce- 3g net carb per serving

• Toppings to Avoid:
  • Ketchup
  • BBQ sauces
  • Crispy onions
  • Anything with Honey in the name
  • Sweet n’ Sour sauces

Salads

Bacon Ranch Salad w/ Grilled chicken – 5g net carb

• Bacon, Cheese, Tomato, Grilled Chicken, Lettuce

Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad – 4g net carb

• Cheese, Grilled Chicken, Lime, Lettuce

Side Salad – 2g net carbs

Dressing: Side of Creamy Ranch Dipping Sauce

NONE OF THE NEWMAN’S SALAD DRESSINGS – LOTS OF CARBS!

Sample Order Lunch/Dinner:

Dollar Menu Bacon McDouble

• Ask for NO bun and NO ketchup
• All other toppings okay: bacon, onion, pickles, mustard
• Add mayo

4g net carb, 21g fat, 23g protein

Side salad:

• All toppings okay: tomato, carrot, lettuce
• Ask for their Creamy Ranch sauce
• NOTE: All of their Newman’s Best dressings have LOTS of carbs. AVOID!

3g net carb, 1g protein

Check out our DETAILED guide on ordering breakfast at McDonald’s here.

Find yourself missing the bun at your favorite keto fast food places?? There’s always BYOB aka Bring Your Own Bun or BYOT aka Bring Your Own Tortilla

Check out our post on the best Low Carb Tortillas here and our post on the top Keto Buns and Rolls here!

Also, if you’re looking to bring your food home and to the next level, you can always add your own condiments, such as.

HEINZ, No Sugar Added Ketchup AND Primal Kitchen’s Avocado Oil Mayo

McDonald’s Nutrition Calculator