Fast food restaurants should not be your first choice when eating out on the keto diet. However, Arby’s carries a wide selection of meats, including beef, pork, roast chicken and turkey.
This makes it a suitable choice if you need something quickly and there are no better options available. Choose from a variety of sandwiches minus the bread and sauce, or pick a roast chicken entree salad with low-carb dressing.
Here are the lowest carb options you can order at Arby’s in order from the lowest carb to highest, based on the nutrition calculator.
Smokehouse Brisket
A smokehouse brisket sandwich comes with smoked brisket, smoked Gouda cheese, mayonnaise, smokey BBQ sauce, and crispy onion rings.
You will need to order it without the BBQ sauce, bun, and onion rings. If you do, it will contain 350 calories, 27 grams of fat, 0 grams of carbs, and 28 grams of protein.
How to order: ask for a smokehouse brisket sandwich minus the BBQ sauce, onion rings, and bun. Opt for a side salad as your side.
Classic Beef N’ Cheddar Sandwich
A classic beef and cheddar sandwich without the bun and sauce (this includes mayo, Arby’s sauce, horsey sauce, or red ranch) contains 180 calories, 12 grams of fat, 3 grams of carbs, and 16 grams of protein.
How to order: ask for a classic beef and cheddar sandwich without the bun. Also, hold all sides that come with the sandwich.
Roast Turkey and Swiss Sandwich
A roast turkey and Swiss sandwich comes with 3.5 ounces of roasted turkey, Swiss cheese, lettuce, 0.5 ounces of mayo, tomatoes, onions, and spicy brown honey mustard sauce.
If you get it without the bun and spicy honey mustard sauce, it will contain 280 calories, 19 grams of fat, 4 grams of carbs (3 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 25 grams of protein.
How to order: ask for a roast turkey and Swiss sandwich without the bun and honey mustard sauce.
Roast Beef Gyro
A roast beef gyro with classic roast beef, tomatoes, Greek seasoning, lettuce, and red onion (without the pita and Tzatziki sauce) contains 170 calories, 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of carbs (3 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 16 grams of protein.
How to order: ask for a double roast beef gyro without the pita bread or Tzatziki sauce. Request a side salad instead of fries or onion rings.
Fire-Roasted Philly Roast Beef
A fire-roasted Philly roast beef sandwich comes with classic roast beef, Swiss cheese, roasted garlic aioli, Italian seasoning, and red and yellow peppers.
If you get it without the bun, it will contain 430 calories, 34 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs (4 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 27 grams of protein.
Holding the red and yellow peppers will reduce your carbs to 3 grams.
How to order: ask for a fire-roasted Philly roast beef sandwich without the bun. Opt for a side salad instead of fries or onion rings as your side.
Brisket, Bacon, Beef N’ Cheddar Sandwich
A brisket, bacon, beef N’ cheddar sandwich with minus the onion bun and red ranch sauce contains 215 calories, 32 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs (4 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 44 grams of protein.
If you get this sandwich with the red ranch sauce, it will add 4 grams of carbs to the nutrition profile for a total of 8 grams of net carbs.
How to order: ask for a brisket, bacon wrap, beef and cheddar sandwich without the bun or red ranch sauce. Enjoy this sandwich with a side salad.
Grand Turkey Club
A grand turkey club sandwich with roast turkey, Swiss cheese, pepper bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo (without the bun) contains 300 calories, 20 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs (4 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 26 grams of protein.
How to order: ask for a grand turkey club minus the bun. Enjoy with a side salad instead of fries or onion rings.
Roast Turkey Farmhouse Salad
A roast turkey farmhouse salad comes with roast turkey, pepper bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. If you get it without any dressing, it will contain 240 calories, 13 grams of fat, 9 grams of carbs (6 grams net carbs), 3 grams of fiber, and 23 grams of protein.
If you add ranch dressing, then the carbs will increase to 11 grams (8 grams net carbs).
How to order: ask for a roast turkey farmhouse salad without any dressing.
Roast Turkey, Ranch, and Bacon Sandwich
If you get the roast turkey, ranch, and bacon sandwich without the bread, it will contain 410 calories, 28 grams of fat, 7 grams of carbs (6 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 32 grams of protein.
If you hold the ranch, it will reduce your net carbs to 4 grams.
How to order: ask for a roast turkey, ranch, and bacon sandwich without the bun. This would be a good sandwich to put in a lettuce wrap.
Loaded Italian
A loaded Italian sandwich comes with Genoa salami, Swiss cheese, pit-smoked ham, tomatoes, red wine vinaigrette, roasted garlic aioli, pepperoni, banana peppers, red onion rings, and shredded lettuce.
If you get it without the bun, it will contain 480 calories, 38 grams of fat, 8 grams of carbs (7 grams net carbs), 1 gram of fiber, and 25 grams of protein.
You can further reduce your carbs by one gram by holding the red wine balsamic vinaigrette dressing. This will bring your net carbs to 6 grams.
How to order: ask for a loaded Italian sandwich without the bread. Also, hold the vinaigrette if desired.
Conclusion
Arby’s shouldn’t be your first choice when eating out on the keto diet. However, it has lots of meat options, which makes it OK every once and awhile.
You can get a beef or turkey sandwich with bacon and cheese without the bun. Arby’s also has fresh salads and low-carb toppings, such as peppers, onions, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
Hold the fries and onion rings and order a small salad as your side dish. Stick with water or unsweetened tea as your beverage. Feel free to add buttermilk ranch dressing.
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