Whataburger is a fast food restaurant that specializes in burgers, but they also have other sandwiches, salads, and more. Plus, they serve breakfast from 11 PM until 11 AM, which means you can get meat, cheese, and eggs.
You can keep your low carb diet going here by opting for a burger or grilled chicken sandwich minus the bun and ketchup or sauce. You can also go with a salad with ranch dressing.
Here are the top low carb and keto-friendly options you can order at Whataburger in order from lowest carbs to highest, based on the website’s nutritional information.
Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken
Whataburger offers two salads: a house garden salad and an apple and cranberry salad.
The apple and cranberry salad contains grilled chicken, shredded cheese, apple slices, cranberries, and carrots.
It contains 385 calories, 12 grams of fat, 38 grams of carbs (27 grams net carbs), 11 grams of fiber, and 33 grams of protein.
You can greatly reduce the carbs by holding the apples and cranberries and opting for a low-carb dressing, such as ranch.
However, ordering a garden salad with grilled chicken appears to be the better choice with fewer modifications required. It contains 290 calories, 12 grams of fat, 12 grams of carbs (2 grams of net carbs), 10 grams of fiber, and 33 grams of protein.
What to order: the garden salad with grilled chicken and ranch dressing.
Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon
The biscuit sandwich with bacon is a breakfast sandwich that contains two slices of bacon, an egg, and one slice of American cheese on a biscuit.
It has 470 calories, 29 grams of fat, 32 grams of carbs, 1 gram of fiber, and 18 grams of protein.
However, you can reduce the carbs to nearly 0 grams by holding the biscuit.
What to order: the biscuit sandwich with bacon minus the biscuit.
Breakfast on a Bun
This breakfast sandwich comes with a sausage patty, an egg, and a slice of American cheese on a bun.
It contains 525 calories, 32 grams of fat, 34 grams of carbs, 1 gram of fiber, and 26 grams of protein.
You can reduce the carbs to around 1 gram by holding the bun.
What to order: the breakfast on a bun sandwich minus the bun.
Grilled Chicken Melt
The Whataburger grilled chicken melt comes with a grilled chicken filet, Monterey jack cheese, and grilled peppers and onions on a bun.
It contains 385 calories, 11 grams of fat, 39 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, and 33 grams of protein.
However, you can reduce the net carbs to fewer than 10 grams by holding the bun.
What to order: the grilled chicken melt without the bun.
Breakfast Platter
The breakfast platter comes with bacon, scrambled eggs, a biscuit, hash brown sticks, and a coffee.
It contains 810 calories, 50 grams of fat, 57 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, and 30 grams of protein.
You can make this meal low-carb by holding the hash browns and biscuit. Stick with black coffee or coffee with cream.
What to order: the breakfast platter minus the hash browns and biscuit. Make sure you order a black coffee or coffee with cream.
Chicken Fajita Taco
The chicken fajita taco comes with a grilled chicken filet and grilled pepper and onions in a flour tortilla.
It has 1145 calories, 32 grams of fat, 190 grams of carbs, 7 grams of fiber, and 34 grams of protein.
This meal comes with fries and a medium drink. You can greatly reduce the carbs by holding the flour tortilla shell and any sauce that comes on the taco.
Also, hold the fries or go with a side salad and choose water or unsweetened tea as your drink.
What to order: the chicken fajita taco minus the flour tortilla shell and any sauce that comes with it. Hold the fries and order water or an unsweetened iced tea as your beverage.
Avocado Bacon Burger
The avocado bacon burger comes with a large beef patty, American cheese, three bacon slices, avocado, tomato, diced onions, and a creamy red pepper sauce on Texas toast.
It contains 1625 calories, 70 grams of fat, 210 grams of carbs, 8 grams of fiber, and 42 grams of protein.
However, you can reduce the net carbs to fewer than 10 grams by holding the Texas toast and creamy pepper sauce.
Subtracting the bun and sauce will also reduce the calories by 370. All burgers come with fries and a medium drink. Hold the fries and go with water or unsweetened tea as your drink.
What to order: the avocado bacon burger minus the Texas toast and creamy pepper sauce. Hold the fries and opt for an unsweetened iced tea or water as your drink.
Mushroom Swiss Burger
The mushroom Swiss burger comes with two beef patties, one slice of American cheese, one slice of Swiss cheese, fire-roasted mushrooms, and creamy Au Jus sauce.
It contains 1920 calories, 90 grams of fat, 218 grams of carbs, 7 grams of fiber, and 60 grams of protein.
By holding the bun and au jus sauce, you should be able to reduce the carbs to fewer than 10 grams.
What to order: the mushroom Swiss burger without the bun or au jus sauce. Go with a side salad instead of fries (or hold the fries altogether) and choose water or unsweetened tea as your drink.
Triple Meat Whataburger
If you’re really hungry and one beef patty just won’t do, then try a triple meat Whataburger patty melt.
This sandwich comes with three beef patties, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and mustard on a bun.
It contains 1885 calories, 84 grams of fat, 221 grams of carbs, 8 grams of protein, and 70 grams of protein.
You can get a low carb meal with 10 grams or fewer by holding the bun. This rule applies to many fast food places.
What to order: the triple (or single or double) meat Whataburger without the bun. Hold the fries and go with water or unsweetened tea as your beverage choice.
Bacon and Cheese Whataburger
The bacon and cheese Whataburger comes with a large beef patty, a slice of American cheese, three bacon slices, tomato, lettuce, onions, pickles, and mustard on a bun.
It contains 1560 calories, 58 grams of fat, 221 grams of carbs, 8 grams of fiber, and 44 grams of protein.
You should be able to reduce the carbs to fewer than 10 grams by holding the bun. An alternate choice is their spicy bacon burger. Same process.
What to order: the bacon and cheese Whataburger minus the bun. Hold the fries and order water or unsweetened tea as your beverage.
Conclusion
Whataburger offers burgers, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast, which is served from 11 PM until 11 AM. You can eat low-carb here by ordering a bunless and sauce-less burger.
You can also order a garden salad with grilled chicken or a grilled chicken sandwich without the bun or sauce. Add a cranberry chicken salad for extra protein!
All burgers (and the taco) come with a side of fries and your choice of a medium beverage. Hold the fries or ask for a side salad instead. Go with water or unsweetened tea as your drink.
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