As long as you know how to customize your meal, keto at Whataburger is very doable. However, we don’t recommend it as something you do often.
The fast food restaurant serves burgers, sandwiches, salads, and their breakfast is available from 11 PM until 11 AM.
The best Whataburger low carb options are opting for a burger or grilled chicken sandwich minus the bun and ketchup (or sauce). You can also go for a salad with low carb dressing.
Based on the website’s nutritional information, here’s how to eat keto at Whataburger.
Cobb Salad
Whataburger offers a few salads. What’s available may depend on your location. The Cobb salad consists of sliced hard-boiled egg, Cheddar cheese, bacon, tomatoes, carrot strips, and a lettuce blend.
It contains 300 calories, 21g fat, 8g carbs (5g net carbs), 3g fiber, and 20g protein.
If you want dressing, opt for a low-carb dressing, such as jalapeño ranch dressing (2g carbs) or buttermilk ranch dressing (3g carbs).
What to order: a Cobb salad with or without ranch dressing.
Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken
The Cobb salad is available as above or with three different chicken options. Make sure you go for the grilled chicken option since the other options are battered and fried.
The ingredients are the same as the regular Cobb salad, but with grilled chicken added. It contains It contains 430 calories, 23g fat, 10g carbs (7g net carbs), 3g fiber, and 44g protein.
If you want dressing, opt for a low-carb dressing, such as jalapeño ranch dressing (2g carbs) or buttermilk ranch dressing (3g carbs).
What to order: the Cobb salad with grilled chicken.
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, 29g fat, 32g carbs, 1g fiber, and 18g 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, 32g fat, 34g carbs, 1g fiber, and 26g 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, 11g fat, 39g carbs, 3g fiber, and 33g 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, 50g fat, 57g carbs, 3g fiber, and 30g 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 340 calories, 11 fat, 31g carbs, 3g fiber, and 29g 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 820 calories, 52g fat, 52g carbs, 4g fiber, and 27g protein.
However, you can reduce the net carbs to fewer than 10 grams by holding the Texas toast and creamy pepper sauce.
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 1110 calories, 70g fat, 61g carbs, 3g fiber, and 56g 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 1070 calories, 63g fat, 62g carbs, 34g protein, and 4g fiber.
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 750 calories, 37g fat, 62g carbs, 4g fiber, and 39g 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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