Looking for healthy yet delicious snacks to enjoy on the keto diet? It’s actually easy to stay within your macros and your budget when you buy keto snacks from Walmart! Check out these health-boosting and money-saving munchies.
Walmart has quickly become one of the best places to buy basically everything I need – especially healthy and keto-friendly food!
You don’t have to spend a lot of money at specialty health-food stores. You’ll find a variety of keto-friendly snacks stocked in the same place as everything else you need for your family.
✨ Keto snacks at Walmart
Convenience and saving money are what Walmart is all about! While buying groceries, you can also pick up some socks and laundry detergent – it’s pretty nice. Plus, they have delivery and grocery pick-up too!
But what many people don’t know is that Walmart is getting a lot better at carrying a variety of low-carb foods too. The grocery and health-foods sections are growing, and you (and your wallet!) are going to love it.
Let’s look closely at how to hack your grocery shopping trip at Walmart, so you buy the best keto snacks that will help you stay on track.
1. Fresh produce
Let’s start with the easiest and most obvious low-carb snack at Walmart – fruits, and veggies.
The easiest way to buy keto snacks at Walmart is to buy fresh produce. Even though munching on raw veggies might not always sound like the greatest option to you, you really can’t go wrong with most fruits and vegetables!
But that doesn’t mean that all fruits and veggies at Walmart are a good choice when you are on the keto diet.
There are more carbs in some types of fruit and veggies, so it’s a good idea to keep a master list of the lowest-carb choices when you go grocery shopping.
Here are the best low-carb fruits and vegetables to eat on keto, along with their macros. The carbs are listed as net carbs per 100-gram serving size.
Low-carb veggies:
- Avocado: 2 grams of carbs
- Spinach: 1 gram of carbs
- Zucchini: 3 grams of carbs
- Cucumber: 3 grams of carbs
- Cauliflower: 3 grams of carbs
- Broccoli: 4 grams of carbs
Low-carb fruits:
- Blackberries: 3.1 grams of carbs
- Tomatoes: 2.4 grams of carbs
- Raspberries: 3.3 grams of carbs
- Cantaloupe: 5.8 grams of carbs
- Strawberries: 4.7 grams of carbs
- Watermelon: 5.4 grams of carbs
Best keto dips for veggies:
Like I said earlier, it’s way more enjoyable to eat raw veggies with dips than it is to eat them alone. You can make your own keto dips at home.
But if you are pressed for time, these are the best keto-friendly dips you can buy at Walmart.
- Tahini: This thick sauce is made of ground sesame seeds. No sugar!
- Spinach Artichoke Dip: Made with spinach and cheese, it only has 2 grams of net carbs per serving.
- Primal Kitchen Italian Vinaigrette: This incredible salad dressing has less than 1 gram of net carbs per serving and is made with avocado oil.
- Brianna’s Homestyle French Vinaigrette: Enjoy a creamy and flavorful salad dressing with zero carbs or sugars.
- Tessemae’s Gluten-Free Ranch Dressing: This has the same creamy taste and flavor as classic ranch dressing, but it doesn’t have any sugar.
- Guacamole: Try to get original guacamole without any additional ingredients (one of the store-bought guacamole options from Walmart contains extra ingredients that I’m not particularly a fan of).
2. Meat snacks
Any type of meat snacks – whether they are dried or need refrigerated – are a fantastic choice when you are following a keto diet. Meat is naturally low in carbs and high in protein. Some types of meat snacks even have some added fat.
Eating the following snacks will keep you fuller longer and cut down on extra carbs too.
- Jack Links Beef Jerky: Buy the unsweetened or unflavored varieties, and you’ll be satiated and stay in ketosis.
- Sugar-Free Deli Meat: Look for oven-roasted turkey or sliced chicken breast.
- Turkey Sausage Jerky: Duke’s makes turkey jerky with less than 1 gram of carbs per serving.
- Beef Sticks: Be careful which brands you buy, some have added sugars. The SOGO beef sticks have 1 gram of carbs per stick.
- Prosciutto: It has the most divine and paper-thin texture.
3. Frozen foods
Keep checking back at Walmart periodically because they continuously add more keto-friendly options in the freezer section.
From frozen pizza to breakfast sandwiches, you can enjoy the convenience of frozen foods without going out of ketosis.
Pick up one of these snacks:
- Cali’Flour Foods Cauliflower Pizza Crust: There are just 3 grams of net carbs in the entire pizza crust, so you can customize it however you want.
- Quest Frozen Pizzas: There are a variety of different flavors, and the net carbs vary between each one, but they are all keto-friendly options that you can make in the microwave.
- Garden Lites Egg White Frittata Bites: With only 4 grams net carbs per egg bite, they are a really quick and easy keto breakfast (or lunch).
- Birch Benders Keto Frozen Waffles: Drizzle them with sugar-free syrup for a breakfast that takes you back to your childhood.
- Frozen Shrimp: These make a quick and easy snack and thaw quickly.
- Cauliflower Fries: There are 15 grams of net carbs in 8 fries, so only eat a couple of them at a time.
- Real Good Pepperoni Pizza Snack Bites: Look for anything from “Real Good Foods” – they make their food low-carb and with whole ingredients.
4. Salty snacks
Walmart also has plenty of salty snacks that fit perfectly within your daily macros. As always, try to reach for foods with as few ingredients as possible.
- Quest Protein BBQ Chips: Quest makes different flavors of protein chips, all with added protein and low carbs.
- Dill Pickles
- Peanut or Nut Butter: Only choose sugar-free varieties.
- Pork Rinds
- Raw Nuts: A note that some people need to be careful with nuts and only eat them in moderation. They are an excellent source of healthy fats but could cause inflammation.
- Whisps Parmesan Crisps: If you’re craving chips, try these! They are crispy and salty and are made from parmesan cheese.
- Wholesome Provisions Protein Chips: They only have 4 grams of net carbs per serving and will help to satisfy your craving for potato chips.
5. Sweet snacks
On the flip side, sometimes your sweet tooth makes you think, “I could really go for a donut right now.” In those cases, you could make donut holes fat bombs at home!
But. if you are at Walmart, here are a few sweet low-carb snacks you can take on the go:
- Kiss My Keto Gummy Bears: They look and taste just like the candy you remember from your childhood.
- SlimFast Keto Fat Bombs: There are 4 grams of net carbs per cup, and they taste just like candy.
- Keto Krisp Snack Bar: They are filled with almond butter and blackberry jelly.
- Atkins Blueberry Greek Yogurt Bars: A note to consider eating these in moderation. They are sweetened with maltitol, which could increase your blood sugar. There are 16g net carbs per bar, which could also take away from your macros.
6. Low-carb dairy snacks
As long as there aren’t any sweeteners or added sugars, dairy snacks are a safe choice on keto. Lots of my fat bomb recipes are made with full-fat cream cheese.
Next time you are at Walmart, pick up some of these:
- String Cheese
- Deli Cheese
- Greek Yogurt (unsweetened)
- Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge
- Cottage Cheese Snack Cups
You might even find some charcuterie board items – like prosciutto-wrapped cheese sticks! Take a look and see what you find.
➡️ Keto marketing terms to know
Now that you have an idea of what to put on your grocery list, let’s talk quickly about some package labels that might mislead or confuse you as you shop.
Sugar-free or grain-free
As you are shopping, you’ll probably see some tempting foods with “sugar-free” or “grain-free” claims on them. But, be wary of these terms as they are sometimes used for marketing purposes and can be a bit misleading.
For example, sugar-free foods might be sweetened with fruit juice, so always look at the nutrition label. Or, grain-free foods might be made with potato starch or rice flour – both huge sources of carbs.
High-protein
Even foods that are labeled as “high-protein” aren’t always keto-friendly. This means they are fortified with extra protein but might still contain sugar or high fructose corn syrup.
Always read the nutrition facts and the ingredients list before you buy pre-packaged food. If it is made with corn, flour, sugar, or anything like that, chances are it will be high in carbs and could really throw off your macros.
Servings per gram
Another trick snack companies use is advertising the number of net carbs per gram, not per serving.
For example, Quest protein cookies weigh in at 59 grams each, so there are technically 19g net carbs per cookie! However, the box advertises that there are 4g net carbs – but that’s per gram, not per cookie.
Multiple servings per package
Marketers also tend to place more than one serving in a package or container. Read the nutrition label, not the front of the box or package. Read the serving size, and then look at how many carbs are in each serving.
Always compare the claims on the front to the actual nutrition facts on the back.
It might shock you at just how many carbs are in things that are labeled as “low-carb” or “keto.”
➕ How to find keto snacks at Walmart
With just a little planning and a few no-fail hacks, you’ll be able to easily find keto snacks at Walmart every single time. You don’t have to wander the aisles in confusion – you can find exactly what you need right away!
Here’s how I always find the best snacks without wasting too much time:
1. Make a plan
I love using the free Walmart grocery pickup option. I can browse all their keto snacks at home, place them in my cart online and check out. Then, it’s ready for me at my pick-up time.
Even if you don’t use this option, it will save you a lot of time and sanity to make a list before you go and make sure it’s in stock by quickly searching online.
2. Rely on fresh produce
If you didn’t have time to make a list, just grab some fresh produce and sugar-free salad dressing. That’s a no-fail plan that’s actually pretty healthy for you too.
3. Use the Walmart app
This is probably my favorite hack of all! As you plan out your grocery shopping list, search for specific items within the app. The app will show you the exact aisle the product is located on.
If you get a good enough signal within Walmart, you can use the app in the store to find what you need too.
4. Deliver it
Walmart is massive, so it makes sense if you want to avoid it. But those prices are hard to beat! Fortunately, Walmart has a delivery service too!
Search online or in the app and choose “ship to my house” or “delivery.” It’s really easy!
5. Make keto snacks at home
If you can, try to make your snacks at home. I like the feeling of having complete control over the ingredients I use.
Here are some of my favorite keto snack recipes that use ingredients that I buy from Walmart. They are all super easy to make; you’ll love them!
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