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Jack in the Box Keto Menu

Jack in the Box is a popular fast food chain specializing in low cost tacos which they sell 2 for $1. They also have burgers, chicken nuggets, breakfast sandwiches and other typical fast food fare. When it comes to eating keto at Jack in the Box the options are slightly more limited but not impossible.

According to their nutrition information, there are 10 keto options at Jack in the Box with less than 20g of net carbs. Starting with their most popular signature items, the Jack in the Box tacos are not exactly keto friendly. One taco alone contains 14g of net carbs, so it's not going to kick you out of ketosis but you'll have to basically avoid carbs completely for the rest of the day.

The mini tacos on the other hand are a slightly better option as each mini taco contains about 2.75g of net carbs. Unfortunately they only come in a 15 pack so hopefully you have someone who will share some with you.

The main keto meals at Jack in the Box are the salads and the chicken strips. For salad you can choose between Chicken Club Salad or Grilled Chicken Salad but be sure to stick to either the Creamy Southwest Dressing or the Balsamic Vinaigrette, as the ranch dressing here contains 5g of net carbs.

Unfortunately none of the burgers at Jack in the Box are keto but according to mostly everyone on Twitter they are happy to wrap your burger in lettuce for you to make it keto friendly. Most of the burgers are around 31g of carbs with the bun, which is actually quite low. If you remove the bread, the carb count should be less than 5g of net carbs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

According to their official nutrition information, there are 10 keto options at Jack in the Box with less than 20g of carbs.
Not exactly. One regular taco at Jack in the Box has 14g of net carbs. This is within the acceptable carb range for a keto diet so it is technically an option, but any other carbs consumed throughout the day will be likely to kick you out of ketosis.
An order of Jack in the Box tiny tacos has 15 pieces and contains 41g of net carbs. Therefore each tiny taco has about 2.75g of net carbs.
Crispy chicken strips at Jack in the Box contain 50g of net carbs and are not considered keto friendly. Grilled chicken strips on the other hand have 0nly 2g of net carbs per every two pieces.
Unfortunately even the smallest size of Jack in the Box curly fries contains 27g net carbs and is likely to be more than the allowable daily carb range for a keto diet.
Jack in the Box does not have a low carb or keto burger offering at this moment. They also do not provide nutrition information for their buns so it's hard to determine how many carbs a bun-less burger has but we can safely estimate that a burger without the bun will have 5-10g of net carbs.
Jack in the Box Buttermilk dipping sauce contains 2g of net carbs. There is no information for Buttermilk salad dressing but it would most likely be similar to the sauce.
The only keto breakfast item at Jack in the Box is the hashbrowns which contains 15g of net carbs. The breakfast sandwiches are all served on biscuits which contain 25g of carbs. If you remove the biscuit, these sandwiches contain only 1-2g of carbs. If you remove half of the biscuit, the breakfast sandwich should be around 10-12g of net carbs.

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