Twenty years ago, fast food meant burgers and fries served in paper bags to most people.But thanks to restaurants like Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast food industry has completely changed. Now, there's a whole slew of restaurants where you can get quality food quick and easy.And because Chipotle is committed to using ingredients that are healthy, sustainable, and even organic, it's a far superior option to most fast food places...

You can eat McDonald's? On the ketogenic diet? But isn't keto known for helping people lose tons of weight? And isn’t McDonald’s known for increasing health problems like obesity and diabetes?The answer to all of the questions above is “yes.” Many people lose weight and get healthier on the keto diet—and some even manage to eat at McDonald's from time to time in the process. How Does Keto Work? Keto works...

One of the restaurants ketogenic dieters miss the most is Chick-fil-A. There’s something so crave-worthy about fast food chicken joints. But if you’re following a ketogenic diet, a chicken sandwich is not typically on the keto menu. Samuel Truett Cathy, an American businessman and author, founded Chick-fil-A in 1967. Since then, it’s grown to over 2,300 restaurants across 47 states [1]. The fast-food chain is known for its waffle fries and fried chicken...

When you need to grab some fast food on a ketogenic diet, what’s the first restaurant that jumps to mind? Maybe Chipotle or a salad place. But probably not a chain known for sandwiches.  But believe it or not, there are plenty of Jimmy John’s keto options if you know how to hack the menu. Jimmy John's is a fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Illinois. Jimmy John Liautaud set up this restaurant...

Many ketogenic diet crusaders will say that there's no place for fast food on a ketogenic diet.In fact, the term "dirty keto" was coined to categorize a ketogenic diet that includes less-than-healthy foods. But we've found that to make the ketogenic diet sustainable, it's important to make it integrate as seamlessly as possible with new keto-ers lives. And that means that there is room for fast food on the ketogenic diet.One...

There’s no need to give up your trips to Starbucks on the keto diet, but knowing what and what not to order is crucial to staying in ketosis. Here are a few basic guidelines: Order sugar-free options. Starbucks offers several sugar-free syrups (hazelnut, vanilla, mocha, and cinnamon dulce), or try Stevia, Splenda, or erythritol for a sugar-free pick-me-up. Request heavy cream instead of half and half or milk (lactose is...

You’ve decided to invest in your health by participating in the ketogenic way of eating, or maybe you’re thinking about giving keto a try. Great! But sometimes your schedule gets crazy and sometimes slipping through the drive-thru after work is a necessary evil. Good news: there is such a thing as keto fast food.Believe it or not, keto can be easy to stick to when you’re eating out if you're prepared to...

If you're like most keto followers, you breathed a sigh of relief to know that coffee can be part of a keto diet. Sure, you have to replace half and half with heavy cream. And you have to replace sugar with a sugar-free keto sweetener. But knowing you can still jumpstart your day with a freshly brewed cup of coffee certainly makes the keto diet that much more sustainable.Black coffee,...