The ketogenic diet is a diet where you limit the intake of carbs to the bare minimum, and focus on eating protein and fats (it should mostly be healthy fats). By doing so, you’ll enter a ketosis state, which helps you lose weight faster.

Sticking to the keto diet can be easy at home or work because you can easily and quickly cook and pack low-carb, high-fat meals in your own kitchen.

Traveling while on keto, on the other hand, can be challenging when you are not prepared enough.

It can make you go hungry easily, food you can find at gas stations is not always keto-friendly, and finding keto options on the road can be a challenge.

So, I’m sharing a roundup of the best travel keto snacks that you can munch on without putting your ketosis efforts to waste.

I will include snacks you can make at home and pack with you for the road, no matter if you’re going on road trips or traveling another way, and also snacks you can buy at grocery stores or gas stations.

20 Best Keto Travel Snacks

1 Cup Veggies and Guac

131 calories

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Carrots, baby – 22.5 calories

• ½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half – 8 calories

• 1 Guacamole, single-serving packet – 100 calories

Instructions:

1. Dip veggies into guac

2. No guac packets? Use 1/4 cup guac. Another dips you can use instead of guac are ranch, peanut butter, or other nut butters.

1 Egg and 1/4 Cup Sunflower Seeds

258 calories

Ingredients:

• 1 Egg, large – 72 calories

• ¼ cup Sunflower seeds (cups) – 186 calories

Instructions:

1. Hard boil egg.

2. Serve seeds on the side.

3. Feel free to swap out seeds for any other nut/seed you prefer – macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, peanuts, etc. (roasted & salted is fine!).

1 Hard Boiled Egg & 1 String Cheese

152 calories

Ingredients:

• 1 Egg, large – 72 calories

• 1 Cheese, string cheese, cheddar, full fat/ regular – 80 calories

Instructions:

1. Hard boil egg

2. No dairy? Have an additional egg

1 Serving Jerky + 1/8 Cup Nuts

240 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Beef jerky – 140 calories

• ⅛ cup Nuts – 100 calories

Instructions:

1. Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds.

2. No beef? Use turkey jerky, salmon jerky.

2 String Cheeses with Prosciutto

260 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Prosciutto – 120 calories

• 2 Cheese, string cheese, mozzarella, full fat/ regular – 140 calories

Instructions:

1. Wrap prosciutto around cheese.

2. No dairy? Use extra prosciutto or nuts/ seeds. No meat? Have nuts or seeds with the cheese.

BT Wraps

296 calories

Ingredients:

• 4 oz Deli slices, turkey – 120 calories

• 4 Uncured bacon, slice – 176 calories

Instructions:

1. Fry bacon on stove top by cooking on low heat & turning every few minutes. Alternatively, you can cook bacon in the microwave or in the oven (~20 minutes at 400 degrees) if you prefer.

2. Wrap turkey slices around bacon & spear with toothpick to hold together.

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

125 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Cauliflower florets – 50 calories

• 2 Tbsp Barbeque sauce – 50 calories

• 1 Tbsp Cheese, Parmesan, grated (Tbsp) – 25 calories

• 1 Garlic salt, dash – 0 calories

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Spray baking sheet with an oil spray.

3. Cut cauliflower into small pieces.

4. Bake cauliflower for 30 minutes.

5. Take cauliflower out, mix with other ingredients, bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Celery & Ranch

90 calories

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Celery stalks, chop
  ped in half – 16 calories

• 1 Tbsp Dressing, ranch, full fat – 74 calories

Instructions:

1. Slice celery

2. Dip into ranch

Cheese & Nuts Box

508 calories

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup Nuts – 200 calories

• 2 oz Cheese, sliced, cheddar, full fat/ regular – 220 calories

• 1 cup Carrots, baby – 45 calories

• ½ cup Snap peas – 30.5 calories

• ½ Bell pepper, orange – 12 calories

Instructions:

1. Cut cheese into cubes if you like.

2. Slice peppers.

3. No dairy? Use avocado or tzatziki sauce. No nuts? Use seeds.

Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites

410 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 Egg, large – 144 calories

• ¼ cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded – 114 calories

• ¼ cup Ricotta cheese, part-skim – 108 calories

• 1 Salt, dash – 0 calories

• 1 Pepper, dash – 0 calories

• 1 Uncured bacon, slice – 44 calories

Instructions:

1. This recipe works best when making 2-3 servings at one time.

2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

3. Cut bacon with scissors into small pieces. Fry in pan on stovetop for 8-10 minutes on low heat, mixing frequently.

4. In a bowl, whisk eggs. Add in cheeses, seasonings, and bacon.

5. Spray a muffin tin with an oil spray, and add egg mixture (one serving of the ingredients in this recipe = about 3 muffins).

6. Cook for 25+ minutes. Insert fork or toothpick into egg muffins to see if it comes out clean (then you know it’s done).

7. No cheese? Use a dairy-free cheeses, or extra bacon.

8. Note: Silicone muffin tins work very well here (rather than the traditional metal or carbon steel ones).

Hard Boiled Eggs, Cheese, And 1/4 Cup Nuts Box

491 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 Egg, large – 144 calories

• 1 Round Wax Cheese – 70 calories

• 1 Cucumber, small – 32 calories

• 1 cup Carrots, baby – 45 calories

• ¼ cup Nuts – 200 calories

Instructions:

1. Hard boil eggs

2. Slice cucumbers

3. String cheese can be an easy substitute if you can’t find wax round cheese

4. No nuts? Use seeds.

Make Your Own CheezIts

220 calories

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Cheese, sliced, cheddar, full fat/ regular – 220 calories

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper & spray with an oil spray.

3. Cut each slice of cheese into 4 smaller pieces each (so 8 total)

4. Arrange cheese slices on sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.

5. Note: Sargento’s ultra-thin slices work best

Make-Your-Own Parm Cheese Crisps

263 calories

Ingredients:

• ⅓ cup Cheese, shredded, cheddar – 152 calories

• ⅓ cup Cheese, Parmesan, shredded (cups) – 111 calories

• 1 Everything bagel seasoning, dash – 0 calories

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.

3. Combine cheeses in a bowl and mix.

4. Scoop out teaspoon sized amounts onto the parchment paper with 1-2 inches between each scoop.

5. Bake for 7-11 minutes, depending on the oven and how dark you want them.

6. Remove from oven, top with seasoning.

7. Let sit for 5-10 minutes to harden.

8. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese.

Pork Rinds

80 calories

• ½ oz Pork rinds – 80 calories

Quick Pepper Sandwich with Cheese

222 calories

Ingredients:

• 1 Bell pepper, red – 37 calories

• 2 oz Deli slices, turkey – 60 calories

• 1 oz Cheese, sliced cheese, full fat/ regu
  lar – 110 calories

• 1 Tbsp Mustard, regular (brown, deli, etc.) – 15 calories

Instructions:

1. Slice pepper into four pieces.

2. Layer with turkey and cheese.

3. Top with mustard.

4. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese, or avocado.

Greek Yogurt

You can buy greek yogurt in most gas stations and convenience stores. Just make sure you grab ones with no added sugars, to make sure it’s a low-carb snack.

Keto Granola Bars

Not all granola bars are keto, but lately, there are more and more brands that put out keto versions. So if you can find that, it’s a great snack to bring with you.

Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

There are some brands that make keto chocolate chip cookies, so if you have a sweet tooth, that’s the snack for you.

Egg White Chips

A low-carb option for those of you who love chips.

Seaweed Snacks

These don’t have tons of protein or fat, but they’re low-carb.

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