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Keto Five Guys Burgers and Low Carb Glizzy Options

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When following a keto diet, finding suitable options at a fast food restaurant can be challenging. However, eating low carb at Five Guys is definitely possible.

Our favorite customized keto Five Guys orders are a bunless burger, a lettuce-wrapped hot dog, or a protein-style cheeseburger. Their menu also includes toppings like bacon, cheese, and avocado, which are all perfect for your low-carb, high-fat lifestyle.

We won’t deny, it is always best to prepare your meals at home if you’re serious about your keto diet. Eating out limits your intake of high-quality meats and vegetables, so keep it to a minimum.

In this guide, we’ll show you how you can stick to your keto plan and eat only keto-approved foods when you’re left with little choice. Here’s how to order keto at Five Guys to maintain your keto success.

Tips For Ordering Low Carb at Five Guys

Although it seems like Five Guys pays more attention to ingredients and the overall quality of their food more than most casual and fast food restaurants, always remember that you’ll get a much better meal at home using freshly prepared ingredients.

Additionally, we noticed that there aren’t any side salads or much opportunity for fresh vegetables at Five Guys. French fries are a definite no-no on the low-carb diet. So you won’t be left with much other than meat when you order at Five Guys.

If you’re in a pinch and Five Guys is your only way to get something in your belly, then use these tips to help keep it low-carb.

#1. Use the nutritional information as a guide

One thing that’s nice about the Five Guys nutritional guide is that they list ingredients and the nutritional breakdown of their food. Most places won’t tell you what’s in their food, so an ingredient list is a nice feature.

You can take a look at the ingredient list of their foods for yourself on their website. As you can see, all of the sauces at Five Guys are full of sugar and empty calories. Even the mayonnaise contains high fructose corn syrup and soybean oil. These are two highly inflammatory ingredients that you’ll want to avoid even if you aren’t following a low-carb diet.

Mustard is your safest condiment because it uses vinegar instead of sugar as a flavor enhancer. Fresh onions are a great topper for your burger as they contain natural prebiotics to help enhance gut health.

Beware that the grilled mushrooms at Five Guys contain high fructose corn syrup in them. Stay away from the relish and ketchup as these also contain high fructose corn syrup.

#2. Know your toppings

Whether you go with a burger or a hot dog, you’ll want to get these bunless and pay attention to what comes on them. Always hold the sugary sauces, such as the A1 steak sauce, relish, ketchup, BBQ sauce, fry sauce, and mayonnaise.

Safe toppings include smoked bacon, cheese, fresh green peppers, fresh onions, fresh tomatoes, fresh lettuce, hot sauce, and mustard. Pickles are usually OK to eat in moderation if you’re doing low-carb and keto diets. However, some brands might contain a lot of preservatives and food colorings, so it might be best to avoid these altogether.

If you’re looking to enhance the flavor of your meat without adding to the carb count, then we recommend getting an extra slice of cheese or bacon. You can’t go wrong with this combination!

#3. Go with a burger and hold the bun

Hot dogs aren’t something we recommend on the ketogenic diet because they are highly processed. Although they can be low-carb, they might contribute to chronic inflammation in the body.

For example, the ingredients in a hot dog at Five Guys includes soy, hydrolyzed soy protein, flavorings, nitrates, and a ton of preservatives and salt. The bacon isn’t much better as it contains sugar, nitrates, and a whole bunch of preservatives. This is a good reminder to only eat fast food once in a blue moon and don’t make it a habit.

We recommend sticking with fresh meat instead, such as a hamburger patty, and always ask to hold the bun and sauce. If you’re extra hungry, get two burger patties and an extra slice of cheese to avoid the added sugars and preservatives for a truly low-carb meal.

#4. Ask about the bulk peanuts and eggs

The nutrition information on the Five Guys website indicates that they offer bulk peanuts and fresh eggs. Munching on a small handful of peanuts (which contains peanuts and salt) is a good way to enjoy a low-carb snack. 

You could ask for fresh eggs to add on top of your burger or even enjoy them as they are. You could also ask for an omelet if they offer eggs. Throw some fresh veggies and sausage in for a low-carb brunch meal.

What To Order at Five Guys

Five Guys is a burger and hot dog joint, so you won’t be going here for breakfast. They’re usually open from about 11 AM until 10 PM.

Their menu is very limited. Your only options are a hamburger, a hot dog, French fries, or a milkshake.

As we mentioned above, it’s best to go with a burger as the hot dogs are highly processed. Make sure you customize your burger so that you cut out all of the unnecessary carbs. Always order your burger without a bun or sauce and hold the fries.

We noticed that most burger options come with two hamburger patties and several slices of cheese, which is great if you’re really hungry. If you only want one patty, then go with a “little hamburger.” You can also add as many toppings to your burger or hot dog as you want.

Here are the top three dishes we recommend that you order at Five Guys based on the nutrition information:

  • Hamburger patty with two pieces of bacon and one slice of cheese (1g net carbs)
  • Hot dog with one slice of cheese (<2 gram carbs)
  • Burger patty with one slice of cheese, green peppers, grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, and two slices of bacon (3-4 grams net carbs)

We’ll show you what to order (and how) here.

Burgers

For all burgers, hold the bun and ask for no sauce; choose your toppings from off the safe toppings list:

  • Hamburger (two patties)
  • Cheeseburger (two patties and two slices of cheese)
  • Bacon burger (two patties and four slices of bacon)
  • Bacon cheeseburger (two patties, two slices of bacon and two slices of cheese)
  • Little hamburger (one patty)
  • Little cheeseburger (one patty)
  • Little bacon burger (one patty and two slices of bacon)
  • Little bacon cheeseburger (one patty)

Hot dogs

For all hot dogs, ask for no bun or sauce and choose from the safe toppings list:

  • Kosher style hot dog
  • Cheese dog (comes with a layer of American cheese)
  • Bacon dog (comes with a layer of bacon)
  • Bacon cheese dog (topped with melted American cheese and bacon)

Keto Friendly Toppings

  • Lettuce
  • Pickles (in moderation)
  • Tomatoes
  • Fresh onions
  • Mustard
  • Hot sauce
  • Jalapeno peppers
  • Fresh green peppers
  • Cheese
  • Bacon (this contains sugar so eat sparingly)

Five Guys also has a few sandwich options on its menu, but they are mostly veggie based and don’t offer much meat. You can get a BLT sandwich minus the bread and mayonnaise, but we think you’d be better off ordering a burger because it’s more filling. Plus, you can always get bacon on top of your burger!

As we mentioned above, the grilled mushrooms and onions contain high fructose corn syrup. For this reason, we recommend that you stay away from the sandwiches and stick with a bunless burger instead.

Foods To Avoid at Five Guys

As you can see, there isn’t much to choose from at Five Guys. Your only two options are a burger or a hot dog. We recommend the burger with your choice of safe toppings. Here are some unsafe toppings that you’ll want to avoid because they contain sugar or other harmful ingredients.

Unsafe toppings:

  • Mayonnaise (contains high fructose corn syrup and vegetable oil)
  • Grilled mushrooms (contains high fructose corn syrup per the nutritional information)
  • Ketchup
  • Relish
  • A1 sauce
  • BBQ sauce

In addition to unsafe toppings, also avoid all milkshakes, sweetened beverages, and French fries. You can ask for a lettuce wrap instead of a bun to add in some more low-carb veggies to your diet, but we aren’t sure if Five Guys offers this.

Conclusion

Five Guys doesn’t have much on their menu, but it’s a good place to go to get a bunless burger if you need something low-carb. We never recommend that you eat fast food as you can buy better ingredients at the store and cook them yourself at home using high-quality oils and spices.

Most of the burgers at Five Guys come with two patties and two slices of cheese. This is great because it fills you up. They don’t have much in the way of side dishes. You’ll want to stay away from the French fries and milkshakes.

Because hot dogs are highly processed and contain sugar and nitrates, we recommend staying away from them. The bacon at Five Guys also contains sugar and nitrates. So if you want a truly low-carb meal, stick with a double meat patty, two slices of cheese, fresh lettuce and onions, and no bun or sauce.

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