Grilling Season is Here! Get Your Keto on with Our Favorite Low Carb Hot Dogs & Sausages
Ready to grill out?
It’s grilling season, so we’re sharing some of our favorite hot dogs, sausages, and brats that are keto friendly – so you can enjoy those summer get-togethers without feeling guilty! Substitute lettuce for the bun – or go without – and throw some mustard, onions, and pickles on your grilled meats for some added zing. YUM!
1. Hebrew National All Natural Beef Franks
12 grams Fat | 2 gram Carbs | 6 grams Protein | 140 Calories
With no added nitrates or nitrites (except naturally present in sea salt and celery powder), these dogs have a great kosher beef taste without the funky added ingredients.
2. Wellshire Farms Old Fashioned Beef Franks
20 grams Fat | 1 gram Carbs | 11 grams Protein | 230 Calories
Wellshire contains ONLY five ingredients. FIVE! Better yet, there are NO antibiotics, NO growth hormones, NO preservatives, and NO added nitrates or nitrites. That just leaves room for all of the great flavor.
3. Ball Park Prime Beef Franks
20 grams Fat | 2 gram Carbs | 9 grams Protein | 230 Calories
4. Just FreshDirect 100% Grass-Fed Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
12 grams Fat | 0 gram Carbs | 8 grams Protein | 150 Calories
Made from 100% USA grass-fed organic beef from family-run farms in the Pacific Northwest, these hot dogs are succulent, plump, and have no added nitrates or nitrites.
5. Johnsonville Andouille Sausage
15 grams Fat | 1 gram Carbs | 7 grams Protein | 170 Calories
Johnsonville’s Andouille Smoked Sausage is made with NO artificial flavors or colors, NO MSG, and NO fillers…plus, they’re gluten-free! These are a favorite at my house, and we always keep them stocked in the fridge for busy mornings. They cook up on the stove in a pinch!
6. Applegate Organics – The Great Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
9 grams Fat | 0 gram Carbs | 7 grams Protein | 110 Calories
The Applegate Organics Beef hot dogs have NO chemical nitrates or nitrites, NO artificial ingredients or preservatives, NO fillers, and NO GMO ingredients. And because their beef is 100% grass-fed and pasture raised, there’s no ROOM for growth hormones or antibiotics – ever!
7. Teton Waters Uncured Beef Hot Dogs
11 grams Fat | 1 gram Carbs | 7 grams Protein | 130 Calories
These delectable dogs are made with all grass-fed and grass-finished beef. There are NO hormones, NO antibiotics, NO nitrites or nitrates, NO MSG, and NO sugar…and they’re also gluten-free! Anyway, who’d ruin a delicious hot dog with gluten?
8. Saag’s All-Natural Chicken Bratwurst
11 grams Fat | 2 gram Carbs | 15 grams Protein | 170 Calories
Saag’s Naturals are made from farm-raised chickens that are free of added hormones and antibiotics. And with sauerkraut? Oh my goodness! So good!
9. Bilinski’s Organic Mild Italian Brats
4.5 grams Fat | 1 gram Carbs | 12 grams Protein | 90 Calories
These Mild Italian chicken sausages are SDA Certified Organic, made from free range, organic chickens fed a 100% vegetarian, antibiotic-free diet. Plus, they’re gluten-free, soy-free, casing-free, GMO-free, nitrate-free, nitrite-free, and contain no MSG! Better yet, since they’re fully cooked, you just heat and serve!
10. Aidells Cajun Style Andouille Sausage
11 grams Fat | 1 gram Carbs | 15 grams Protein | 160 Calories
11. Kirkland Beef Polish Sausage Hot Dogs
31 grams Fat | 4 gram Carbs | 17 grams Protein | 370 Calories
You can also whip up these low-carb Pigs in a Blanket and/or this Sausage Sheet Pan Meal! YUM!
Thank you for this list! I was thinking hotdogs were a big no no!
You’re SO welcome! 😉
I need help! I’ve been staying below 20 net carbs (I deduct for fiber, but not sugar alcohols- didn’t know they were a thing) for 4 weeks. I just used a pee stick and it was light pink! LOW ketones! And I’ve only lost 3 pounds. VERY discouraged. Also, how much FAT should I be consuming?
Hi, Mairi! If you’ve been staying below 20 net carbs for 4 weeks and have only lost three pounds, be sure you’re getting at least 75% of your calories for the day from fat. Also, start counting those fiber carbohydrates, and KEEP counting sugar alcohol carbohydrates, since those can trip people up sometimes. Go with 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbohydrates, and you should see the scale move again. Also, per a light pink stick, that’s great! It means you’re still losing. Keep it up!
You may also find this NEW post on Intermittent Fasting super helpful, as that can help break stalls and accelerate Ketosis and Fat Burning! – https://hip2keto.com/keto-intermittent-fasting/
I know this was a year ago but, don’t sweat the pee stick. If you’re religiously logging your carb intake, watching for hidden carbs, and staying under 20 carbs, you should be good. PEE STICKS only measure your EXCESS ketones being excreted through urine. If you’re burning and producing at similar rates, ketone sticks won’t be dark.
Thank you for the help!
You’re welcome!
Don’t some if these contain dextrose?
Hi Margaret! I do find two of the above suggestions to contain less than 2% of dextrose. As always, be sure to choose the option that is best for you!