Does HelloFresh Have Keto Options?

As someone with dietary restrictions, it’s always interesting to try meal kit & food based subscription boxes. I’ve been a paying HelloFresh subscription member for about four months now and really love what they have to offer. This guide is going to share how I make my HelloFresh meals more keto-friendly.

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What is HelloFresh?

HelloFresh delivers weekly shipments of recipes with all the ingredients & a step by step instructions to make cooking quick and easy. HelloFresh is a great solution for people who love to cook, but find grocery shopping tedious or lack time.

Does HelloFresh Have Keto Options?

Some of their meals are keto friendly, but to be honest not many. It was rumored back in late 2020 that HelloFresh was going to launch a keto plan, however, at the time I joined in August 2021 I have not seen a keto specific plan. However, I’ve found it easy to substitute certain ingredients.

What is Keto?

The Keto Diet is defined as an eating plan that focuses on foods that provide a lot of healthful fats, adequate amounts of protein, and very few carbohydrates. Keto eliminates most sugars and grains while focusing on proteins and healthy fats.

Why do I Eat Keto?

I have a grain intolerance and some health issues related to inflammation, so I follow a strict grain free diet that is similar to keto. However, I’m more lenient with sugar alternatives and starchy vegetables than most traditional ketos, as I know grains are the main issue for me.

HelloFresh Keto-friendly Meal Substitution Ideas

These are a few HelloFresh meals I purchased during November and how I modified them to fit my dietary needs.

Caramelized Onion Swissburgs

This recipe features roasted garlic horseradish aioli, seasoned potato wedges, and of course the the burger. The two main modifications I made with this recipe were the bun and the sugar. Since the keto diet eliminates most sugars, I just used some butter and softened and browned the onions.

As far as the buns I put my burger on top of some spinach I had in the fridge. Potatoes are not considered keto friendly due to their carbohydrates, so if you’re super strict about potatoes you might consider leaving those out.

I’m flexible when it comes to potatoes, so we ate them! This HelloFresh meal was easily transformed into a more keto friendly option!

Sheet Pan Pork with Creamy Mustard

This meal was easy and consisted of pork with roasted apples, onions, and potatoes. The only two non-keto ingredients would be the potatoes and the honey.

For me personally, I’m flexible with these two ingredients, so I left them in the recipe, but depending on how strict you are with sugars and carbs you might want to eliminate the honey and potatoes.

Pecan Crusted Chicken

This was a great meal for fall and easy to make keto-friendly. The panic breadcrumbs were easy to leave off of this recipe. While the original recipe calls for consumers to season the chicken with pecans and panic breadcrumbs, I just used pecans and it was still amazing!

The chicken had great texture and taste. As stated in the previous recipe, this one does have honey, so depending on how keto strict you are with sugar alternatives you might want to leave off the honey, but I think it would still taste great without it. The side salad was healthy and tasted fresh!

A general meal I’ve been able to easily modify are HelloFresh’s taco options. I keep my own almond flour tortillas on hand and this is a great recipe to choose for easy modification! Burgers are also easy to modify as I just put them over lettuce.

HelloFresh Discount Code

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This discount is spread out over your first few boxes. I think it’s definitely worth a try at a discounted rate and personally I love that is gets delivered right to your door.

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