7 fast-food restaurants with keto-friendly options

Rasha Ali | USA TODAY

If you're not on the keto diet, then you probably know someone who is. A friend? Neighbor? Your dentist, maybe? The low-carb diet is the newest weight loss fad around town with celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian and Tim Tebow trying it out from time to time.

First things first, what is keto? The ketogenic diet, widely known as keto, is a high-fat, low-carb diet that forces the body to release ketones, which is essentially stored fat – at this stage, the body enters ketosis and burns the fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates. To enter ketosis, you must be eating only 20 to 50 grams of carbs a day for a couple of days.

The classic ketogenic diet was originally created by Dr. Russell Wilder in 1923 as a treatment for epilepsy and called for 90 percent of calories to come from fat, while only 6 percent from protein and 4 percent from carbs.

Most people undertaking the keto diet aren't on such a restrictive plan, but rather a modified low-carb diet eating under 50 grams of carbohydrates a day.

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Whichever form of keto you may be on, here are just a few low-carb (below 20g), keto-friendly options you can pick up from your favorite fast-food restaurants.

In-n-Out

Ask for any burger item "protein style," and it will come in at just 11 grams of carbohydrates.

Protein style, double double

11 grams carbs, 39 grams fat, 33 grams protein

11 grams carbs, 39 grams fat, 33 grams protein Protein style, cheeseburger

11 grams carbs, 25 grams fat, 18 grams protein

11 grams carbs, 25 grams fat, 18 grams protein Protein style, hamburger

11 grams carbs, 17 grams fat, 13 grams protein

Starbucks

Creminelli Sopressata Monterey Jack Snack Tray

0 grams carbs, 17 grams fat ,15 grams protein

0 grams carbs, 17 grams fat ,15 grams protein Sous Vide Egg Bites: Bacon & Gruyere

9 grams carb, 22 grams fat, 19 grams protein

9 grams carb, 22 grams fat, 19 grams protein Sous Vide Egg Bites: Chicken Chorizo Tortilla

9 grams carb, 13 grams fat, 15 grams protein

9 grams carb, 13 grams fat, 15 grams protein Sous Vide Egg Bites: Egg White & Red Pepper

13 grams carb, 7 grams fat, 13 grams protein

McDonald's

You can get most sandwich items from McDonald's sans bun and it will end up being keto friendly – note we said most. There are a few items, like the Bacon Smokehouse Buttermilk Crispy Chicken, where it doesn't matter how you customize it, the carbs still come in high.

4 chicken nuggets

11 grams carbs, 10 grams fat, 10 grams protein

11 grams carbs, 10 grams fat, 10 grams protein Artisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich (no artisan roll)

2 grams carbs, 4 grams fat, 29 grams protein

2 grams carbs, 4 grams fat, 29 grams protein McChicken (no bun)

11 grams carbs, 20 grams fat, 10 grams protein

11 grams carbs, 20 grams fat, 10 grams protein McRib (no roll)

12 grams carbs, 20 grams fat, 19 grams protein

12 grams carbs, 20 grams fat, 19 grams protein Quarter Pounder with Cheese (no bun)

9 grams carbs, 25 grams fat, 25 grams protein

9 grams carbs, 25 grams fat, 25 grams protein Bacon McDouble (no bun)

6 grams carbs, 21 grams fat, 23 grams protein

Taco Bell

Breakfast soft taco, egg and cheese

15 grams carbs, 9 grams fat, 15 grams protein

15 grams carbs, 9 grams fat, 15 grams protein Mini skillet bowl

16 grams carbs, 11 grams fat, 5 grams protein

16 grams carbs, 11 grams fat, 5 grams protein Beefy mini quesadilla

17 grams carbs, 11 grams fat, 9 grams protein

17 grams carbs, 11 grams fat, 9 grams protein Cheesy roll up

15 grams carb, 9 grams fat, 9 grams protein

15 grams carb, 9 grams fat, 9 grams protein Fresco soft taco, chicken

16 grams carbs, 6 grams fat, 9 grams protein

16 grams carbs, 6 grams fat, 9 grams protein 2 pack cinnabon delights

17 grams carbs, 9 grams fat, 2 grams protein

Dunkin' Donuts

You can basically get any wake up wrap at Dunkin' Donuts and have it be under 20 grams of carbs, just make sure to double check the nutritional information here.

All you can meet wake up wrap

15 grams carbs, 23 grams fat, 15 grams protein

15 grams carbs, 23 grams fat, 15 grams protein Cinnamon munchkin

7 grams carbs, 3.5 grams fat, 1 grams protein

7 grams carbs, 3.5 grams fat, 1 grams protein Turkey Sausage Wake Up Wrap

15 grams carb, 14 grams fat, 13 grams protein

Chipotle

You can substitute any type of meat with these same combinations and still make it under 20 grams of carbohydrates, and make sure not to get the vinaigrette for the salads. The dressing alone comes in at 18 grams of carbs.