Is Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower Keto?
Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower should be avoided on keto because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, soybean oil, and carrageenan.
High in Net Carbs
Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower is high in carbs (4.86g of net carbs per 100g serving) so you need to avoid it as much as possible.
It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis.
You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator. Then use the serving calculator below to determine a serving size that fits your net carb budget.
Contains High-Glycemic Sweeteners
Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower contains high-glycemic sweeteners like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and maltodextrin. These sweeteners can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.
As an alternative, you may look for other frozen meals that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.
You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.
Contains Highly Refined Oils
Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower contains highly refined soybean oil and sunflower oil. These refined oils are prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.
Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.
It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.
Contains Harmful Food Additives
Birds Eye Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower contains carrageenan and modified starch which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.
Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.
Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.
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Ingredients
Vegetables (Partially Cooked Riced Cauliflower, Broccoli, Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas), Sauce (Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt), Water, Sugar, Garlic, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Wok Seasoning Blend (Potato Maltodextrin, Sunflower Oil, Garlic Puree, Ginger Root, Rice Flour, Toasted Sesame Oil, Salt, Guar Gum), Sesame Oil, Caramel Color, Ginger Flavor (Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Sugar, Mixed Triglycerides, Natural Flavor, Mono-And Diglycerides, Soybean Oil), Garlic Flavor (Corn Syrup Solids, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Xanthan Gum, Chive Flavor (Cornstarch-Modified, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Triacetin, Natural Flavor)), Cooked White Chicken Meat (White Chicken Meat, Water, Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Food Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin], Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Carrageenan), Scrambled Egg Product (Whole Eggs, Non Fat Milk, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Butter Flavor (Maltodextrin, Butter Flavor, Annatto And Turmeric [Added For Color]), Pepper)