Is Boomerang's Tex-Mex Scramble Pot Pie Keto?
Boomerang's Tex-Mex Scramble Pot Pie is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like margarine, modified starch, and canola oil.
Too Much Carbs!
Boomerang's Tex-Mex Scramble Pot Pie should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (24.86g of net carbs per 100g serving).
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.
As an alternative, you may look for other frozen meals that are low in net carbs.
Contains Highly Refined Oils
Boomerang's Tex-Mex Scramble Pot Pie contains highly refined margarine, canola oil, and corn 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 Modified Starch
Modified Starch is a controversial additive that is 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
Unbleached Untreated Wheat Flour, Whole Egg, Pico De Gallo (Tomato, Yellow Onion, Cilantro, Jalapeno Pepper), Water, Scramble Egg (Whole Eggs, Non-Fat Milk, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Natural Butter Flavor, Pepper), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, And Annatto), Margarine (Vegetable Oil [Palm Oil, Palm Fractions, Canola Oil], Water, Salt, Permitted Plant Based Emulsifiers [Distilled Monoglycerides, Soya Lecithin], Butter Flavor [Plant Derived], Citric Acid, Antioxidant, Mixed Tocopherol [Soy-Derived], Vitamin A, Beta Carotene [Color]), Corn Chips (Whole Yellow Corn, Vegetable Oil [Cottonseed Or Soybean Oil], Salt), Palm Oil And Palm Fraction, Garlic Powder, Salt, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Malted Barley Flour, Naturally Modified Vital Wheat Gluten, Natural Butter Flavor (Plant Derived)