Is Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken Keto?
Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, BHA/BHT, and dextrose.
High in Net Carbs
Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken should be avoided on keto because it is high in net carbs (8.52g 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 High-Glycemic Sweeteners
Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken contains high-glycemic sweeteners like sugar, dextrose, 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 Harmful Food Additives
Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken contains BHA/BHT and sulfite 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
Mashed Potatoes (Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules [Water, Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Bht, Sodium Bisulfite], Butter [Cream, Salt], Cream, Salt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Spice, Natural Flavoring), Herb Roasted Chicken (Chicken Thigh And Drumstick [Water, Seasoning {Chicken Broth, Soy Sauce Powder (Soy Sauce [Wheat, Soybeans, Salt], Maltodextrin, Salt), Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sugar, Dextrose, Onion, Sugar, Dextrose, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor, Coated With [Garlic Powder, Salt, Maltodextrin, Spices, Butter Flavor {Flavor, Color}, Dehydrated Parsley, Onion Powder, Dehydrated Celery, Annatto, Turmeric]), Corn, Water, Sugar