Is Smart Ones Creamy Basil Chicken Keto?
Smart Ones Creamy Basil Chicken should be avoided on keto because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, modified starch, and dextrose.
High in Net Carbs
Smart Ones Creamy Basil Chicken is high in carbs (5.49g 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
Smart Ones Creamy Basil 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 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
Broccoli, Basil Sauce (Water, Half And Half [Milk, Cream], Modified Cornstarch, Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes] Basil, Nonfat Milk, Whey Powder, Maltodextrin, Garlic, Romano Cheese From Cow's Milk [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Spice, Enzymes, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavor).Cooked Roasted White Chicken Meat (White Chicken Meat, Water, Modified Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Modified Potato Starch), Red Bell Peppers