Is Smart Ones Santa Fe Rice & Beans Keto?
Smart Ones Santa Fe Rice & Beans is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like maltodextrin, carrageenan, and modified starch.
Too Much Carbs!
Smart Ones Santa Fe Rice & Beans should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (12.94g 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 Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is a high-glycemic sweetener that 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
Smart Ones Santa Fe Rice & Beans 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
Seasoned Rice (Cooked Enriched White Rice [Water, Enriched Rice (White Rice, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid)], Tomato Paste, Water, Onions, Garlic, Spices, Carrot Juice Concentrate, Corn Oil, Salt, Paprika, Modified Cornstarch, Xanthan Gum, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor), Sante Fe Style Cheese Sauce (Water, Light Sour Cream [Cultured Nonfat Milk And Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Calcium Sulfate, Locust Bean Gum], Fire Roasted Green Chiles [Green Chile Peppers, Citric Acid], Onions, Modified Food Starch, Nonfat Milk, Maltodextrin, Half And Half [Milk, Cream], Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Natural Flavor [Contains Soy Lecithin], Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Cultured Cream, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Spice, Onion Powder, Tocopherols), Zucchini, Black Beans, Red Beans, Corn, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Part Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Red Bell Peppers, Modified Food Starch, Skim Milk