Are SlimFast Keto Bars, Snacks, and Shakes Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years, logged over 250 blood ketone tests, and evaluated over 300 products in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in SlimFast Keto bars, snacks, and shakes.

Is SlimFast trying to pull a fast one on us with their new Keto product line or did they actually get it right? In this post I'll evaluate SlimFast Keto bars, snacks, and shakes, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up to similar keto friendly shakes, snacks, and treats!

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Are Atkins Shakes Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years, logged over 250 blood ketone tests, and evaluated over 300 products in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Atkins Shakes.

Atkins Shakes are the most keto friendly of the Atkins product line but just how keto friendly are they? In this post I'll evaluate Atkins shakes, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up to similar keto friendly shakes, snacks, and treats!

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Are Tanka Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Tanka Bars.

I’m always glad to see meat-based protein bars on the market competing with soy and whey protein bars. Tanka bars are great products, but are they keto friendly? In this post I'll evaluate Tanka bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up to similar keto friendly snacks!

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Are Quest Protein Powders Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Quest Protein Powders.

Like a lot of Quest Nutrition products, their protein powders are a bit hit or miss in terms of keto friendliness. There are a few decent options here, but you'll want to watch out for the others. In this post I'll evaluate Quest protein powders, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against similar keto friendly protein powders and treats.

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Is Lakanto Chocolate Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Lakanto chocolate bars.

Lakanto has some great keto friendly products like their maple flavored syrup and golden monkfruit sweetener (great brown sugar replacement) but like a lot of low carb brands, they can miss the mark with some products. In this post I'll evaluate Lakanto chocolate bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other keto friendly chocolate and treats.

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Is Quest Pizza Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Quest Pizza.

Quest Pizza is the first low carb store-bought frozen pizza attempt I've ever seen, I'm definitely interested to see how well they do, and just how keto friendly they are. A lot of Quest Nutrition products are not as keto friendly as most keto dieters seem to think, but are Quest Pizzas an exception? In this post I'll evaluate Quest Pizzas, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they might fit into a keto diet!

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Are Epic Meat Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Epic Meat bars.

Epic Meat bars are a really interesting addition to the protein bar trend, with meat as the primary source of protein instead of soy or whey, they had my attention pretty quickly. The only question for us keto dieters is just how keto friendly are these Epic Meat bars? In this post I'll evaluate Epic Meat bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up to similar keto friendly snacks!

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Is ChocZero Keto Bark Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over four years and logged over 200 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in ChocZero Keto Bark.

ChocZero Keto Bark is marketed right at us with keto right in the product name, but anyone can slap "keto" on a label. Just how keto friendly is this "keto bark"? In this post, I'll evaluate ChocZero Keto Bark, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other low carb treats!

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Are Muscle Pharm Combat Crunch Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Muscle Pharm Combat Crunch bars.

I think keto dieters naturally gravitate towards protein bars like Muscle Pharm's looking for a convenient sweet treat that won’t kick them out of ketosis, but are protein bars the right place to look? In this post, I'll evaluate Muscle Pharm Combat Crunch bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other low carb treats!

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Are Pure Protein Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Pure Protein bars.

I think keto dieters naturally gravitate towards protein bars like Pure Protein's looking for a convenient sweet treat that won’t kick them out of ketosis, but are protein bars the right place to look? In this post, I'll evaluate Pure Protein bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other low carb treats!

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Are Grenade Carb Killa Protein Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Grenade Carb Killa protein bars.

These "Grenade Carb Killa" bars are marketed to low carb dieters specifically, but do they miss the mark like Atkins, SimplyLite, and CarbRite that also market themselves as low carb? In this post, I'll evaluate Grenade Carb Killa bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other low carb treats!

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Are ChocZero Chocolate Squares Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in ChocZero chocolate.

A while back I ordered a ChocZero variety pack on Amazon without looking too carefully at the ingredients and nutrition facts. Unfortunately, after they arrived I noticed they weren’t as keto friendly as I had hoped, but how does it stack up against other low carb chocolate? In this post, I’ll evaluate ChocZero chocolate, and give it keto friendly grades.

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Is Simply Lite Chocolate Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post, I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over four years and logged over 200 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Simply Lite chocolate bars.

I used to pick these Simply Lite chocolate bars up years ago at Trader Joes before I knew better and they were consistently kicking me out of ketosis until I realized they were a problem. Simply Lite chocolate is one of the more deceptive “low carb” products I’ve come across. I’ll explain why in this post and recommend the best low carb chocolate I’ve found over the years as an alternative.

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Is Halo Top Ice Cream Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in Halo Top ice cream.

Everybody likes ice cream and it can be very ketogenic friendly like Dave Asprey’s “Get Some” ice cream but homemade ice cream is a lot of work. Is there a ketogenic friendly store-bought option for an easy ice cream fix? In this post, I’ll evaluate Halo Top ice cream, give them keto friendly grades, see how it compares to other keto friendly treats, and unfortunately further crush your dreams of a ketogenic friendly store-bought ice cream.

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Is CarbRite Diet Brownie Mix Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in CarbRite Diet Brownie Mix.

Similar to Atkins products, this Doctor's CarbRite Diet Brownie MIx "Sugar free - For Low Carb Dieters" is marketed to low carb dieters specifically. However like Atkins products, it wouldn't be the first to miss the mark either. In this post, I'll evaluate CarbRite Diet Brownie Mix, give it a keto friendly grade, and see how it stack up against other low carb treats!

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Are NuGo Smarte Carb Bars Keto Friendly?

At the time of writing this post I’ve been on the ketogenic diet for over five years and logged over 250 blood ketone tests in an effort to estimate the effects of food and ingredients on my ketosis, including those in NuGo Smarte Carb bars.

Similar to Atkins products, these NuGo Smarte Carb bars are marketed to low carb dieters specifically. However like Atkins products, they wouldn't be the first to miss the mark either. In this post, I'll evaluate NuGo Smarte Carb bars, give them keto friendly grades, and see how they stack up against other low carb treats!

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