Low Carb Taco Bell
Low Carb Taco Bell Dinner Choices
Good news – there are a lot of low carb Taco Bell choices you can make to stay low carb and in ketosis. While the Taco Bell Burritos do not fit at all, we have tacos and quesadillas for you to choose from.
It's no surprise, but the Taco Bell tacos are good value and fairly good for low net carb meal options.
Low Carb Tacos at Taco Bell
As you can see below, you can find high protein foods at Taco Bell, and since we list how many carbs you get in a taco for the keto friendly items below, you can be safe to get your protein and keep your carbs low. Let the Taco Bell nutrition facts speak for themselves from a keto viewpoint:
| Low Carb Taco Item | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Fiery Doritos Locos Taco | 170 | 10 |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco | 160 | 10 |
| Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco | 170 | 10 |
| Crunch Taco | 170 | 10 |
| Fiery Doritos Locos Taco Supreme | 190 | 12 |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco Supreme | 190 | 12 |
| Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco Supreme | 190 | 12 |
| Crunchy Taco Supreme | 190 | 12 |
| Soft Taco – Chicken | 170 | 15 |
| Grilled Steak Soft Taco | 200 | 16 |
| Soft Taco – Beef | 180 | 15 |
| Soft Taco Supreme – Beef | 210 | 17 |
With the Taco Bell Crunchy Taco calories just 170 and net carbs at 10 g, you have a solid keto option here. In fact, you have a lot of tacos for your low carb options at Taco Bell, and of course you'll want to add a topping, so look at the sauces below to see what works for your low carb meal. You now have the carbs in the taco bell hard taco, carbs in soft taco bell, and now know some of hte healthiest things to eat at Taco Bell. We have more of the healthy choices at Taco Bell below.
Low Carb Fresco Menu Items
The Fresco menu items has four items, all soft taco options, which let you keep your net carbs low and in the range of maintaining ketosis. Here is the Taco Bell nutritional information for the Fresco, items with their calories and net carbs per items:
| Menu Item | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Fresco Crunchy Taco – Beef | 140 | 11 |
| Fresco Soft Taco – Shredded Chicken | 150 | 14 |
| Fresco Soft Taco – Steak | 150 | 15 |
| Fresco Soft Taco – Beef | 160 | 15 |
Low Carb Dollar Cravings Menu
With the dollar carvings menu, you will need to be careful, as each items is under 20 net carbs, but you cannot combine anything and stay in keto.
| Food Item | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Shredded Chicken Mini Quesadilla | 200 | 14 |
| Cheesy Roll Up | 180 | 13 |
| Beefy Mini Quesadilla | 210 | 14 |
| Cinnabon Delights – 2 Pack | 160 | 17 |
Taco Bell Specialities Menu
The specialties menu at Taco Bell also has a few options for keto. Some of these are also on the dollar menu, so if you compare you will see them the same.
| Speciaities Menu Item | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Shredded Chicken Mini Quesadilla | 200 | 14 |
| Cheesy Roll UP | 180 | 13 |
| Beefy Mini Quesadilla | 210 | 14 |
| Meximelt | 250 | 15 |
| Spicy Tostada | 210 | 17 |
If you are looking for a Taco Bell quesadilla sauce to go with the beefy mini or chicken mini, we have all the Taco Bell Sauces with calorie and net carb listing coming up.
Avoid the Burritos
Unfortunately, all burritos are off limits for low carb folks. Even the Cheesy Burrito – Steak and Egg comes in at 34 net carbs, which will pop you out of ketosis easily. Avoid all burritos, including the Taco Bell Burrito Supreme calories, since they have more than 40 g of carbs.
Sides for a Low Carb Taco Bell Meal
There are only two side dishes available at Taco Bell that meets the low carb keto requirements:
| Low Carb Side | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Black Beans | 80 | 7 |
| Pintos ‘n Cheese | 190 | 15 |
Low Carb Taco Bell Breakfast Options
| Food Item | Calories | Net Carbs |
| A.M. Grilled Taco – Bacon | 78 | 15 |
| A.M. Grilled Taco – Egg and Cheese | 64 | 14 |
| A.M. Grilled Taco – Sausage | 64 | 14 |
| Cinnabon Delights – 2 Pack | 35 | 17 |
| Mini Skillet Bowl | 180 | 14 |
| Hash Brown | 54 | 13 |
| Side of Eggs | 1 | 1 |
From the list you can see, if you are up to it, a side of eggs with hash brown and coffee with erythritol (bring your own) would get you a low carb Taco Bell breakfast with just 14 net carbs. You can also keep in keto by choosing the mini skillet bowl, if it is available in your region. If your weakness is the Taco Bell Cinnabon Delights, then you will be close to your daily 20 net gram carb limit, so be careful.
Scanning the list, you also see that looking for low carb items at Taco Bell doesn't include orange juice (33 net carbs), nor any breakfast burritos (all variations blow out your keto diet, so avoid all burritos).
Check out this Taco Bell A.M. Soft Taco in a boat!
You have a lot of ways to mix up your meal choices at Taco Bell, but be sure when mixing and adding items not to go over the magic net 20 carbs (per day) limit.
Taco Bell Sauces For Keto
To accompany your meal choice at Taco Bell, you can also use a few condiments with your low carb Taco Bell meal.
Here are the sauces and toppings you can use and the net carbs they have:
Menu Calories and Nutrition Information for Sauces and Condiments | Low Carb Taco Bell Report
| Sauce / Condiment | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Avocado Ranch Dressing | 14 | 1 |
| Border Sauce – Fire | 7 | 0 |
| Border Sauce – Hot | 7 | 0 |
| Border Sauce – Mild | 7 | 0 |
| Cilantro Dressing | 0 | 0 |
| Creamy Jalapeno Sauce | 14 | 1 |
| Green Tomatillo Sauce | 28 | 2 |
| Guacamole | 21 | 1 |
| Pepper Jack Sauce | 0 | 0 |
| Pico de Gallo | 21 | 1 |
| Pizza Sauce | 28 | 2 |
| Red Sauce | 28 | 2 |
| Reduced Fat Sour Cream | 21 | 2 |
| Salsa | 85 | 4 |
| Salsa Verde | 6 | 1 |
With these sauces, and the beverages listed below, you have a lot of low carb options at Taco Bell.
Taco Bell Cantina Menu Low Carb Items
There are a few drink items at Taco Bell that have low net carbs. Apart from the standard Premium or Iced Coffee with 0 net carbs (3g net carbs with creamer), and the standard “diet” sodas, you have these beverage items with less than 20 net carbs:
| Beverage | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Rum (80 proof) | 70 | 0 |
| Tequila (80 proof) | 70 | 0 |
| Vodka (80 proof) | 70 | 0 |
| Red Wine (6.3 fl oz) | 160 | 5 |
| Prosecco Sparkling Wine (350 ml) | 280 | 9 |
In addition to the liquors with low carbs, Taco Bell also carries a surprising number of low carb beers which is a wonderful surprise. It's keto heaven! Here's the low carb options:
| Low Carb Beverage | Calories | Net Carbs |
| Fat Tire Amber Ale (12 oz) | 160 | 0 |
| Samuel Adams® Winter Lager (12 oz) | 190 | 0 |
| Fat Tire Amber Ale (16 oz) | 210 | 0 |
| Fair Winds® Howling Gail (12 oz) | 220 | 0 |
| Samuel Adams® Winter Lager (16 oz) | 260 | 0 |
| Fair Winds® Howling Gail (16 oz) | 300 | 0 |
| Michelob Ultra (12 oz) | 100 | 3 |
| Miller Lite (12 oz) | 100 | 3 |
| Michelob Ultra (16 oz) | 130 | 3 |
| Miller Lite (16 oz) | 130 | 4 |
| Coors Light (12 oz) | 100 | 5 |
| Yuengling – Premium Light (12 oz) | 100 | 7 |
| Heineken Light (12 oz) | 100 | 7 |
| Bud Light (12 oz) | 110 | 7 |
| Tecate Light (12 oz) | 110 | 7 |
| Coors Light (16 oz) | 140 | 7 |
| Yuengling – Light Lager (12 oz) | 100 | 9 |
| Yuengling – Premium Light (16 oz) | 130 | 9 |
| Heineken Light (16 oz) | 130 | 9 |
| Yuengling – Golden Pilsner (12 oz) | 140 | 9 |
| Tecate Light (16 oz) | 140 | 9 |
| Bud Light (16 oz) | 150 | 9 |
| Kona Big Wave Golden Ale (12 oz) | 130 | 10 |
| Newcastle Brown Ale (12 oz) | 130 | 10 |
| Barrio Blonde (12 oz) | 160 | 10 |
| Blue Point Big City Bells Pilsner (12 oz) | 160 | 10 |
| Bell Tower Cerveza (12 oz) | 110 | 11 |
| Stella Artois (12 oz) | 140 | 11 |
| Heineken (12 oz) | 140 | 11 |
| Budweiser (12 oz) | 150 | 11 |
| Yuengling – Light Lager (16 oz) | 130 | 12 |
| Yuengling – Lager (12 oz) | 140 | 12 |
| Yuengling – Premium (12 oz) | 140 | 12 |
| Miller Genuine Draft (12 oz) | 140 | 12 |
| Miller High Life (12 oz) | 140 | 12 |
| Coors (Coors Banquet) (12 oz) | 150 | 12 |
| Yuengling – Golden Pilsner (16 oz) | 180 | 12 |
| Beer – General (12 oz) | 150 | 13 |
| Landshark Lager (12 oz) | 150 | 13 |
| Newcastle Brown Ale (16 oz) | 170 | 13 |
| Kona Big Wave Golden Ale (16 oz) | 180 | 13 |
| Barrio Blonde (16 oz) | 210 | 13 |
| Pacifico (12 oz) | 140 | 14 |
| Tecate Original (12 oz) | 140 | 14 |
| Firestone 805 (12 oz) | 150 | 14 |
| Corona Extra (12 oz) | 150 | 14 |
| Modelo Especial (12 oz) | 150 | 14 |
| Michelob Original Lager (12 oz) | 160 | 14 |
| Blue Moon Belgian White (12 oz) | 170 | 14 |
| Patriot Ale (12 oz) | 170 | 14 |
| Beach Bell Beer (12 oz) | 180 | 14 |
| Four Peaks Kilt Lifter (12 oz) | 180 | 14 |
| Lagunitas IPA (12 oz) | 190 | 14 |
| Budweiser (16 oz) | 190 | 14 |
| Blue Point Big City Bells Pilsner (16 oz) | 210 | 14 |
| Road 2 Ruin Double IPA (12 oz) | 220 | 14 |
| Bell Tower Cerveza (16 oz) | 140 | 15 |
| Blue Point Toasted Lager (12 oz) | 150 | 15 |
| Yuengling – Black and Tan (12 oz) | 150 | 15 |
| Yuengling – Porter (12 oz) | 160 | 15 |
| Shock Top Belgian White (12 oz) | 170 | 15 |
| Dos Equis Mexican Pale Ale (12 oz) | 180 | 15 |
| Stella Artois (16 oz) | 190 | 15 |
| Heineken (16 oz) | 190 | 15 |
| Sea Hag IPA (12 oz) | 190 | 15 |
| Modelo Negra (12 oz) | 180 | 16 |
| Yuengling – Lager (16 oz) | 190 | 16 |
| Yuengling – Premium (16 oz) | 190 | 16 |
| Miller Genuine Draft (16 oz) | 190 | 16 |
| Miller High Life (16 oz) | 190 | 16 |
| Coors (Coors Banquet) (16 oz) | 200 | 16 |
| Beer – General (16 oz) | 200 | 17 |
| Landshark Lager (16 oz) | 200 | 18 |
| Firestone 805 (16 oz) | 200 | 18 |
| Blue Point Hoptical Illusion IPA (12 oz) | 220 | 18 |
| Motorworks Intellectual Property IPA (12 oz) | 220 | 18 |
| Motorworks Pulp Fiction IPA (12 oz) | 220 | 18 |
| Copperhead Red (12 oz) | 180 | 19 |
| Pacifico (16 oz) | 190 | 19 |
| Tecate Original (16 oz) | 190 | 19 |
| Corona Extra (16 oz) | 200 | 19 |
| Modelo Especial (16 oz) | 200 | 19 |
| Michelob Original Lager (16 oz) | 210 | 19 |
| Blue Moon Belgian White (16 oz) | 220 | 19 |
| Shock Top Belgian White (16 oz) | 220 | 19 |
| Patriot Ale (16 oz) | 230 | 19 |
| Beach Bell Beer (16 oz) | 240 | 19 |
| Four Peaks Kilt Lifter (16 oz) | 240 | 19 |
| Lagunitas IPA (16 oz) | 250 | 19 |
| Road 2 Ruin Double IPA (16 oz) | 290 | 19 |
| Blue Point Toasted Lager (16 oz) | 200 | 20 |
| Yuengling – Black and Tan (16 oz) | 200 | 20 |
| Revolution Anti Hero (12 oz) | 220 | 20 |
| Yuengling – Porter (16 oz) | 220 | 20 |
| Dos Equis Mexican Pale Ale (16 oz) | 230 | 20 |
| Sea Hag IPA (16 oz) | 250 | 20 |
More Low Carb Taco Bell Resources
To get the full listing of options and what is good or bad for low carb diets, visit Taco Bell. Be sure to drink responsibly when you discover there are many no carb taco bell alcohol options available to you.
Be sure to check out our low carb McDonald's report and fathead pizza recipe too.
