Keto Packed Lunch Ideas – quick easy low carb, ketogenic friendly options for lunch boxes and snacks on the go for beginners – including no cook and cheap lunches with videos.
Keto Packed Lunch Ideas
When you’re on a restrictive diet like the Ketogenic Diet, you can make mealtimes easier for yourself by always packing a lunch box full of goodies for a day away from home.
Being prepared is the key to success (plus it also helps avoid the danger of going off plan) and it’s so easy to do with just a tiny bit of pre-organization.
In this post I’ll share a few packed lunch examples and then loads of ideas for you to mix and match your own quick easy low carb, keto diet packed lunches on the go.
The lunches are great for both beginners and those of you who have been on keto for a while and looking for some easy keto lunch ideas.
First of all, in the above pictured lunch box, you’ll find:
- Salad portion – bed of greens topped with avocado and grated cheese
- Protein portion – sliced salami
- Snack portion – mixed salted nuts
For more healthy fats you could also pack your sour cream, mayo or salad dressing of choice in a salad dressing container.
Keto Packed Lunch Ideas Video
The above lunch box was taken for a day out at the Melbourne Zoo and kept me nourished for the full day of adventure. Here’s a video of my meals on the day:
Here’s another lunch/food to go example, it contains:
- Green Salad – Lettuce, Avocado & Pine Nuts
- Macadamia Nuts
- Cheese
- Red pepper on the side
- Optional Protein Shake for added nourishment if needed
Sometimes a whole box of snacks can make the perfect meal on the go. Here’s what’s included in the below snack box:
- Corned Beef Silverside
- Pickles
- Avocado
- Chopped Nuts
- Grated Cheese
For the above lunch, there’s a perfectly cooked steak with spinach, peppers and a blue cheese dressing. (Get the full recipe here.) You could prepare the meal the day before and pack it up into containers to enjoy over a few days for lunches.
Cheap Keto Lunch Ideas
A little bit of meal prep at the weekend can mean cheap keto lunches can be enjoyed through the week.
The above meal prep containers include:
- Leftover roast chicken
- Turmeric Sauteed Cauliflower
- Hard Boiled Eggs
Here’s another cheap keto lunch idea for you, packed in the above meal prep containers:
- A bed of spinach
- Silverside
- Sauteed Broccoli
- Sour Cream
As you can see, I have my favourite ingredients, which I mix and match and they appear time and time again in my packed lunch boxes.
In the above lunch box, there’s:
- A salad of spinach, avocado and feta which is topped with avocado oil and salt.
- A portion of chopped salami.
- A portion of whole almonds.
No Cook Keto Lunch
A no cook keto lunch makes a quick grab and go meal. The above lunch box includes:
- Leftover roast chicken
- Cucumber slices
- Sour Cream
- Cashews
- Strawberries
Here’s a video talking you through how to put together an easy low carb lunch box. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
Soup For Lunch
You could fill a thermos or container with a low carb soup. (Here are 10 to choose from.) Then, you could just enjoy your soup straight from the container for lunch or reheat it in a work microwave, if one is available.
Breakfast For Lunch
Another option is to enjoy breakfast for lunch. You could make a breakfast casserole (here’s how) and then take a portion for lunch. Or, you could put together a breakfast meal prep box, as pictured above, (here’s how) which is great chilled or heated up and includes:
- Scrambled Eggs
- Salami
- Sauted broccoli and mushrooms
More Keto Packed Lunch Ideas
Here are even more ingredients to include in your packed lunches:
- Bunless Burgers
- Egg Salad
- Devilled Eggs
- Chicken Salad
- Chicken/Vegetables/Bone Broth or Stock
- Sauteed Vegetable of Choice
- Roasted Vegetable of Choice
- Nuts
- Cheese
- Nut Butter
- Dinner Leftovers
Be sure to bookmark, save and pin this page to come back to, because I regularly add more keto packed lunch ideas to the collection.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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