The Best Shake Shack Keto-Friendly Menu Items to Order

When it comes to eating at Shake Shack, you typically wolf down an avocado-bacon burger with a side of cheese fries and a milkshake without a second thought. But now that you’re on keto—a low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet that burns fat at a quicker pace by keeping your body in a state of ketosis—you’ll need to tweak your usual order to not break your diet. Never fear, our fast casual-loving friend. We’ve scoured the menu for all the Shake Shack keto items to order, made possible by a few simple tweaks.

P.S.: All of Shake Shack’s nutritional info is available online, so you can figure out how many carbs you’ll save with some simple math. The nutrition info listed below doesn’t account for modifications.

It’s important to keep in mind that going keto isn’t sustainable over a long period of time. “The keto diet is effective for helping people lose weight, but it’s not effective as a lifetime lifestyle diet,” says Dr. Felicia Stoler, DCN, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and exercise physiologist. There are no studies on the long-term effects of going keto for decades, but it’s a fact that high dietary fat intake—especially paired with low fiber intake—puts a person at risk for heart disease, cancer and digestive issues, she explains. “[Keto] is certainly not the healthiest, and let’s acknowledge that in all of the longevity regions of the world, the centenarians’ diets include the same starchy carbs that are no-nos for keto.”

Nevertheless, if you’re trying keto to kickstart your weight loss journey or to reduce your carb intake, we have some ideas for your next trip to Shake Shack.

• Nutrition Information: 490 calories, 30g fat, 26g carbs, 29g protein, 6g sugar, 0g fiber
• Make It Keto: Swap the bun for a lettuce wrap (or no wrap at all)

If you’re lucky enough to live by a Shake Shack location that serves breakfast, there are a few menu items that can be made keto by swapping the bread for a lettuce wrap or nothing at all. The fillings are all egg, cheese and meat (bacon or sausage), which are mostly protein and fat. Might we suggest requesting a drizzle of cheese sauce on top while you’re at it?

Other keto breakfast options (swap bun for lettuce wrap for all): Bacon Breakfast Sandwich, Sausage Breakfast Sandwich, Sausage Breakfast Sandwich (Double Egg), Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich (Double Egg)

Unfortunately, all fries and desserts are off the table, as well as most drinks. Potatoes are packed with carbs, so each order of fries contains at least 56 net carbs. Milkshakes and floats contain a lot of sugar, so their carb counts start at 70 grams and go up to 126 grams; same goes for the ice cream cups, which clock in at a minimum of 30 carbs per serving. For drinks, stick to plain brewed tea or diet soda; all the lemonades and regular sodas will take you out of ketosis.

_{Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.}