If you do keto, you know it’s not a “diet.” It’s a way of life. This style of eating involves consuming very few carbs and a lot of healthy fats. You’re essentially swapping breads and pastas for olive oil, avocado, and gorgeous oily fish. Of course, the menu is much more extensive than that! But at its core, you are fueling your body with high quality fats and nutrients from vegetables, fruits, and proteins while cutting out the fillers that don’t make you feel, or perform, your best. Which is why eating pepperoni sticks on keto is indeed possible. Not only that, it can benefit your body, mind, and mood.
Now, there is a caveat here: while eating cured meats – like pepperoni, sausage, hot dogs, and bacon (yummm) – generally gets the OK on keto diets, you need to be choosy. Junk pepperoni is loaded with additives. While you’re enjoying a salty, meat mouthful, you are also consuming a lifetime’s worth of sodium, sugar, saturated fat, calories, artificial preservatives, and hidden carbs from flavorings.
On the plus side, cured meats are easy to find. When you’re racing from obligation to obligation, you can always stop at the convenience store and pick up a satisfying snack, and they are a mess-free, easy addition to your purse, gym bag, desk drawer, glove compartment, and pantry. But is it really satisfying when it comes to your health goals? This is why it is so important that you become a master label reader.
When you find the keto-friendly pepperoni brands, you can indulge your cravings, satisfy your appetite, and stick to your healthy eating goals.
Eating Pepperoni Sticks on Keto: Here’s What To Look For
We know what we don’t want when it comes to our diet: carbs, sugar, preservatives, unhealthy fats, and sodium. So what do we want? Look for sticks that:
- Are made from high quality protein (You want that Antibiotic-Free Pork and Grass-Fed Beef, baby)
- Do not include added MSG, nitrates, or nitrites
- Use natural spices like garlic and paprika for flavoring instead of sugar and other junk
- And since we’re food snobs over here, look for pepperoni sticks that are slow smoked to perfection with real American hickory
Sweetwood Smokehouse takes pride in carefully crafting delectable and healthy options that are Keto (and Paleo) friendly. Our FATTY Pepperoni Snack Sticks are 100% natural… and freaking delicious.
To get healthy diet extra credit, pair a FATTY Pepperoni Snack Stick with a cheese stick, a handful of nuts, some veggie slices, an apple or banana, or yogurt. You can also just chop it up and toss it on top of a salad topped with olive oil and balsamic. Who misses carbs? Not us!
Eating pepperoni sticks on keto can help you stick to your goals and delight your appetite. No time like the present to stock up on some high quality protein from Sweetwood Smokehouse.