Keto Low Carb and Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What chocolate chips are paleo friendly? ›

Hu Kitchen has fully paleo chocolate chips that are sweetened with dates, with no sugar added at all. Here are the Hu Kitchen chips. Evolved chocolate has a variety of semi sweet and dark chocolate chips that are paleo friendly. These are my go-to for testing paleo recipes that use chocolate chips.

Can I eat a chocolate chip cookie on keto? If the chocolate chip cookie is keto friendly, then yes, you can definitiely eat it on keto. These keto chocolate chip cookies are especially great for the keto diet. They are made with keto baking ingredients and use Lily's chocolate chips to complete them.

Paleo cookies by Jimmy's Cookies, LLC contains 160 calories per 28 g serving. This serving contains 13 g of fat, 3 g of protein and 13 g of carbohydrate.

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies (1 oz) contains 16.5g total carbs, 16.5g net carbs, 8.1g fat, 1.6g protein, and 138 calories.

A general rule of thumb among Paleo dieters is the darker the chocolate, the better. Go for dark chocolate above 70% and even better above 85% cacao content. The more cacao % in a chocolate bar, the less sugar and other ingredients it will contain.

Unsweetened cocoa powder: this is just the cocoa solids. There's none of that delicious and healthy cocoa butter in here, but there's also no other monkey business, so it's a very healthy ingredient to use in recipes or for homemade hot chocolate. Paleo approved!

Consuming too many carbs can kick your body out of ketosis — and it takes several days to 1 week to get back into it. In the meantime, your weight loss may be disrupted.

Eating one cookie per day, even if keto-friendly, may still impact ketosis. It's crucial to consider the total carb content and ensure it fits within your daily carb limit. Moderation is key, and focusing on whole, nutrient-dense foods is recommended for sustained ketosis and overall health.

Baking chocolate can be keto. Unsweetened baking chocolate has around 1-2g net carbs per 14g square or approximately 12g net carbs in one 100g bar [3]. And while that may seem like a lot, these carbs become diluted in keto baked goods once you mix them with the other ingredients, like milk, butter, and eggs.

Because grains, refined sugars and legumes aren't permitted, the carb sources on the paleo diet are somewhat limited but not eliminated. Paleo still allows carbs from groups of whole foods such as fruits, vegetables and unrefined sweeteners.

How many carbs a day on paleo? ›

If we take Mark Sisson's carb recommendations, which are very reasonable, one could eat between 100 and 150 grams of carbs per day for maintenance, between 50 and 100 grams for moderate fat loss and less than 50 grams for accelerated fat loss.

We recommend one serving (two cookies) per day as your daily snack — although we won't judge if you find yourself reaching for more.

Simple Mills Chocolate Chip Cookie Almond Flour Mix (3 cookies) contains 13g total carbs, 12g net carbs, 7g fat, 1g protein, and 120 calories.

How many carbohydrates do you need? The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that carbohydrates make up 45% to 65% of total daily calories. So if you get 2,000 calories a day, between 900 and 1,300 calories should be from carbohydrates. That translates to between 225 and 325 grams of carbs a day.

Most kale chips use a dehydration process and no oils are used at all. Zucchini and cauliflower chips are other veggies you may see advertised as a grain-free alternative to chips; just scan their ingredient list for refined oils before buying. Another paleo-friendly chip are pork rinds.

Is Loving Earth Chocolate Paleo? Chocolate is not considered paleo friendly, however, some consider dark chocolate (in moderation) a paleo friendly option for chocolate lovers when following a paleo diet. Another option is cacao nibs.

Chocolate chips: I used dark, milk and white chocolate chips for this recipe. Dark chocolate is low FODMAP up to 30 gram per serving, milk chocolate is low FODMAP up to 20 gram per serving and white chocolate is low FODMAP up to 25 gram per serving.