Occasions / Super Bowl to tailgate

Keto game day

Game day food is wings, dips, chili and beer, and most of it can be keto. Bring a dish you can make a meal of, know which wings to pick, and choose your beer before kickoff.

The game plan

Bring at least one dish that works as a full meal for you.
Load your plate once at the start: wings, meat, vegetables and dip.
Choose bone-in wings with buffalo sauce or a dry rub.
Decide your drink before you arrive: ultra-low-carb beer, hard seltzer or a spirit and soda.
Park yourself away from the chip bowl.

Go for

Bone-in wings, buffalo or dry rub
Skip boneless (breaded) and sweet sauces.
Veggie tray with ranch or blue cheese
Celery, cucumber, peppers, broccoli.
Meat and cheese board
Salami, pepperoni, cheddar, olives.
Buffalo chicken or spinach dip
Dip with celery or pork rinds.
Pulled pork or brisket, no bun
Sauce on the side.
Deviled eggs
Always a safe bet.

Pass on

Chips, nachos and pretzels
Use pork rinds or cucumber for dip.
Sliders and pigs in a blanket
Eat the fillings, leave the bread.
Chili with beans
A small cup is moderate; beanless chili is better.
Regular beer by the pitcher
About 13 g a can.

What to say

“I brought the buffalo chicken dip, so dig in.”

Pack this

Your dish
Celery and pork rinds for dipping
Ultra-low-carb beer or hard seltzer if it is BYOB

What to drink

Ultra-low-carb beer
12 oz2–3 g
Yes Hard seltzer
12 oz1–3 g
Yes Light beer
12 oz3–7 g
Limit Vodka soda with lime
8 oz0–1 g
Yes

Eating out instead?

Bring or make

Recipes for this occasion

Mains

Quick answers

What is the best keto beer for game day?

Ultra-low-carb beers at about 2 to 3 g a can, or hard seltzer. Light beer is lower than regular beer but not free, so count it.

Are wings keto?

Bone-in wings with buffalo sauce, a dry rub or garlic parmesan usually are. Boneless wings are breaded, and honey, BBQ and teriyaki sauces are mostly sugar.

General guidance, not medical advice. See our health disclaimer.