Let’s be honest, no matter which fast food restaurant you go to or what their selection of menu items looks like, fast food is a category that doesn’t exactly fly on the paleo diet. As the epitome of processed food, it’s meant to be avoided if you eat paleo.
However, everyone follows the diet in different ways, and if your paleo lifestyle makes room for certain allowances or indulgences from time to time, then the occasional Burger King visit can be enjoyed without straying too far from your diet.
We’ve compiled everything on the current Burger King menu, along with the necessary modifications to make, that will provide you with a more paleo-friendly choice for a quick meal.
Paleo-friendly food and drinks available on the Burger King menu
Similar to a gluten-free or keto diet, one of the big no-nos on the paleo diet is grains. This rules out anything on the menu that’s breaded and fried, like Burger King’s chicken nuggets, crispy chicken and fish sandwiches, and other foods that happen to contain wheat, like the hash browns and onion rings. But regardless of the ingredients, it’s best to stay away from any food that’s deep-fried while on the paleo diet because of the hydrogenated oil that it’s typically fried in.
That leaves a majority of the menu off limits, but there are a few things at Burger King that make for better choices on the paleo diet – the key is to stick to certain meats, eggs, and vegetables as much as possible, and avoid foods like condiments and sauces (which are often made with oils and added sugars), cheese, sweets and baked goods, and sugary beverages.
Some meats tend to be more processed than others, so on the paleo diet, it’s best to choose meats like beef patties and eggs rather than bacon and sausage. Your best bet at Burger King on a paleo diet is to order a burger or sandwich, and skip out on the bun and condiments to make the meal more paleo-friendly – but ultimately, the choice of which ingredients to remove and which to keep is up to your discretion.
Here’s everything on the Burger King menu that you can order and modify to create a more paleo-friendly meal.
| Paleo-Friendly Menu Items | Notes + Required Modifications |
| Egg & Cheese (Croissan’wich or Biscuit) | No croissant / biscuit No cheese |
| Ham, Egg & Cheese (Croissan’wich or Biscuit) | No croissant / biscuit No cheese |
| Hamburger | No bun No sauce / condiments |
| Cheeseburger | No bun No cheese No sauce / condiments |
| Double Cheeseburger | No bun No cheese No sauce / condiments |
| Whopper | No bun No sauce / condiments |
| Double Whopper | No bun No sauce / condiments |
| Triple Whopper | No bun No sauce / condiments |
| Whopper Jr. | No bun No sauce / condiments |
| Texas Double Whopper | No bun No cheese No sauce / condiments |
| Classic Melt | No bun No cheese No sauce / condiments |
| Shroom n’ Swiss Melt | No bun No cheese No sauce / condiments |
| Paleo-Friendly Beverages | |
| BK Cafe (Regular + Decaf) | |
| Unsweetened Iced Tea |
Burger King does not have any lettuce wrapped items on the menu; however, if you would like to order a burger or sandwich without the bun, you can request a lettuce wrap and most Burger King locations will be able to accommodate.
While red meat is generally recommended to be eaten in moderation on the paleo diet, a hamburger patty made with beef can be consumed occasionally on the diet. To remain paleo-friendly, the burger should be eaten without the bun and any sugary or processed condiments.
Burger King did once offer entree and side salads on their menu; however, all salad items have been discontinued and are no longer available across most Burger King locations nationwide.
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