Today, there are a whole slew of specialized diets that people follow, whether it’s the result of an allergy or medical reason, or simply a health-focused lifestyle choice. But regardless of the type of diet you adhere to, it can be tough to find diet-friendly food when you dine out – and especially tricky at fast food restaurants.
If you’re a fan of Raising Cane’s, it’s unfortunately pretty slim pickings for most of these diets. We’ve gathered all of the menu options for seven different types of specialized diets below: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, keto, paleo, Mediterranean, and low-sodium.
Take a look and see which menu options align with your chosen lifestyle.
Vegetarian options at Raising Cane’s
Raising Cane’s is all about chicken, and the fast food chain doesn’t currently offer any other protein option on the menu, vegetarian or otherwise. Since the chicken fingers or chicken sandwich makes up every combo item on the menu, as a vegetarian your main options will be in the “Extras” section on the Raising Cane menu.
There are a few a la carte items here that you can enjoy, like the Crinkle Cut Fries, the Texas Toast, and Coleslaw. Most of the condiments at Raising Cane’s are also vegetarian – although one thing to note is that the signature Cane’s Sauce does contain fish.
While that’s it for your food choices, you obviously have your pick of any beverage on the menu.
Here’s the complete list of vegetarian menu options at Raising Cane’s:
| Vegetarian Menu Items |
| Crinkle Cut Fries |
| Texas Toast |
| Coleslaw |
| Ketchup |
| Honey Mustard |
| Mayo |
| Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| All Sodas |
| Tea (Sweet, Unsweet, or Half/Half) |
| Lemonade |
| Half Sweet / Half Lemonade |
| Half Unsweet / Half Lemonade |
| Apple Juice |
| Milk (1%) |
Vegan options at Raising Cane’s
With such a simple and limited menu, there are really only a handful of items to choose from at Raising Cane’s…and unfortunately for vegans, almost every single one of them contains either eggs, milk, or a combination of both.
Your one option in terms of food on the menu will be the Crinkle Cut Fries. These don’t contain any dairy and are cooked in a blend of canola and soybean oil, making them safe for vegans – however, it’s not guaranteed that the fries will be free of cross-contamination since the restaurants often used share fryers.
Other than the fries and a couple of the condiments, most of the beverages on the menu are vegan-friendly as well, like sodas, teas, lemonade, and apple juice.
Below is the full list of vegan-friendly items on the Raising Cane’s menu:
| Vegan Menu Items |
| Crinkle Cut Fries* |
| Ketchup |
| Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| All Sodas |
| Tea (Sweet, Unsweet, or Half/Half) |
| Lemonade |
| Half Sweet / Half Lemonade |
| Half Unsweet / Half Lemonade |
| Apple Juice |
Gluten-free options at Raising Cane’s
Unfortunately since Raising Cane’s only offers chicken and all of that chicken is breaded fried, there aren’t any gluten-free proteins available at the fast food chain.
However, there is a well-known secret menu item available at Raising Cane’s that may benefit those on a gluten-free diet: at most locations, you can request “naked chicken tenders”. This means that the restaurant will fry up chicken tenders without the breading, making them technically wheat-free.
But an important caveat is that, like the Crinkle Cut Fries, these items are often fried in shared frying oil, so the risk of cross-contamination with other gluten-containing products is fairly high. This is definitely something to consider, and avoid, if you have celiac disease or are particularly sensitive to cross-contamination.
The coleslaw is gluten-free, as is Raising Cane’s signature Cane Sauce. As far as beverages, you’ve got free reign – every drink on the menu is naturally gluten-free.
Here’s everything on the current Raising Cane’s menu that’s gluten-free:
| Gluten-Free Menu Items |
| Coleslaw |
| Cane Sauce |
| Crinkle Cut Fries* |
| Naked Chicken Tenders* |
| All Condiments |
| All Sodas |
| Tea (Sweet, Unsweet, or Half/Half) |
| Lemonade |
| Half Sweet / Half Lemonade |
| Half Unsweet / Half Lemonade |
| Apple Juice |
| 1% Milk |
Keto-friendly, paleo-friendly, and Mediterranean diet options at Raising Cane’s
The keto diet, the paleo diet, and the Mediterranean diet can be especially difficult to accommodate at places like fast food restaurants, because all three diets essentially eliminate things like refined carbohydrates, processed foods, and added sugars.
We’ve grouped these diets together because unfortunately all of these big no-nos are main culprits throughout all of Raising Cane’s menu offerings, which means the options for all three diets are similar.
Your best bet will be to order the Naked Chicken Tenders on Raising Cane’s secret menu, which will give you unbreaded chicken. However, the chicken is still fried at the end of the day, and highly processed frying oil is typically to be avoided on all of these diets.
Otherwise, you can choose from a couple of no-sugar drinks on the menu.
Below is everything on the Krispy Kreme menu that’s keto-friendly, paleo-friendly, or Mediterranean diet-friendly:
| Keto, Paleo + Mediterranean Diet-Friendly Menu Items |
| Naked Chicken Tenders |
| Unsweet Tea |
| Coke Zero / Diet Coke* |
| Apple Juice |
Low-sodium options at Krispy Kreme
For those on a low-sodium diet, we’ll cut right to the chase: there aren’t any food items on the Raising Cane’s menu that will pass as a low-sodium meal.
When we say low-sodium, we mean an item that contains 140 mg or less of sodium per serving, which is what the FDA defines as low-sodium on a nutrition label. Unfortunately Raising Cane’s only has so many menu items, and as is common at a fast food restaurant, all of them contain high sodium levels.
You do have options when it comes to beverages on the menu, with most of the drinks containing lower amounts of sodium. Unless otherwise noted, all of the below amounts are in reference to a regular size at Raising Cane’s, which is 22 ounces.
See all low-sodium options on the Raising Cane’s menu below:
| Low-Sodium Menu Items | Sodium Amount |
| Apple Juice (6 oz) | 15 mg |
| Tea (Sweet, Unsweet, or Half / Half) | 25 mg |
| Lemonade | 25 mg |
| Half Sweet / Half Lemonade | 25 mg |
| Half Unsweet / Half Lemonade | 25 mg |
| Coca-Cola | 70 mg |
| Cherry Coke | 75 mg |
| Coke Zero | 75 mg |
| Fanta Orange | 75 mg |
| Dr. Pepper | 80 mg |
| Diet Coke | 90 mg |
| BARQ’S Root Beer | 95 mg |
| Mello Yello | 95 mg |
| Sprite | 125 mg |
| 1% Milk (8 oz) | 130 mg |
Yes, Raising Cane’s Crinkle Cut Fries are technically vegan as the fries themselves do not contain any dairy products, and they are cooked in a blend of canola oil and soybean oil. However, they are typically fried in a shared fryer with other animal-containing items.
Yes, as part of Raising Cane’s official secret menu, it’s possible to order “Naked Chicken Tenders”. These chicken fingers are fried without any breading or flour, meaning they are technically gluten-free – however, an important caveat is that they are fried in the same fryers and fry oil as other breaded or gluten-containing foods.
Raising Cane’s signature Cane’s Sauce contains the following allergens: eggs, soy, and fish (anchovies). The sauce is technically gluten-free; it contains 6 grams of carbs and 4 grams of sugar per serving.
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