Having a good keto grocery list for beginners on hand when you’re on keto is a great idea, especially for beginners looking to start keto. This will help you fully understand the list of foods that you can eat to help you along your new keto journey.
This easy keto grocery list is meant to help you so that you never forget the foods that you need to fuel your body so when you’re out shopping, so. that you always buy good keto-friendly food options. You can also check out our more comprehensive low carb grocery list for even more keto foods.
Simple Keto Grocery List For Beginners
These are all the foods you can eat on the keto lifestyle:
Keto Fats
Fats are a very important part of every keto journey. Below, we’ve listed the healthy sources of fats you can try out:
Fats & Oils
Nut Butters
Pantry Items You Need For Keto Cooking
Keto Flours
Other Pantry Items
- Keto Pancake & Waffle Mix
- Sugar-free salad dressing
- Pork rinds
- Xanthan Gum
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
Canned meat
- Crab
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Sardines
Canned Veggies
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Olives
- Green beans
- Capers
Low carb sweeteners
- Granular Erythritol Sweetener
- Natural Erythritol Sweetener
- Lakanto Monkfruit Low Carb Sugar Substitute (Golden)
- Lakanto Monkfruit Low Carb Sugar Substitute (White)
- Lakanto Monkfruit Low Carb Sugar Substitute (Baking)
- Allulose Keto Sweetener
- Pyure Organic Stevia Sweetener
- Lakanto Maple Flavored Syrup
- Pure Xylitol
Keto Pantry Snacks/ Foods
- Cheesy Bread Muffin Mix
- Keto Crave Energy Bar
- Carbquik Baking Biscuit Mix
- Keto Caesar Salad Dressing
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies – 1-2 net carbs
- Lily’s baking chocolate chips (dark)
- Lily’s chocolate chips (milk chocolate)
- Lily’s chocolate bars
Keto Dairy Products
These are the keto-friendly dairy products you can have:
Hard Cheeses
- Cheddar
- Parmesean
- Feta
Soft Cheeses
- Brie
- Bleu Cheese
- Monterey Jack
- Mozzarella
- Cream cheese
More Dairy Options
- Full fat yogurt
- Mayonnaise
- Heavy cream
- Sour cream
- Eggs
Keto-Friendly Produce Options
Vegetables
These are the vegetables with the least amount of carbs that are okay to have on keto.
- Zucchini
- Cabbage
- Mushrooms
- Bell Peppers
- Broccoli
- Celery
- Onions
- Cauliflower
- Onions
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Spinach
Keto Approved Fruits
Note: Most fruits are high in carbs and many people who follow a keto lifestyle eat only a few of them in moderation. Here are the fruits that you can enjoy on keto with their net carbs. The information below can be found on the USDA list of foods website.
- Raspberries – 5.44g net carbs in every 100 grams.
- Blackberries – 4.31 grams of net carbs in every 100 grams.
- Cranberries – 8.37g of net carbs per 100 grams.
- Lemons – 3.4g of net carbs in 1 lemon
- Avocado – 1.94g of net carbs 100 grams of avocado.
- Tomato – 2.69g net carbs in every 100 grams.
- Rhubarb – 2.74g net carbs for every 100 grams.
- Starfruit – 3.93g net carbs in every 100 grams.
- Coconut Meat – 6.23g net carbs in every 100 grams of coconut meat.
Most of these fruits are on the lower side of the carb spectrum. However, if you’re doing keto, these should be eaten in moderation.
Keto-Friendly Nuts & Seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Chia seeds
- Flaxseeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Coconuts
- Walnuts
Meats & Fish
These are great sources of protein as well as fat on keto. Try to stick to organic, grass-fed meats. Also, read labels properly so that you’re not consuming meats with added ingredients that are not keto-approved.
Poultry
- Chicken (all cuts)
- Duck
- Turkey
Meat
- Bacon/Ham
- Ground Beef
- Beef
- Pork
- Sausages
- Lamb
Fish
- Shrimp
- Tuna
- Mackerel
- Salmon
- Crab
- Tilapia
- Trout
- Cod
- Smoked Scallops
These are some of the foods that you can eat on keto while making sure you stay in ketosis. 
Frequently asked questions
What should my keto shopping list include?
I’ve included a handy keto shopping list pdf below, but typically stick to foods like low carb vegetables, meats, nuts, eggs, etc. You don’t need to buy everything on the list though. Just stick to what you enjoy or can cook. Also, before you go out shopping for keto, it is a good practice to first plan out your meals for the week so you don’t end up buying a bunch of foods on the whim that you don’t know how to prepare and may never eat. You can check out a handy keto meal planner pdf here.
How to use the keto grocery list pdf for beginners
I’ve included a very useful keto grocery list pdf to help make shopping for keto foods that much easier for you. It is quite simple to use this list.
First, download the file and print it out. Because the list is extensive, and you will not be using everything on it all at once, it is important to highlight the foods you want to eat or plan to cook for a set amount of days (such as a week, 2 weeks, 3 days, etc). Once your list is printed and highlighted go to your favorite grocery store and grab the keto food items that you want.
Download the keto grocery list printable for beginners here:
