Gift guide Gifts for keto friends
Gift guide · Keto
Quick answer: The best gift for a keto friend is food they can actually eat, done well: Keto & Low-Carb Boards (ebook $9.99) has 20 boards at 4 to 9 g net carbs per serving. Pair it with a cheese plane, Parmesan crisps and Castelvetrano olives.
Giving a paperback? Amazon shows the delivery date at checkout. For Christmas, aim to order by mid-December.
Most holiday gifts are sugar. A keto friend gets a lot of things they can't eat. Charcuterie is the exception: cheese, cured meat, olives and nuts are naturally low in carbs. Here are gifts that celebrate what they can have.
Prices are typical ranges, checked October 2026. We have no paid relationship with any brand below. We wrote the Charcuterie Lab books. Nothing here is medical advice.
| Pick | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Keto & Low-Carb Boards | Best overall | $9.99 ebook |
| Baked Parmesan cheese crisps | Best cracker swap | $6–10 |
| A Norwegian cheese plane | Best tool | $10–18 |
| Mezzetta Castelvetrano olives | Best jar | $5–9 |
| A whole dry salami | Best protein | $8–15 |
| Marcona almonds | Best snack | $8–14 |
| A bag of good pork rinds | Best crunch | $4–8 |
| Boska Monaco+ cheese knife set | Best splurge tool | $30–45 |
| A whole-grain mustard | Best zero-sugar condiment | $5–9 |
| A slate cheese board with chalk | Best board | $20–30 |
Best overall
Ebook $9.99 · paperback coming soon
Twenty charcuterie boards at 4 to 9 g net carbs per serving, each with calories, fat, protein and net carbs from USDA data, and a shopping list with the net carbs of every item. More about the book
Best cracker swap
Typically $6–10
Crunchy crisps made from nothing but baked cheese. The keto stand-in for crackers.
See it on AmazonBest tool
Typically $10–18
Shaves paper-thin slices of Gouda, Jarlsberg or Gruyère. Cheap, useful every day, and most people don't own one.
See it on AmazonBest jar
Typically $5–9
Our top-ranked olive: bright green, buttery and mild enough for people who say they don't like olives. Best olives, ranked
See it on AmazonBest protein
Typically $8–15
Whole and unopened, a dry salami keeps about 6 weeks in the pantry (USDA). A gift that waits for the next party. Best salami, ranked
See it on AmazonBest snack
Typically $8–14
Spain's rounder, softer, butterier almond, fried in olive oil and salted. Best Marcona almonds
See it on AmazonBest crunch
Typically $4–8
Zero-carb crunch for dips and soft cheese, and better than people expect.
See it on AmazonBest splurge tool
Typically $30–45
Dutch cheese-tool maker Boska's best-known set, with stainless blades shaped for soft, semi-hard and hard cheese.
See it on AmazonBest zero-sugar condiment
Typically $5–9
Most whole-grain mustards have little or no sugar, unlike jams and honey. It's the condiment a keto board can keep. Best mustard for charcuterie
See it on AmazonBest board
Typically $20–30
Black slate makes every cheese and meat stand out, and you can write the names right on it. Wood vs slate vs marble
See it on AmazonAbout $33–51
Twenty keto boards and three things that belong on every one of them.
Food they can eat, done well: a keto charcuterie book, good salami, Castelvetrano olives, Marcona almonds, Parmesan crisps or a cheese plane. Skip chocolate boxes and baked goods.
Mostly. Cured meats, aged cheeses, olives and nuts are low in carbs. The carbs on a normal board come from crackers, bread, honey, jam and dried fruit, so a keto board swaps those out.
In moderation. Almonds have about 2 to 3 g net carbs per ounce, which fits most keto plans.
Crisps made from baked cheese, like Parmesan crisps, have almost no carbs. Pork rinds and cucumber rounds also work.
The paperback is coming soon. The ebook is available now as an instant PDF download, which also works as a last-minute gift.
Free printable
Tuck it inside the book. There's a space to write which board you'll make together, so the gift comes with a date on the calendar. Two cards per page, prints on plain paper or card stock.
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