Instructions
Yes! Cream cheese meets the criteria for the keto diet because it is a high-fat food that is low in carbs. In a one-tablespoon serving (14.5 g) of cream cheese, it contains 51 calories, 1 gram of protein, 5 grams of fat, and only 1 gram of carbohydrate (1). Similar to sour cream, cream cheese is another keto-friendly dairy product that you can include in a diet low in carbs.
You will notice that plain cream cheese has about 1 to 2 grams of sugar, which is minimal. As expected, the flavored cream cheese products (Philadelphia Strawberry and Philadelphia Brown Sugar & Cinnamon) have higher sugar content and added sugar as ingredients.