Restaurant meals under 500 calories

One complete order per chain, between 450 and 500 calories. Totals are added up from each chain's published nutrition information; tap a chain for more options.

Fast food

A&W: Chicken tenders meal500 cal · 27g protein · 51g carbs · 10g fat
Arby's: Sandwich meal480 cal · 23g protein · 51g carbs · 20g fat
Bojangles: Bone-in chicken dinner500 cal · 43g protein · 33g carbs · 20g fat
Burger King: Chicken Fries or nuggets meal500 cal · 15g protein · 39g carbs · 31g fat
Captain D's: Grilled fish meal490 cal · 39g protein · 26g carbs · 23g fat
Carl's Jr.: Chicken tenders meal480 cal · 25g protein · 17g carbs · 35g fat
Chick-fil-A: Nuggets meal500 cal · 27g protein · 31g carbs · 30g fat
Church's Texas Chicken: Tender meal490 cal · 27g protein · 46g carbs · 21g fat
Culver's: Chicken or specialty sandwich meal500 cal · 19g protein · 66g carbs · 17.5g fat
Dairy Queen: Blizzard treat500 cal · 10g protein · 72g carbs · 19g fat
Del Taco: Tacos500 cal · 16g protein · 46g carbs · 27.5g fat
El Pollo Loco: Fire-grilled chicken meal495 cal · 50g protein · 38g carbs · 16g fat
Golden Chick: Bone-in chicken meal472 cal · 29.5g protein · 16.9g carbs · 31.7g fat
Huey Magoo's: Chicken tenders meal500 cal · 31g protein · 22g carbs · 33g fat
In-N-Out Burger: Protein Style burger460 cal · 30g protein · 12g carbs · 32g fat
Jack in the Box: Burger combo500 cal · 22g protein · 51g carbs · 23g fat
KFC: Chicken sandwich meal500 cal · 28g protein · 70g carbs · 11.5g fat
Krystal: Krystals slider meal490 cal · 23g protein · 42g carbs · 25g fat
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken: Bone-in chicken dinner500 cal · 23g protein · 25g carbs · 34g fat
Long John Silver's: Burger or hot dog meal496 cal · 12g protein · 45g carbs · 30g fat
McDonald's: Burger meal480 cal · 15g protein · 61g carbs · 20g fat
Panda Express: Bowl480 cal · 46g protein · 35g carbs · 18g fat
Popeyes: Tenders combo500 cal · 50g protein · 19g carbs · 26g fat
Raising Cane's: Chicken fingers500 cal · 29g protein · 43g carbs · 22.5g fat
Slim Chickens: Chicken tender meal500 cal · 36g protein · 47g carbs · 20g fat
Sonic Drive-In: Hot dog meal480 cal · 8g protein · 53g carbs · 26g fat
Subway: Sub meal495 cal · 26g protein · 46g carbs · 24g fat
Taco Bell: Crunchwrap or specialty combo500 cal · 27g protein · 41g carbs · 24g fat
Taco Cabana: Burrito, quesadilla or nachos500 cal · 14g protein · 117g carbs · 22g fat
Taco John's: Tacos500 cal · 21g protein · 35g carbs · 31.5g fat
Wendy's: Burger combo490 cal · 16g protein · 59g carbs · 22g fat
Wienerschnitzel: Hot dog meal500 cal · 19g protein · 41g carbs · 31g fat

Fast casual

Baja Fresh: Burrito or bowl495 cal · 27g protein · 57g carbs · 18g fat
Capriotti's: Mini sub and soup500 cal · 38g protein · 49g carbs · 17g fat
Charleys Cheesesteaks: Cheesesteak meal470 cal · 27g protein · 39g carbs · 22g fat
Chipotle: Burrito bowl500 cal · 49g protein · 39g carbs · 18g fat
Chopt: Signature salad500 cal · 41g protein · 34g carbs · 20g fat
Corner Bakery Cafe: Sandwich or panini meal500 cal · 38g protein · 71g carbs · 10g fat
Dave's Hot Chicken: Chicken bites500 cal · 8g protein · 55g carbs · 27g fat
Einstein Bros. Bagels: Lunch sandwich490 cal · 29g protein · 61g carbs · 16g fat
Five Guys: Hot dog meal497 cal · 17g protein · 37g carbs · 31g fat
Freebirds World Burrito: Burrito salad480 cal · 48.6g protein · 11.5g carbs · 27.1g fat
Jamba: Smoothie500 cal · 1g protein · 125g carbs · 0g fat
Jimmy John's: Sandwich meal500 cal · 24g protein · 51g carbs · 19g fat
Just Salad: Signature salad or bowl450 cal · 30g protein · 33g carbs · 21g fat
McAlister's Deli: Entrée salad490 cal · 48g protein · 20g carbs · 26g fat
Newk's Eatery: Half sandwich combo500 cal · 30g protein · 53g carbs · 14g fat
Noodles & Company: Noodle bowl490 cal · 13g protein · 56g carbs · 26g fat
Panera Bread: Soup or mac & cheese bowl490 cal · 16g protein · 74g carbs · 14.5g fat
Pei Wei: Wok entrée plate500 cal · 10g protein · 77g carbs · 17g fat
Playa Bowls: Build-your-own bowl500 cal · 5g protein · 76g carbs · 18g fat
Portillo's: Chicago hot dog meal480 cal · 26g protein · 54g carbs · 18g fat
Potbelly: Soup bowl500 cal · 9g protein · 71g carbs · 20g fat
Qdoba: Signature entrée500 cal · 31g protein · 43g carbs · 22g fat
Schlotzsky's: Sandwich meal490 cal · 26g protein · 47g carbs · 22g fat
Shake Shack: Burger meal500 cal · 29g protein · 26g carbs · 30g fat
sweetgreen: Salad465 cal · 12g protein · 36g carbs · 32g fat
Teriyaki Madness: Regular teriyaki bowl500 cal · 30g protein · 85g carbs · 4g fat
The Habit Burger Grill: Entrée salad500 cal · 9g protein · 46g carbs · 31g fat
Tropical Smoothie Cafe: Wrap meal500 cal · 30g protein · 62g carbs · 15g fat
Wayback Burgers: Burger meal500 cal · 32g protein · 29g carbs · 28g fat
Which Wich: Sandwich meal500 cal · 34g protein · 62g carbs · 13g fat
Wingstop: Boneless wings meal500 cal · 24g protein · 42g carbs · 27g fat

Pizza

Domino's: Chicken wings500 cal · 18g protein · 37g carbs · 31g fat
Donatos Pizza: Pizza slices500 cal · 15g protein · 24g carbs · 38g fat
Papa Murphy's: Pizza slices500 cal · 17g protein · 48g carbs · 23g fat
Pizza Hut: Pizza slices500 cal · 20g protein · 60g carbs · 19g fat
Round Table Pizza: Personal pizza480 cal · 13g protein · 25g carbs · 36g fat

Sit-down restaurants

Applebee's: Entrée salad or bowl500 cal · 16g protein · 39g carbs · 32g fat
Buffalo Wild Wings: Chicken dippers495 cal · 39g protein · 5g carbs · 35g fat
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen: Entrée plate500 cal · 33g protein · 31g carbs · 29.5g fat
Chili's: Entrée plate500 cal · 62g protein · 10g carbs · 24g fat
Chuy's: Enchilada plate500 cal · 36g protein · 58g carbs · 12g fat
Denny's: Dinner entrée500 cal · 40g protein · 35g carbs · 22g fat
Huddle House: Burger or sandwich meal470 cal · 32g protein · 36g carbs · 21g fat
IHOP: Dinner plate500 cal · 43g protein · 26g carbs · 24g fat
LongHorn Steakhouse: Steak dinner490 cal · 44g protein · 15g carbs · 25g fat
Olive Garden: Soup, salad & breadsticks500 cal · 15g protein · 65g carbs · 20g fat
Outback Steakhouse: Steak dinner490 cal · 51g protein · 9g carbs · 27g fat
P.F. Chang's: Wok entrée with rice480 cal · 23g protein · 72g carbs · 11g fat
Red Robin: Entrée platter500 cal · 33g protein · 16g carbs · 36.5g fat
Texas Roadhouse: Steak dinner480 cal · 59g protein · 12g carbs · 22g fat
TGI Fridays: Grill or classic entrée500 cal · 33g protein · 23g carbs · 31g fat
The Cheesecake Factory: Entrée dinner500 cal · 18g protein · 39g carbs · 30g fat
Twin Peaks: Hot dish entrée500 cal · 29g protein · 40g carbs · 26g fat
Waffle House: Eggs breakfast plate500 cal · 19g protein · 56g carbs · 23g fat

Coffee and bakery

Scooter's Coffee: Cake bites450 cal · 4g protein · 64g carbs · 20g fat
Starbucks: Lunch sandwich500 cal · 17g protein · 67g carbs · 18g fat

Convenience stores

Kwik Trip: Fried chicken meal490 cal · 36g protein · 31g carbs · 25g fat
QuikTrip: Hot dogs & taquitos480 cal · 17g protein · 43g carbs · 27g fat
Sheetz: Burger or chicken sandwich meal460 cal · 19g protein · 39g carbs · 25g fat
Wawa: Hoagie or sandwich meal500 cal · 18g protein · 52g carbs · 23g fat