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Arby's calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Arby's order from 90 single orders — 60 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Arby's's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Steak Nuggets (5) at 140 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Angus Half Pound Cheesesteak, is 1,110. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 46 g.

Source: Arby's nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 90 Arby's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Arby's meal under 500 calories is 46 g (Steak Nuggets (9), Mozzarella Sticks (2), and a water).

Build your Arby's order

Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove items; the total, the macros and the words to say at the counter update as you go, and the link in the address bar carries your order.

Three complete Arby's meals under 500 calories

Starting points for the builder — Entrée first, then a side, then a drink if there is room — the same greedy order the MinMax app uses (water unless a shake adds 10 g of protein).

Most protein

  • Steak Nuggets (9)240 cal · 36g
  • Mozzarella Sticks (2)240 cal · 10g
  • Water0 cal

480 of 500 cal · 46 g protein

What to say at the counter: “Steak Nuggets (9), Mozzarella Sticks (2), and a water — 480 cal, 46 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Steak Nuggets (9)240 cal · 36g
  • Bacon- 3 half strips70 cal · 5g
  • Water0 cal

310 of 500 cal · 41 g protein

What to say at the counter: “Steak Nuggets (9), Bacon- 3 half strips, and a water — 310 cal, 41 g protein.”

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Lightest

  • Steak Nuggets (5)140 cal · 20g
  • Bacon- 3 half strips70 cal · 5g
  • Water0 cal

210 of 500 cal · 25 g protein

What to say at the counter: “Steak Nuggets (5), Bacon- 3 half strips, and a water — 210 cal, 25 g protein.”

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The 20 lightest single orders at Arby's

Meal-sized single orders (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein) sorted lightest first — the rows the builder reaches for at a tight cap. Every Arby's item is in the full table on the Arby's calories page and in /data/arbys.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest single orders at Arby's
ItemCaloriesProtein
Steak Nuggets (5)14020g
Chicken Tenders (2)16013g
Classic Shirley Temple – Medium1700g
Ham Slider17011g
Shirley 'n Cream – Small1702g
Roast Beef Slider18011g
Shirley 'n Cream – Medium2102g
Chicken Slider23011g
Mozzarella Sticks (2)24010g
Steak Nuggets (9)24036g
Classic Shirley Temple – Large2500g
Crinkle Fries – Small2503g
Curly Fries – Small2503g
Potato Cakes (2)2502g
Buffalo Chicken Slider26010g
Jalapeno Bites (5)2905g
Shirley 'n Cream – Large3002g
Arby's Melt33018g
Bacon & Cheese Croissant33014g
Classic Shirley Temple – XL3300g

Eat at Arby's without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Arby's meal under your calorie goal — at the location nearest you — and lets you swap items to hit your protein. Free on iPhone.

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