A&W calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build an A&W order from 48 single orders — 34 entrées and 14 sides — using A&W's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Hamburger (Single) at 330 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (5), is 1,100. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 31 g.
Source: A&W nutrition guide (official), August 3, 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 48 single orders
- 330 cal lightest main
- 31g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 48 A&W single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete A&W meal under 500 calories is 31 g (A double Hamburger and a large A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar).
Build your A&W 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 A&W meals under 500 calories
Starting points for the builder — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein
- Hamburger (Double)460 cal · 31g
- A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar (Large)0 cal · 0g
460 of 500 cal · 31 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A double Hamburger and a large A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar — 460 cal, 31 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest A&W →Most filling
- Hamburger (Double)460 cal · 31g
- A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar (Large)0 cal · 0g
460 of 500 cal · 31 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A double Hamburger and a large A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar — 460 cal, 31 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest A&W →Lightest
- Hamburger (Single)330 cal · 19g
- A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar (Large)0 cal · 0g
330 of 500 cal · 19 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A single Hamburger and a large A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar — 330 cal, 19 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest A&W →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at A&W
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every A&W item is in the full table on the A&W calories page and in /data/aw-restaurants.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburger (Single) | 330 | 19g |
| Hot Dog | 330 | 12g |
| Coney Dog | 340 | 15g |
| Spicy Papa Grilled Chicken Sandwich | 370 | 29g |
| Cheeseburger (Single) | 380 | 21g |
| Coney Cheese Dog | 380 | 16g |
| Grilled Chicken Filet Sandwich (limited time) | 400 | 28g |
| Mushroom Onion Melt (Single) | 400 | 22g |
| Deluxe Grilled Chicken Sandwich (limited time) | 410 | 29g |
| Texas Toast Melt (Single) | 420 | 25g |
| Papa Burger (Single) | 430 | 22g |
| Spicy Papa Burger (Single) | 430 | 23g |
| Hamburger (Double) | 460 | 31g |
| Pub Battered Cod (3) | 480 | 23g |
| Fish Sandwich | 510 | 21g |
| Nashville Hot Grilled Chicken Sandwich (limited time) | 510 | 29g |
| Bacon Cheeseburger (Single) | 520 | 25g |
| Cheeseburger (Double) | 550 | 36g |
| Mushroom Onion Melt (Double) | 580 | 38g |
| Pork Tenderloin Sandwich | 590 | 19g |
Eat at A&W without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best A&W 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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