Carl's Jr. calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Carl's Jr. order from 57 single orders — 40 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Carl's Jr.'s own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Chocolatey Chip Cookie at 170 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Carl's Jr. El Diablo - Triple, is 1,430. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 41 g.
Source: Carl's Jr. nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 57 single orders
- 170 cal lightest order
- 41g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 57 Carl's Jr. single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Carl's Jr. meal under 500 calories is 41 g (A Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (5 pieces) and a water).
Build your Carl's Jr. 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 Carl's Jr. 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
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (5 pieces)440 cal · 41g
- Water0 cal
440 of 500 cal · 41 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (5 pieces) and a water — 440 cal, 41 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →Most filling
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (3 pieces)260 cal · 25g
- Hash Rounds® - Small240 cal · 2g
- Water0 cal
500 of 500 cal · 27 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (3 pieces), a Hash Rounds® - Small, and a water — 500 cal, 27 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →Lightest
- Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (3 pieces)260 cal · 25g
- Chocolatey Chip Cookie170 cal · 1g
- Water0 cal
430 of 500 cal · 26 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (3 pieces), a Chocolatey Chip Cookie, and a water — 430 cal, 26 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Carl's Jr. →The 20 lightest single orders at Carl's Jr.
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 Carl's Jr. item is in the full table on the Carl's Jr. calories page and in /data/carls-jr.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolatey Chip Cookie | 170 | 1g |
| Hash Rounds® - Small | 240 | 2g |
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (3 pieces) | 260 | 25g |
| Chicken Stars (6 pieces) | 270 | 14g |
| Natural-Cut Fries - Small | 280 | 3g |
| Chocolate Cake | 290 | 3g |
| Fried Zucchini | 310 | 4g |
| Hash Rounds® - Medium | 320 | 3g |
| Double Cheeseburger | 370 | 19g |
| Jalapeno POPPERS® Bites 6 piece | 370 | 9g |
| Waffle Fries | 380 | 5g |
| Natural-Cut Fries - Medium | 400 | 4g |
| Charbroiled BBQ Chicken™ Sandwich | 440 | 35g |
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ (5 pieces) | 440 | 41g |
| Hash Rounds® - Large | 450 | 4g |
| Natural-Cut Fries - Large | 450 | 5g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burrito | 470 | 26g |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | 490 | 14g |
| Biscuit 'N' Gravy™ | 500 | 8g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 510 | 17g |
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