Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen calorie calculator: build a plate under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen plate from 45 dishes, each counted with the choices it comes with (34 come with 2 sides, 6 come with a choice of side, 3 are served as listed and 2 come with an optional dressing), using Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest plate is the 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak at 345 calories with its lightest choices. The most protein in a complete meal under 800 is 73 g.
Source: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen nutrition guide (official), August 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 45 plates
- 345 cal lightest plate
- 73g protein in a meal under 800
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 45 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen dishes can go into a built plate, and the most protein in a complete Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meal under 800 calories is 73 g (Grilled Pork Chops with buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, and a Coffee).
Build your Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen plate
Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove a dish, a side or a sauce; a plate keeps the choices it comes with, and the total, the macros and the words to tell your server update as you go.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meals under 800 calories
Starting points for the builder: one plate with a pick for each of its choices and at most one drink, the best under the cap for each goal, as the MinMax app builds it.
Most protein
- Grilled Pork Chops650 cal · 69g
- Buttered Off-The-Cob Corn Included side110 cal · 4g
- Sweet Baby Carrots Included side35 cal · 0g
- Coffee0 cal · 0g
795 of 800 cal · 73 g protein
What to tell your server: “Grilled Pork Chops with buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, and a Coffee.”
Get it at the nearest Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen →Most filling
- Grilled Pork Chops650 cal · 69g
- Buttered Off-The-Cob Corn Included side110 cal · 4g
- Sweet Baby Carrots Included side35 cal · 0g
- Coffee0 cal · 0g
795 of 800 cal · 73 g protein
What to tell your server: “Grilled Pork Chops with buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, and a Coffee.”
Get it at the nearest Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen →Lightest
- 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak250 cal · 22g
- Southern Green Beans Included side60 cal · 0g
- Sweet Baby Carrots Included side35 cal · 0g
- Coffee0 cal · 0g
345 of 800 cal · 22 g protein
What to tell your server: “A 6 oz Top Sirloin Steak with southern green beans and sweet baby carrots, and a Coffee.”
Get it at the nearest Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen →The 20 lightest Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen plates
Each dish alone and with its lightest choices, the plates the builder starts from at a tight cap. Every Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen row is on the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen calories page and in /data/cheddars-scratch-kitchen.json.
| Dish | Comes with | Dish alone | With its lightest choices |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak | 2 sides | 250 | 345 |
| 8 oz. Top Sirloin Steak | 2 sides | 330 | 425 |
| 5 oz. Grilled Salmon (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 440 | 535 |
| 5 oz. Grilled Salmon, Blackened (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 450 | 545 |
| Grilled Whitefish, Lemon Pepper (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 490 | 585 |
| Grilled Whitefish, Blackened (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 510 | 605 |
| Grilled Chicken Pecan Salad | an optional dressing | 640 | 640 |
| 5 oz. Grilled Salmon, Bourbon Glazed (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 560 | 655 |
| 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak & Grilled Shrimp | 2 sides | 560 | 655 |
| Key West Chicken & Shrimp (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 570 | 665 |
| 8 oz. Grilled Salmon (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 590 | 685 |
| 5 oz. Bourbon-Glazed Salmon & Shrimp (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 600 | 695 |
| 8 oz. Grilled Salmon, Blackened (over seasoned rice) | 2 sides | 600 | 695 |
| Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad | nothing to choose | 700 | 700 |
| Country Fried Chicken (single) | 2 sides | 610 | 705 |
| Homestyle Meatloaf | 2 sides | 620 | 715 |
| Grilled Pork Chops | 2 sides | 650 | 745 |
| Crispy Chicken Tender Salad | an optional dressing | 750 | 750 |
| 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak & Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp | 2 sides | 670 | 765 |
| Salmon Caesar Pasta Salad | nothing to choose | 770 | 770 |
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