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Cracker Barrel calorie calculator: build a plate under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Cracker Barrel plate from 31 dishes, each counted with the choices it comes with (25 come with 2 sides and an optional bread, 4 come with a choice of side and 2 come with an optional dressing), using Cracker Barrel's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest plate is The Best Classic Meatloaf (weekday lunch) at 335 calories with its lightest choices. The most protein in a complete meal under 800 is 107 g.

Source: Cracker Barrel nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 31 Cracker Barrel dishes can go into a built plate, and the most protein in a complete Cracker Barrel meal under 800 calories is 107 g (A Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) with turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, and a Coca-Cola Zero).

Build your Cracker Barrel 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.

Cracker Barrel 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

  • Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken)660 cal · 98g
  • Turnip Greens Included side80 cal · 7g
  • Steamed Broccoli Included side35 cal · 2g
  • Coca-Cola Zero0 cal · 0g

775 of 800 cal · 107 g protein

What to tell your server: “A Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) with turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, and a Coca-Cola Zero.”

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Most filling

  • Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken)660 cal · 98g
  • Turnip Greens Included side80 cal · 7g
  • Steamed Broccoli Included side35 cal · 2g
  • Coca-Cola Zero0 cal · 0g

775 of 800 cal · 107 g protein

What to tell your server: “A Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) with turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, and a Coca-Cola Zero.”

Get it at the nearest Cracker Barrel →

Lightest

  • The Best Classic Meatloaf (weekday lunch)220 cal · 16g
  • Country Green Beans Included side80 cal · 2g
  • Steamed Broccoli Included side35 cal · 2g
  • Coca-Cola Zero0 cal · 0g

335 of 800 cal · 20 g protein

What to tell your server: “The Best Classic Meatloaf (weekday lunch) with country green beans and steamed broccoli, no bread, and a Coca-Cola Zero.”

Get it at the nearest Cracker Barrel →

The 20 lightest Cracker Barrel plates

Each dish alone and with its lightest choices, the plates the builder starts from at a tight cap. Every Cracker Barrel row is on the Cracker Barrel calories page and in /data/cracker-barrel.json.

Lightest plates at Cracker Barrel
DishComes withDish aloneWith its lightest choices
The Best Classic Meatloaf (weekday lunch)2 sides and an optional bread220335
Grilled Catfish2 sides and an optional bread260375
Grilled Chicken Tenders2 sides and an optional bread320435
Homestyle Grilled Chicken Saladan optional dressing440440
Chicken n' Dumplins (weekday lunch)2 sides and an optional bread360475
Chicken n' Dumplins2 sides and an optional bread360475
Country Ham (8 oz)2 sides and an optional bread370485
Smokehouse Grilled Chicken2 sides and an optional bread380495
Grilled Homestyle Chicken Sandwicha choice of side490525
Lemon Pepper Grilled Rainbow Trout2 sides and an optional bread410525
Sugar Cured Ham (8 oz)2 sides and an optional bread410525
The Best Classic Meatloaf2 sides and an optional bread450565
New York Strip Steak2 sides and an optional bread470585
Hamburger Steak2 sides and an optional bread480595
Smothered Hamburger Steak2 sides and an optional bread500615
Slow-Braised Pot Roast2 sides and an optional bread520635
Homestyle Fried Chicken Saladan optional dressing700700
Country Fried Steak2 sides and an optional bread600715
Crispy Tender Dippers2 sides and an optional bread600715
Big Easy Steak & Shrimp2 sides and an optional bread660775

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MinMax finds the best Cracker Barrel 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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