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Dairy Queen calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Dairy Queen order from 108 single orders — 52 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Dairy Queen's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Protein Boost at 50 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Chicken Strip Basket (6 Piece), is 1,300. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 49 g.

Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed · protein missing for 3 of 134 items; carbs missing for 1 of 134 items; fat missing for 4 of 134 items

As of September 2026, 108 Dairy Queen single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Dairy Queen meal under 500 calories is 49 g (A Rotisserie-style Chicken Bites Salad Bowl, a Protein Boost, and a water).

Build your Dairy Queen 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 Dairy Queen 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

  • Rotisserie-style Chicken Bites Salad Bowl320 cal · 37g
  • Protein Boost50 cal · 12g
  • Water0 cal

370 of 500 cal · 49 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Rotisserie-style Chicken Bites Salad Bowl, a Protein Boost, and a water — 370 cal, 49 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Rotisserie Style Chicken Bites (8 Piece)210 cal · 34g
  • Protein Boost50 cal · 12g
  • Water0 cal

260 of 500 cal · 46 g protein

What to say at the counter: “Rotisserie Style Chicken Bites (8 Piece), a Protein Boost, and a water — 260 cal, 46 g protein.”

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Lightest

  • Ice Cream Sandwich180 cal · 4g
  • Antioxidant Boost20 cal · 0g
  • Water0 cal

200 of 500 cal · 4 g protein

What to say at the counter: “An Ice Cream Sandwich, an Antioxidant Boost, and a water — 200 cal, 4 g protein.”

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The 20 lightest single orders at Dairy Queen

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 Dairy Queen item is in the full table on the Dairy Queen calories page and in /data/dairy-queen.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest single orders at Dairy Queen
ItemCaloriesProtein
Protein Boost5012g
Choco Chunks1501g
Hash Browns1801g
Ice Cream Sandwich1804g
Sausage1908g
No Sugar Added Dilly Bar2003g
Rotisserie Style Chicken Bites (8 Piece)21034g
Chocolate Dilly Bar2203g
Lay's BBQ Potato Chips2303g
Corn Dog2406g
Doritos Nacho Cheese Chips2403g
Lay's Potato Chips2403g
Non-Dairy Dilly Bar2401g
Strawberry Sundae (Small)2406g
Bacon Queso Fries2607g
Orange Julius (Medium)2601g
Chicken Strips28013g
Grilled Chicken BLT Salad28034g
Rotisserie-style Chicken Bites Salad Bowl32037g
Hot Dog33012g

Eat at Dairy Queen without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Dairy Queen 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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