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
- 108 single orders
- 50 cal lightest order
- 49g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
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.”
Get it at the nearest Dairy Queen →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.”
Get it at the nearest Dairy Queen →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.”
Get it at the nearest Dairy Queen →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).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Boost | 50 | 12g |
| Choco Chunks | 150 | 1g |
| Hash Browns | 180 | 1g |
| Ice Cream Sandwich | 180 | 4g |
| Sausage | 190 | 8g |
| No Sugar Added Dilly Bar | 200 | 3g |
| Rotisserie Style Chicken Bites (8 Piece) | 210 | 34g |
| Chocolate Dilly Bar | 220 | 3g |
| Lay's BBQ Potato Chips | 230 | 3g |
| Corn Dog | 240 | 6g |
| Doritos Nacho Cheese Chips | 240 | 3g |
| Lay's Potato Chips | 240 | 3g |
| Non-Dairy Dilly Bar | 240 | 1g |
| Strawberry Sundae (Small) | 240 | 6g |
| Bacon Queso Fries | 260 | 7g |
| Orange Julius (Medium) | 260 | 1g |
| Chicken Strips | 280 | 13g |
| Grilled Chicken BLT Salad | 280 | 34g |
| Rotisserie-style Chicken Bites Salad Bowl | 320 | 37g |
| Hot Dog | 330 | 12g |
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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