Jack in the Box calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Jack in the Box order from 73 single orders — 39 entrées, 17 sides and 17 breakfast items — using Jack in the Box's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Chicken Nuggets (4) at 190 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Bacon Double Smashed Jack, is 1,120. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 40 g.
Source: Jack in the Box nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 73 single orders
- 190 cal lightest main
- 40g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 73 Jack in the Box single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Jack in the Box meal under 500 calories is 40 g (A Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings, a Taco, and a Milk).
Build your Jack in the Box 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 Jack in the Box meals under 500 calories
Starting points for the builder — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein
- Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings210 cal · 25g
- Taco170 cal · 6g
- Milk110 cal · 9g
490 of 500 cal · 40 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings, a Taco, and a Milk — 490 cal, 40 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →Most filling
- Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings290 cal · 30g
- Milk110 cal · 9g
400 of 500 cal · 39 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings and a Milk — 400 cal, 39 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →Lightest
- Chicken Nuggets (4)190 cal · 8g
- Dasani Water Bottle0 cal · 0g
190 of 500 cal · 8 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A 4-piece Chicken Nuggets and a bottle of Dasani Water — 190 cal, 8 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Jack in the Box
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Jack in the Box item is in the full table on the Jack in the Box calories page and in /data/jack-in-the-box.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Nuggets (4) | 190 | 8g |
| Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings | 210 | 25g |
| Classic Grilled Jack Wrap | 270 | 15g |
| Spicy Grilled Jack Wrap | 270 | 15g |
| Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings | 290 | 30g |
| Grilled Cheese Sandwich | 330 | 11g |
| Hamburger | 330 | 13g |
| Tacos (2) | 340 | 12g |
| Cheeseburger | 370 | 16g |
| Bacon Breakfast Jack | 380 | 17g |
| Chicken Nuggets (8) | 380 | 15g |
| Classic Crispy Jack Wrap | 380 | 17g |
| Spicy Crispy Jack Wrap | 380 | 17g |
| Jr. Jumbo Jack | 400 | 14g |
| Breakfast Jack | 410 | 16g |
| Garden Salad with Crispy Chicken Strips without Dressing or Crunchy Toppings | 410 | 28g |
| Jr. Jumbo Jack Cheeseburger | 440 | 16g |
| Fish Sandwich (Seasonal) | 450 | 16g |
| Crispy Chicken Strips (3) | 470 | 33g |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 470 | 18g |
Eat at Jack in the Box without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Jack in the Box 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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