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 81 single orders — 63 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Jack in the Box's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Beef Taco (1 Taco) at 190 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Chick-N-Tater Melt Munchie Meal, is 2,010. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 47 g.
Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed
- 81 single orders
- 190 cal lightest order
- 47g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 81 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 47 g (Chicken Strips (Grilled), Mini Pancakes, and a water).
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 — 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
- Chicken Strips (Grilled)250 cal · 43g
- Mini Pancakes140 cal · 4g
- Water0 cal
390 of 500 cal · 47 g protein
What to say at the counter: “Chicken Strips (Grilled), Mini Pancakes, and a water — 390 cal, 47 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →Most filling
- Chicken Strips (Grilled)250 cal · 43g
- Side Salad20 cal · 1g
- Water0 cal
270 of 500 cal · 44 g protein
What to say at the counter: “Chicken Strips (Grilled), a Side Salad, and a water — 270 cal, 44 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →Lightest
- Beef Taco (1 Taco)190 cal · 6g
- Side Salad20 cal · 1g
- Water0 cal
210 of 500 cal · 7 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Beef Taco (1 Taco), a Side Salad, and a water — 210 cal, 7 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Jack in the Box →The 20 lightest single orders at Jack in the Box
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beef Taco (1 Taco) | 190 | 6g |
| Hash Brown Plank | 190 | 2g |
| Chicken Strips (Grilled) | 250 | 43g |
| Grilled Chicken Salad | 250 | 28g |
| Biscuit, A La Carte | 260 | 5g |
| Breakfast Jack® | 280 | 16g |
| Hamburger | 280 | 14g |
| Seasoned Curly Fries (Small) | 280 | 3g |
| Chocolate Overload™ Cake | 300 | 4g |
| Bacon Breakfast Jack® | 310 | 17g |
| New York Style Cheesecake | 310 | 7g |
| Cheeseburger | 320 | 16g |
| Chicken Fajita Pita (w/ Salsa) | 330 | 24g |
| French Fries (Small) | 330 | 4g |
| Tiny Tacos | 350 | 12g |
| Spicy Tiny Tacos | 360 | 12g |
| Cheddar Biscuit Breakfast Sandwich (Bacon) | 370 | 17g |
| Jr Jumbo Jack (w/ Cheese) | 370 | 16g |
| Halfsies Fries | 390 | 5g |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 390 | 19g |
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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