Love's Travel Stops under 500 calories: 38 orders, ranked

Of the 46 single orders we track at Love's Travel Stops, 38 come in at or under 500 calories — 83%. The most protein in one item under 500 is the Oven Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese Bowl, 29 g for 500 calories; the most filling by protein and fiber per calorie is the Chicken Caesar Salad, no dressing (23 g protein, 4 g fiber, 210 cal). 24 entrées fit under 500; 3 do not.

Source: Love's Travel Stops nutrition guide (official), August 24, 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 38 orders under 500
• 29g most protein in one item
• 29g protein in a full meal
• 3 entrées over 500

As of October 2026, 38 of the 46 Love's Travel Stops single orders we track come in at or under 500 calories, and the most protein in a complete Love's Travel Stops meal under 500 is 29 g (A Southwest Chicken Salad, no dressing, an Orange, and a water).

Three complete Love's Travel Stops meals under 500 calories

Under 500, the most-protein meal is built on the Southwest Chicken Salad, no dressing (370 cal), which leaves 130 calories for its sides and drink. 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). The lightest meal is unchanged from under 400; the others use the extra 100 calories.

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Every Love's Travel Stops order under 500 calories, ranked by protein

Single orders only — no desserts, kids' meals, combos, sauces or toppings — by grams of protein, then calories. The median order under 500 is 290 calories and 24 of the 38 are entrées. Figures as Love's Travel Stops published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 500 calories buys at Love's Travel Stops

Going from 400 to 500 calories adds 3 orders: All-Beef Hot Dog (410), Cheeseburger (450) and Oven Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese Bowl (500).

What doesn't fit under 500

3 of 27 Love's Travel Stops entrées are over 500 calories; the lightest of them, the Hot & Spicy Chicken Drumsticks (10 oz), misses by 10 calories at 510. With more room, see Love's Travel Stops under 600. Tighter budget: Love's Travel Stops under 400. Closest misses: Hot & Spicy Chicken Drumsticks (10 oz) (510), Bacon Cheeseburger (530) and Steak & Queso Philly (limited time) (530).

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Under 500 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 other chains, or the cross-chain pillar: fast food under 500 calories.

• Noodles & Company under 500
• Pokeworks under 500
• Biscuitville under 500