McAlister's Deli calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a McAlister's Deli order from 73 single orders — 53 entrées and 20 sides — using McAlister's Deli's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Garden Salad at 310 calories; the heaviest entrée, The Italian (12"), is 1,630. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 47 g.
Source: McAlister's Deli nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 73 single orders
- 310 cal lightest main
- 47g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 73 McAlister's Deli single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete McAlister's Deli meal under 500 calories is 47 g (A Grilled Chicken Salad and a Decaffeinated Coffee).
Build your McAlister's Deli 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 McAlister's Deli 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
- Grilled Chicken Salad490 cal · 47g
- Coffee, Decaffeinated0 cal · 0g
490 of 500 cal · 47 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Grilled Chicken Salad and a Decaffeinated Coffee — 490 cal, 47 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest McAlister's Deli →Most filling
- Grilled Chicken Salad490 cal · 47g
- Coffee, Decaffeinated0 cal · 0g
490 of 500 cal · 47 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Grilled Chicken Salad and a Decaffeinated Coffee — 490 cal, 47 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest McAlister's Deli →Lightest
- Garden Salad310 cal · 18g
- Coffee, Decaffeinated0 cal · 0g
310 of 500 cal · 18 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Garden Salad and a Decaffeinated Coffee — 310 cal, 18 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest McAlister's Deli →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at McAlister's Deli
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 McAlister's Deli item is in the full table on the McAlister's Deli calories page and in /data/mcalisters-deli.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Salad | 310 | 18g |
| Veggie Chili, Bowl | 320 | 16g |
| Chicken Tortilla, Bowl | 350 | 11g |
| Pecanberry Salad | 360 | 30g |
| Country Potato, Bowl | 390 | 12g |
| Broccoli Cheddar, Bowl | 420 | 16g |
| Traditional Chili, Bowl | 420 | 28g |
| Savannah Chopped Salad | 450 | 36g |
| McAlister's Chef Salad | 480 | 40g |
| Grilled Chicken Salad | 490 | 47g |
| Grilled Chicken Sandwich | 590 | 39g |
| Southwest Chicken & Avocado Salad | 600 | 45g |
| Memphian | 630 | 45g |
| French Dip | 640 | 53g |
| Ham & Cheese Melt | 670 | 35g |
| Turkey Ranch BLT | 670 | 37g |
| The Veggie | 680 | 15g |
| Harvest Chicken Salad | 700 | 23g |
| Four Cheese Melt | 730 | 37g |
| Spicy BBQ Chicken Crunch Sandwich | 730 | 47g |
Eat at McAlister's Deli without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best McAlister's Deli 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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