Panera Bread calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Panera Bread order from 211 single orders — 140 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Panera Bread's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Cup at 120 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Signature Hot Chocolate - Group, is 3,450. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 39 g.
Source: Panera Bread nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed · protein missing for 2 of 253 items; fat missing for 6 of 253 items
- 211 single orders
- 120 cal lightest order
- 39g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 211 Panera Bread single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Panera Bread meal under 500 calories is 39 g (A Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group, Egg Whites, and a water).
Build your Panera Bread 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 Panera Bread 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
- Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group420 cal · 33g
- Egg Whites30 cal · 6g
- Water0 cal
450 of 500 cal · 39 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group, Egg Whites, and a water — 450 cal, 39 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panera Bread →Most filling
- Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without pecans - Half150 cal · 13g
- Egg Whites30 cal · 6g
- Water0 cal
180 of 500 cal · 19 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without pecans - Half, Egg Whites, and a water — 180 cal, 19 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panera Bread →Lightest
- Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Cup120 cal · 10g
- Sauce - Apple Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Sandwich Portion20 cal · 0g
- Water0 cal
140 of 500 cal · 10 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Cup, a Sauce - Apple Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Sandwich Portion, and a water — 140 cal, 10 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panera Bread →The 20 lightest single orders at Panera Bread
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 Panera Bread item is in the full table on the Panera Bread calories page and in /data/panera.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Cup | 120 | 10g |
| Artisan Ciabatta | 150 | 6g |
| Bread Portion - Half Sandwich & Breakfast - Tomato Basil Miche | 150 | 5g |
| Dragonfruit Sunset Energy Refresher - Naturally Flavored - 20 fl oz with ice | 150 | 0g |
| French Baguette | 150 | 5g |
| Hard Boiled Eggs | 150 | 13g |
| Kettle Cooked Potato Chips | 150 | 0g |
| Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without pecans - Half | 150 | 13g |
| Classic White Miche | 160 | 6g |
| Drive Thru - Starry Lemon Lime - 20 fl oz with Ice | 160 | – |
| Iced Caffe Latte - 20 fl oz | 160 | 10g |
| Strawberry Poppyseed Salad without pecans - Whole | 170 | 4g |
| Whole Grain Lahvash | 170 | 12g |
| Bread Portion - Half Sandwich & Breakfast - Black Pepper Focaccia | 180 | 6g |
| Cookie - Coconut Macaroon | 180 | 3g |
| Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Bowl | 180 | 14g |
| Mini Scone - Orange | 180 | 3g |
| Multigrain Bagel Flat | 180 | 7g |
| Side Portion - French Baguette | 180 | 7g |
| Bread Portion - Half Sandwich & Breakfast - Classic White Miche | 190 | 6g |
Eat at Panera Bread without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Panera Bread 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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