Panera Bread under 300 calories: 89 orders, ranked

Of the 253 Panera Bread items we track, 89 are single orders at or under 300 calories — 35% of the menu. The most protein in one item under 300 is the Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken - Half, 20 g for 290 calories; the most filling by protein and fiber per calorie is the Egg Whites (6 g protein, 0 g fiber, 30 cal). 24 entrées fit under 300; 116 do not.

Source: Panera Bread nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed September 13, 2026 · protein missing for 2 of 253 items; fat missing for 6 of 253 items

• 89 orders under 300
• 20g most protein in one item
• 20g protein in a full meal
• 116 entrées over 300

As of September 2026, 89 of the 253 Panera Bread items we track fit under 300 calories, and the most protein in a complete Panera Bread meal under 300 is 20 g (A Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken - Half and a water).

Three complete Panera Bread meals under 300 calories

Under 300, the most-protein entrée — the Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken - Half, 290 cal — leaves 10 calories for a side. 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).

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Every Panera Bread order under 300 calories, ranked by protein

Single orders only — no kids' meals, combos, sauces or toppings — by grams of protein, then calories. The median order under 300 is 170 calories and 24 of the 89 are entrées. Figures as Panera Bread published them (how we check them).

What 300 calories buys at Panera Bread

The 8 lightest orders under 300: Sauce - Apple Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce - Sandwich Portion (20), Sauce - Balsamic Glaze - Sandwich Portion (20), Sauce - Creamy Pesto - Sandwich Portion (25), Sauce- Creamy Basil Pesto- Sandwich Portion (25), Dressing - Green Goddess Dressing - Sandwich Portion (30), Egg Whites (30), Dressing - Greek Dressing - Sandwich Portion (40) and Sauce- Cheese Hollandaise - Breakfast Sandwich Portion (50).

What doesn't fit under 300

116 of 140 Panera Bread entrées are over 300 calories; the lightest of them, the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without pecans - Whole, misses by 10 calories at 310. With more room, see Panera Bread under 400. Closest misses: Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without pecans - Whole (310), Asiago Cheese Bagel (320), Cinnamon Swirl & Raisin Bagel (320), Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad on Country Rustic - Half (320) and Asiago Everything Bagel (330).

More at Panera Bread

• Panera Bread calories & nutrition (all 253 items)
• Panera Bread under 400 calories (126 orders)
• Panera Bread under 500 calories (157 orders)
• Panera Bread under 600 calories (180 orders)
• High-protein Panera Bread orders (34 items)
• Panera Bread calorie calculator (build an order under your cap)

Under 300 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 Subs & sandwiches chains, or the cross-chain pillar: fast food under 300 calories.

• Jimmy John's under 300
• Firehouse Subs under 300
• Subway under 300