Panera Bread under 400 calories: 80 orders, ranked

Of the 183 single orders we track at Panera Bread, 80 come in at or under 400 calories — 44%. The most protein in one item under 400 is the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without Pecans (Whole), 25 g for 310 calories; the most filling by protein and fiber per calorie is the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without Pecans (Half) (13 g protein, 3 g fiber, 150 cal). 39 entrées fit under 400; 84 do not.

Source: Panera Bread nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 12, 2026 · protein missing for 2 of 244 items; fat missing for 6 of 244 items

• 80 orders under 400
• 25g most protein in one item
• 31g protein in a full meal
• 84 entrées over 400

As of October 2026, 80 of the 183 Panera Bread single orders we track come in at or under 400 calories, and the most protein in a complete Panera Bread meal under 400 is 31 g (A half Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without Pecans, a cup of Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup, and a 16-ounce Caffe Latte).

Three complete Panera Bread meals under 400 calories

Under 400, the most-protein meal is built on the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad without Pecans (Half) (150 cal), which leaves 250 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 300; the others use the extra 100 calories.

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Every Panera Bread order under 400 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 400 is 280 calories and 39 of the 80 are entrées. Figures as Panera Bread published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 400 calories buys at Panera Bread

Going from 300 to 400 calories adds 31 orders: Greek Salad (Half) (310), 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), Asiago Everything Bagel (330), Signature Hot Chocolate (16 oz) (330) and Steel Cut Oatmeal with Strawberries, Pecans & Cinnamon Crunch Topping (330) and 23 more.

What doesn't fit under 400

84 of 123 Panera Bread entrées are over 400 calories; the lightest of them, the Grilled Cheese on Classic White Miche (Half), misses by 10 calories at 410. With more room, see Panera Bread under 500. Tighter budget: Panera Bread under 300. Closest misses: Grilled Cheese on Classic White Miche (Half) (410), Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad (Whole) (410), Bacon Turkey Bravo on Tomato Basil (Half) (420), Broccoli Cheddar - Bowl (420) and Spicy Fiesta Chicken on Ciabatta (Half) (420).

More at Panera Bread

• Panera Bread calories & nutrition (244 items listed)
• Panera Bread under 300 calories (49 orders)
• Panera Bread under 500 calories (108 orders)
• Panera Bread under 600 calories (129 orders)
• High-protein Panera Bread orders (33 items)
• Panera Bread calorie calculator (build an order under your cap)

Under 400 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 Subs & sandwiches chains, or the cross-chain pillar: fast food under 400 calories.

• Jimmy John's under 400
• Firehouse Subs under 400
• Wawa under 400