Panera Bread under 500 calories: 157 orders, ranked

Of the 253 Panera Bread items we track, 157 are single orders at or under 500 calories — 62% of the menu. The most protein in one item under 500 is the Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group, 33 g for 420 calories; the most filling by protein and fiber per calorie is the Egg Whites (6 g protein, 0 g fiber, 30 cal). 73 entrées fit under 500; 67 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

• 157 orders under 500
• 33g most protein in one item
• 39g protein in a full meal
• 67 entrées over 500

As of September 2026, 157 of the 253 Panera Bread items we track fit under 500 calories, and the most protein in a complete Panera Bread meal under 500 is 39 g (A Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group, Egg Whites, and a water).

Three complete Panera Bread meals under 500 calories

Under 500, the most-protein entrée — the Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - Group, 420 cal — leaves 80 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). The most filling and lightest meals are unchanged from under 400; the other uses the extra 100 calories.

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Every Panera Bread order under 500 calories, ranked by protein

Single orders only — no kids' meals, combos, sauces or toppings — by grams of protein, then calories. The median order under 500 is 280 calories and 73 of the 157 are entrées. Figures as Panera Bread published them (how we check them).

What 500 calories buys at Panera Bread

Going from 400 to 500 calories adds 31 orders: Cookie - Candy (410), Cookie - Tulip Shaped Shortbread (410), Grilled Cheese on Classic White Miche - Half (410), Ham, Egg & Cheese on Ciabatta (410), Pastry - Chocolate Croissant (410), Signature Hot Chocolate - 20 fl oz (410), Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad - Whole (410) and Bacon Turkey Bravo on Tomato Basil - Half (420) and 23 more.

What doesn't fit under 500

67 of 140 Panera Bread entrées are over 500 calories; the lightest of them, the Bacon Double Take on Black Pepper Focaccia, misses by 10 calories at 510. With more room, see Panera Bread under 600. Tighter budget: Panera Bread under 400. Closest misses: Bacon Double Take on Black Pepper Focaccia (510), Muffin - Blueberry (510), Asiago Everything Bagel Stack Sandwich - Wake-Up BLT (530), Asian Sesame Chicken - Whole (530) and Ciabatta Cheesesteak - Half (530).

More at Panera Bread

• Panera Bread calories & nutrition (all 253 items)
• Panera Bread under 300 calories (89 orders)
• Panera Bread under 400 calories (126 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 500 calories at other chains

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

• Jersey Mike's under 500
• Jimmy John's under 500
• Firehouse Subs under 500