Sonic Drive-In calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Sonic Drive-In order from 204 single orders — 65 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Sonic Drive-In's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the BERRY CITRUS (SPARKLING) at 150 calories; the heaviest entrée, the SuperSONIC® DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER WITH KETCHUP & MAYO, is 1,040. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 38 g.
Source: Sonic Drive-In nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed · protein missing for 19 of 237 items
- 204 single orders
- 150 cal lightest order
- 38g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 204 Sonic Drive-In single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Sonic Drive-In meal under 500 calories is 38 g (CRISPY TENDERS (5 PC.), a HOT CHILI, and a water).
Build your Sonic Drive-In 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 Sonic Drive-In 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
- CRISPY TENDERS (5 PC.)430 cal · 35g
- HOT CHILI60 cal · 3g
- Water0 cal
490 of 500 cal · 38 g protein
What to say at the counter: “CRISPY TENDERS (5 PC.), a HOT CHILI, and a water — 490 cal, 38 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Sonic Drive-In →Most filling
- CRISPY TENDERS (5 PC.)430 cal · 35g
- HOT CHILI60 cal · 3g
- Water0 cal
490 of 500 cal · 38 g protein
What to say at the counter: “CRISPY TENDERS (5 PC.), a HOT CHILI, and a water — 490 cal, 38 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Sonic Drive-In →Lightest
- PREMIUM CHICKEN BITES SMALL240 cal · 13g
- GRILLED ONIONS15 cal · 0g
- Water0 cal
255 of 500 cal · 13 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A PREMIUM CHICKEN BITES SMALL, GRILLED ONIONS, and a water — 255 cal, 13 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Sonic Drive-In →The 20 lightest single orders at Sonic Drive-In
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 Sonic Drive-In item is in the full table on the Sonic Drive-In calories page and in /data/sonic.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| BERRY CITRUS (SPARKLING) | 150 | 2g |
| BERRY CITRUS (STILL) | 150 | 2g |
| CANADA DRY® GINGER ALE MEDIUM | 150 | 0g |
| COCOBERRY CREAM, MINI | 150 | 1g |
| STARRY® SMALL | 150 | – |
| SHARK BITE, SMALL | 160 | 0g |
| BIG RED® MEDIUM | 170 | 0g |
| HAWAIIAN PUNCH® SMALL | 170 | – |
| TWISTED FLAMINGO SMALL | 170 | 0g |
| TWISTED FLAMINGO, 16 OZ | 170 | 0g |
| STARRY® MEDIUM | 180 | – |
| COCOBERRY CREAM, SMALL | 190 | 1g |
| SUN DROP® MEDIUM | 190 | – |
| HAWAIIAN PUNCH® MEDIUM | 210 | – |
| CANADA DRY® GINGER ALE LARGE | 230 | 0g |
| PREMIUM CHICKEN BITES SMALL | 240 | 13g |
| BIG RED® LARGE | 250 | 0g |
| SOFT PRETZEL TWIST | 250 | 7g |
| CRISPY TENDERS (3 PC.) | 260 | 21g |
| JR BREAKFAST BURRITO BACON | 270 | 13g |
Eat at Sonic Drive-In without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Sonic Drive-In 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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