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Steak 'n Shake calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Steak 'n Shake order from 43 single orders — 18 entrées and 25 sides — using Steak 'n Shake's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Single Steakburger without Cheese at 360 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Triple Steakburger Triple Cheese, is 950. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 24 g.

Source: Steak 'n Shake nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 43 Steak 'n Shake single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Steak 'n Shake meal under 500 calories is 24 g (A Single Steakburger without Cheese and an A2 Milk).

Build your Steak 'n Shake 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 Steak 'n Shake meals under 500 calories

Starting points for the builder — 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).

Most protein

  • Single Steakburger without Cheese360 cal · 16g
  • A2 Milk120 cal · 8g

480 of 500 cal · 24 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Single Steakburger without Cheese and an A2 Milk — 480 cal, 24 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Single Steakburger without Cheese360 cal · 16g
  • A2 Milk120 cal · 8g

480 of 500 cal · 24 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Single Steakburger without Cheese and an A2 Milk — 480 cal, 24 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Steak 'n Shake →

Lightest

  • Single Steakburger without Cheese360 cal · 16g
  • Water0 cal

360 of 500 cal · 16 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Single Steakburger without Cheese and a water — 360 cal, 16 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Steak 'n Shake →

The 18 lightest meal-sized mains at Steak 'n Shake

Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Steak 'n Shake item is in the full table on the Steak 'n Shake calories page and in /data/steak-n-shake.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Steak 'n Shake
ItemCaloriesProtein
Single Steakburger without Cheese36016g
Steak Frank38013g
Grilled Cheese40013g
Chicken Fingers (3)42023g
Chili Mac47016g
Bacon 'n Cheese Single Steakburger51024g
Chili Bowl55020g
Garlic Single Steakburger58018g
The Original Double 'N Cheese60030g
Bitcoin Burger70034g
Bacon 'n Cheese Double Steakburger72037g
Double Steakburger Double Cheese73037g
Chili 5 Way76033g
Triple Steakburger76041g
Garlic Double Steakburger77029g
Western BBQ 'n Bacon Steakburger84033g
Frisco Melt92034g
Triple Steakburger Triple Cheese95047g

Eat at Steak 'n Shake without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Steak 'n Shake 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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