Taco Bell calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Taco Bell order from 90 single orders — 78 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Taco Bell's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Fresco Chicken Soft Taco at 150 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Boss Nachos (Steak), is 1,130. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 26 g.
Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed
- 90 single orders
- 150 cal lightest order
- 26g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 90 Taco Bell single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Taco Bell meal under 500 calories is 26 g (A Chicken Power Bowl and a water).
Build your Taco Bell 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 Taco Bell 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
- Chicken Power Bowl470 cal · 26g
- Water0 cal
470 of 500 cal · 26 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Chicken Power Bowl and a water — 470 cal, 26 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Taco Bell →Most filling
- Fresco Chicken Soft Taco150 cal · 11g
- Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco100 cal · 7g
- Water0 cal
250 of 500 cal · 18 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Fresco Chicken Soft Taco, a Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco, and a water — 250 cal, 18 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Taco Bell →Lightest
- Fresco Chicken Soft Taco150 cal · 11g
- Black Beans50 cal · 2g
- Water0 cal
200 of 500 cal · 13 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Fresco Chicken Soft Taco, Black Beans, and a water — 200 cal, 13 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Taco Bell →The 20 lightest single orders at Taco Bell
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 Taco Bell item is in the full table on the Taco Bell calories page and in /data/taco-bell.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Fresco Chicken Soft Taco | 150 | 11g |
| Fresco Grilled Steak Soft Taco | 150 | 10g |
| Fresco Beef Soft Taco | 160 | 8g |
| Hash Brown | 160 | 1g |
| Black Bean Soft Taco | 170 | 6g |
| Black Beans & Rice | 170 | 4g |
| Chicken Soft Taco | 170 | 10g |
| Cinnamon Twists | 170 | 1g |
| Crunchy Taco | 170 | 8g |
| Flamin' Hot Doritos Locos Taco | 170 | 8g |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco | 170 | 8g |
| Cheesy Roll-Up | 180 | 9g |
| Chips & Pico De Gallo | 180 | 2g |
| Soft Taco - Beef | 180 | 9g |
| Crunchy Taco Supreme | 190 | 8g |
| Flamin' Hot Doritos Locos Taco Supreme | 190 | 8g |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco Supreme | 190 | 8g |
| Soft Taco Supreme – Beef | 210 | 10g |
| Chips and Nacho Cheese Sauce | 220 | 2g |
| Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes | 230 | 3g |
Eat at Taco Bell without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Taco Bell 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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Calculators at other chains
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