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Wendy's calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Wendy's order from 66 single orders — 33 entrées, 15 sides and 18 breakfast items — using Wendy's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Chicken Nuggets (4) at 170 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Big Bacon Classic Triple, is 1,140. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 35 g.

Source: Wendy's nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 66 Wendy's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Wendy's meal under 500 calories is 35 g (3 Tenders and a large Cold Brew).

Build your Wendy's 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 Wendy's 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

  • Tenders (3)420 cal · 33g
  • Cold Brew (Large)40 cal · 2g

460 of 500 cal · 35 g protein

What to say at the counter: “3 Tenders and a large Cold Brew — 460 cal, 35 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Tenders (3)420 cal · 33g
  • Cold Brew (Large)40 cal · 2g

460 of 500 cal · 35 g protein

What to say at the counter: “3 Tenders and a large Cold Brew — 460 cal, 35 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Wendy's →

Lightest

  • Chicken Nuggets (4)170 cal · 9g
  • Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Large)0 cal · 0g

170 of 500 cal · 9 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A 4-piece Chicken Nuggets and a large Coca-Cola Zero Sugar — 170 cal, 9 g protein.”

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The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Wendy's

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 Wendy's item is in the full table on the Wendy's calories page and in /data/wendys.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Wendy's
ItemCaloriesProtein
Chicken Nuggets (4)1709g
Spicy Chicken Nuggets (4)19010g
Jr. Hamburger23012g
Chicken Nuggets (6)26014g
Jr. Cheeseburger27014g
Spicy Chicken Nuggets (6)28015g
Honey Butter Biscuit3305g
Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe33015g
Crispy Chicken Sandwich34015g
Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger35018g
Egg & Cheese Biscuit37013g
Double Stack38023g
Sausage Gravy & Biscuit4107g
Tenders (3)42033g
Bacon Double Stack42026g
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit42017g
Bacon, Egg & Swiss Croissant42018g
Crispy Chicken BLT42020g
Grilled Chicken Wrap42028g
Chicken Nuggets (10)43023g

Eat at Wendy's without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Wendy's 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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