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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 74 single orders — 54 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Wendy's's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Vanilla Frosty (Junior) at 190 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger (Double), is 1,180. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 50 g.

Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 74 Wendy's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Wendy's meal under 500 calories is 50 g (A Parmesan Caesar Salad (Full), Strawberries, and a water).

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 — 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

  • Parmesan Caesar Salad (Full)480 cal · 50g
  • Strawberries20 cal · 0g
  • Water0 cal

500 of 500 cal · 50 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Parmesan Caesar Salad (Full), Strawberries, and a water — 500 cal, 50 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Parmesan Caesar Salad (Full)480 cal · 50g
  • Strawberries20 cal · 0g
  • Water0 cal

500 of 500 cal · 50 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Parmesan Caesar Salad (Full), Strawberries, and a water — 500 cal, 50 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Wendy's →

Lightest

  • Jr. Hamburger270 cal · 14g
  • Strawberries20 cal · 0g
  • Water0 cal

290 of 500 cal · 14 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Jr. Hamburger, Strawberries, and a water — 290 cal, 14 g protein.”

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The 20 lightest single orders at Wendy's

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 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 single orders at Wendy's
ItemCaloriesProtein
Vanilla Frosty (Junior)1905g
Jr. Hamburger27014g
Oatmeal Bar2703g
Plain Baked Potato2707g
Spicy Chicken Nuggets (6 Piece)28015g
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie2903g
Honey Butter Biscuit3103g
Jr. Cheeseburger31016g
Sour Cream & Chives Baked Potato3108g
Classic Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich32018g
Chili (Large)33022g
Chocolate Chunk Cookie3303g
Crispy Chicken Sandwich33014g
Seasoned Potatoes (Medium)3304g
Sugar Cookie3303g
Sausage & Egg Burrito34015g
Chocolate Frosty (Small)35010g
Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich35014g
Strawberry Frosty (Small)3508g
Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe36016g

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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