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
- 66 single orders
- 170 cal lightest main
- 35g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
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.”
Get it at the nearest Wendy's →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.”
Get it at the nearest Wendy's →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).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Nuggets (4) | 170 | 9g |
| Spicy Chicken Nuggets (4) | 190 | 10g |
| Jr. Hamburger | 230 | 12g |
| Chicken Nuggets (6) | 260 | 14g |
| Jr. Cheeseburger | 270 | 14g |
| Spicy Chicken Nuggets (6) | 280 | 15g |
| Honey Butter Biscuit | 330 | 5g |
| Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe | 330 | 15g |
| Crispy Chicken Sandwich | 340 | 15g |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 350 | 18g |
| Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 370 | 13g |
| Double Stack | 380 | 23g |
| Sausage Gravy & Biscuit | 410 | 7g |
| Tenders (3) | 420 | 33g |
| Bacon Double Stack | 420 | 26g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 420 | 17g |
| Bacon, Egg & Swiss Croissant | 420 | 18g |
| Crispy Chicken BLT | 420 | 20g |
| Grilled Chicken Wrap | 420 | 28g |
| Chicken Nuggets (10) | 430 | 23g |
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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