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Whataburger under 600 calories: 66 orders, ranked

Of the 87 single orders we track at Whataburger, 66 come in at or under 600 calories — 76%. The most protein in one item under 600 is the Cobb Salad with Whatachick'n, 45 g for 540 calories; the most filling by protein and fiber per calorie is the Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken (34 g protein, 6 g fiber, 290 cal). 31 entrées fit under 600; 15 do not.

Source: Whataburger nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 66 of the 87 Whataburger single orders we track come in at or under 600 calories, and the most protein in a complete Whataburger meal under 600 is 53 g (A Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken and an 8-ounce 1% Low Fat Milk).

Three complete Whataburger meals under 600 calories

Under 600, the most-protein meal is built on the Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken (430 cal), which leaves 170 calories for its sides and drink. 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). The lightest meal is unchanged from under 500; the others use the extra 100 calories.

Most protein

  • Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken430 cal · 44g
  • 1% Low Fat Milk (8 oz)110 cal · 9g

540 of 600 cal · 53 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken and an 8-ounce 1% Low Fat Milk — 540 cal, 53 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken430 cal · 44g
  • 1% Low Fat Milk (8 oz)110 cal · 9g

540 of 600 cal · 53 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken and an 8-ounce 1% Low Fat Milk — 540 cal, 53 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Whataburger →

Lightest

  • Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken290 cal · 34g
  • Caffeine Free Diet Coke (44 oz)0 cal · 0g

290 of 600 cal · 34 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken and a 44-ounce Caffeine Free Diet Coke — 290 cal, 34 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Whataburger →

Every Whataburger order under 600 calories, ranked by protein

Single orders only — no desserts, kids' meals, combos, sauces or toppings — by grams of protein, then calories. The median order under 600 is 430 calories and 31 of the 66 are entrées. Figures as Whataburger published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

Whataburger orders under 600 calories
#ItemCaloriesProteinProtein / 100 cal
1Cobb Salad with Whatachick'n54045g8.3g
2#15 Whatachick'n Bites (9)58045g7.8g
3Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken43044g10.2g
4Cobb Salad with Spicy Chicken55043g7.8g
5Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad† with Whatachick'n48038g7.9g
6Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad† with Grilled Chicken37037g10.0g
7Garden Salad with Whatachick'n40035g8.8g
8Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad† with Spicy Chicken48035g7.3g
9Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken29034g11.7g
10Apple & Cranberry Salad with Whatachick'n49034g6.9g
11Apple & Cranberry Salad with Grilled Chicken38033g8.7g
12Grilled Chicken Melt39033g8.5g
13Garden Salad with Spicy Chicken40032g8.0g
14#11 Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Whatasauce43032g7.4g
15#11 Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Mayonnaise47032g6.8g
16#10 Whatachick'n Sandwich with Whatasauce54032g5.9g
17#10 Whatachick'n Sandwich with Mayonnaise58032g5.5g
18Jr. Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger60032g5.3g
19Apple & Cranberry Salad with Spicy Chicken50031g6.2g
20#12 Spicy Chicken Sandwich55031g5.6g
21#14 Whatachick'n Bites (6)39030g7.7g
22#16 Chicken Fajita Taco34029g8.5g
23#1 Whataburger59029g4.9g
24Jr. Green Chile Double54028g5.2g
25#24 Breakfast Platter with Bacon60028g4.7g
26#21 Breakfast on a Bun with Sausage51027g5.3g
27#13 Whatachick'n Strips (3)46024g5.2g
28#8 Double Meat Whataburger Jr.42023g5.5g
29Bacon & Cheese Whataburger Jr.40021g5.3g
30Cobb Salad30020g6.7g
31#20 Taquito with Cheese & Bacon40020g5.0g
32#20 Taquito with Cheese & Sausage42019g4.5g
33#20 Taquito with Cheese & Chorizo45019g4.2g
34Whatacatch Sandwich49019g3.9g
35#22 Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon50019g3.8g
36#21 Breakfast on a Bun with Bacon36018g5.0g
37#22 Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon49018g3.7g
38Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit with Sausage51018g3.5g
39Taquito with Bacon36017g4.7g
40#20 Taquito with Cheese & Potato44017g3.9g
41Buttermilk Biscuit with Sausage51017g3.3g
42Taquito with Sausage38016g4.2g
43Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit with Egg & Cheese44016g3.6g
44Egg Sandwich31015g4.8g
45Taquito with Potato40015g3.8g
46#7 Whataburger Jr.31014g4.5g
47Buttermilk Biscuit with Egg & Cheese44014g3.2g
48#25 Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit58013g2.2g
49Garden Salad16010g6.3g
50Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit with Bacon3709g2.4g
51#26 Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit & Gravy4909g1.8g
52Buttermilk Biscuit with Bacon3608g2.2g
53#26 Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy4908g1.6g
54Cinnamon Roll (Single)5808g1.4g
55Grilled Veggie Wrap3307g2.1g
56Onion Rings (Large)4507g1.6g
57Hard-Boiled Egg806g7.5g
58Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit3106g1.9g
59French Fries (Large)5306g1.1g
60Buttermilk Biscuit3105g1.6g
61Onion Rings (Medium)3004g1.3g
62French Fries (Medium)4004g1.0g
63French Fries (Small)2703g1.1g
64Grits1002g2.0g
65Hashbrowns1902g1.1g
66Apple Slices300g0.0g

What 600 calories buys at Whataburger

Going from 500 to 600 calories adds 16 orders: #21 Breakfast on a Bun with Sausage (510), Buttermilk Biscuit with Sausage (510), Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuit with Sausage (510), French Fries (Large) (530), #10 Whatachick'n Sandwich with Whatasauce (540), Cobb Salad with Whatachick'n (540), Jr. Green Chile Double (540) and #12 Spicy Chicken Sandwich (550) and 8 more.

What doesn't fit under 600

15 of 46 Whataburger entrées are over 600 calories; the lightest of them, the Jr. Whataburger Patty Melt (Single Patty), misses by 40 calories at 640. Tighter budget: Whataburger under 500. Closest misses: Jr. Whataburger Patty Melt (Single Patty) (640), Jr. Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich (650), Jr. Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip Sandwich (660), #4 Jalapeño & Cheese Whataburger (680) and Jr. Mushroom Swiss Burger (700).

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Under 600 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 Burgers chains, or the cross-chain pillar: fast food under 500 calories (the 600-calorie cap has no cross-chain page yet).