High-Protein Fast Food Options: Current Menus & Nutrition
Looking for a fast food option with listed protein? Start with the restaurant you are actually going to, then compare current standard-menu items in one place. This page shows items that meet our visible filter of 15g or more listed protein per standard item. It is not a personal protein target, meal prescription, or promise about how a meal will affect you.
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See current high-protein options
36 verified items from 3 chains.
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Top protein-per-calorie picks
Ranked by protein per calorie. Choose a scenario above to filter.
#1
Grilled Nuggets (8-count)
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Grilled, not breaded - the highest protein-per-calorie item on the menu.
#1
Chick-fil-A Nuggets (8-count)
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Eight breaded chicken nuggets.
#1
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips (3-count)
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Three breaded chicken tenderloins.
#1
Egg White Grill
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Grilled chicken, egg whites, and cheese on a toasted English muffin.
#1
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Grilled chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard on a multigrain bun.
#1
Chicken Tortilla Soup
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Brothy soup with chicken, beans, and tortilla strips - one of the lowest-calorie lunch options.
#1
Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
🍗 Chick-fil-A
The original: breaded chicken breast with pickles on a toasted buttered bun.
#1
Spinach, Feta & Egg White Wrap
☕ Starbucks
A protein-forward breakfast wrap.
#1
Turkey Bacon, Cheddar & Egg White Sandwich
☕ Starbucks
Turkey bacon, egg white, and cheddar on a thin bagel.
#1
Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Grilled chicken, greens, and cheese in a flaxseed flatbread; figure is as served with dressing.
#1
Ellenos Muesli Yogurt - No Added Sugar
☕ Starbucks
Greek yogurt parfait with muesli, no added sugar - the current parfait-style option on the official menu.
#1
Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites
☕ Starbucks
Higher calorie but filling egg bites with bacon and gruyere.
#1
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Spicy breaded chicken breast with pickles on a toasted buttered bun.
#1
Hash Brown Scramble Bowl
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Scrambled eggs, hash browns, and chicken in a bowl; figure is as served.
#1
Quarter Pounder with Cheese
🍔 McDonald's
Quarter-pound beef patty with two slices of cheese, onions, pickles, ketchup, and mustard.
#1
Double Cheeseburger
🍔 McDonald's
Two beef patties with two slices of cheese, pickles, onions, ketchup, and mustard.
#1
McDouble
🍔 McDonald's
Two patties with cheese. Higher protein than a basic hamburger.
#1
10-Piece Chicken McNuggets
🍔 McDonald's
Ten white-meat chicken McNuggets. Skip the sauce to save 50-200 calories per packet.
#1
Ellenos Muesli Yogurt
☕ Starbucks
Greek yogurt parfait with muesli.
#1
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis (4-count)
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Four bite-sized chicken nuggets on yeast rolls with honey butter spread.
#1
McCrispy
🍔 McDonald's
Crispy chicken fillet with crinkle-cut pickles and salted butter on a potato roll.
#1
Egg McMuffin
🍔 McDonald's
A breakfast sandwich with real egg, Canadian bacon, and English muffin.
#1
Spicy McCrispy
🍔 McDonald's
Spicy crispy chicken fillet with crinkle-cut pickles and salted butter on a potato roll.
#1
Market Salad
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Greens with grilled chicken, fruit, and toppings; figure is as served with dressing.
#1
Cheeseburger
🍔 McDonald's
Beef patty with cheese, pickles, onions, ketchup, and mustard.
#1
Bacon, Gouda & Egg Sandwich
☕ Starbucks
Bacon, egg, and gouda on an artisan roll.
#1
Cobb Salad
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Greens with grilled chicken and egg; figure is as served with dressing. Highest-calorie salad on the menu.
#1
Hash Brown Scramble Burrito
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Scrambled eggs, hash browns, and chicken in a flour tortilla; figure is as served.
#1
Spicy Southwest Salad
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Spicy greens with grilled chicken and toppings; figure is as served with dressing.
#1
Mac & Cheese
🍗 Chick-fil-A
Creamy macaroni and cheese.
#1
Big Mac
🍔 McDonald's
Two beef patties, Big Mac sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun.
#1
Filet-O-Fish
🍔 McDonald's
Fish filet with tartar sauce and half a slice of cheese on a steamed bun.
#1
Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich
☕ Starbucks
Double-smoked bacon, egg, and cheddar on a ciabatta bun.
#1
Sausage McMuffin with Egg
🍔 McDonald's
Sausage patty, egg, and cheese on a toasted English muffin.
#1
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
🍔 McDonald's
Bacon, folded egg, and cheese on a warm biscuit.
#1
Sausage Biscuit with Egg
🍔 McDonald's
Sausage patty and folded egg on a warm biscuit.
McDonald's
Full menu →Quarter Pounder with Cheese
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinQuarter-pound beef patty with two slices of cheese, onions, pickles, ketchup, and mustard.
Double Cheeseburger
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinTwo beef patties with two slices of cheese, pickles, onions, ketchup, and mustard.
McDouble
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinTwo patties with cheese. Higher protein than a basic hamburger.
10-Piece Chicken McNuggets
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinTen white-meat chicken McNuggets. Skip the sauce to save 50-200 calories per packet.
McCrispy
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinCrispy chicken fillet with crinkle-cut pickles and salted butter on a potato roll.
Egg McMuffin
Breakfast 💪 High proteinA breakfast sandwich with real egg, Canadian bacon, and English muffin.
Spicy McCrispy
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinSpicy crispy chicken fillet with crinkle-cut pickles and salted butter on a potato roll.
Cheeseburger
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinBeef patty with cheese, pickles, onions, ketchup, and mustard.
Big Mac
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinTwo beef patties, Big Mac sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun.
Filet-O-Fish
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinFish filet with tartar sauce and half a slice of cheese on a steamed bun.
Sausage McMuffin with Egg
Breakfast 💪 High proteinSausage patty, egg, and cheese on a toasted English muffin.
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
Breakfast 💪 High proteinBacon, folded egg, and cheese on a warm biscuit.
Sausage Biscuit with Egg
Breakfast 💪 High proteinSausage patty and folded egg on a warm biscuit.
Chick-fil-A
Full menu →Grilled Nuggets (8-count)
Any 💪 High proteinGrilled, not breaded - the highest protein-per-calorie item on the menu.
Chick-fil-A Nuggets (8-count)
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinEight breaded chicken nuggets.
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips (3-count)
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinThree breaded chicken tenderloins.
Egg White Grill
Breakfast 💪 High proteinGrilled chicken, egg whites, and cheese on a toasted English muffin.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinGrilled chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard on a multigrain bun.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinBrothy soup with chicken, beans, and tortilla strips - one of the lowest-calorie lunch options.
Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinThe original: breaded chicken breast with pickles on a toasted buttered bun.
Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinGrilled chicken, greens, and cheese in a flaxseed flatbread; figure is as served with dressing.
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinSpicy breaded chicken breast with pickles on a toasted buttered bun.
Hash Brown Scramble Bowl
Breakfast 💪 High proteinScrambled eggs, hash browns, and chicken in a bowl; figure is as served.
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis (4-count)
Breakfast 💪 High proteinFour bite-sized chicken nuggets on yeast rolls with honey butter spread.
Market Salad
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinGreens with grilled chicken, fruit, and toppings; figure is as served with dressing.
Cobb Salad
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinGreens with grilled chicken and egg; figure is as served with dressing. Highest-calorie salad on the menu.
Hash Brown Scramble Burrito
Breakfast 💪 High proteinScrambled eggs, hash browns, and chicken in a flour tortilla; figure is as served.
Spicy Southwest Salad
Lunch/Dinner 💪 High proteinSpicy greens with grilled chicken and toppings; figure is as served with dressing.
Mac & Cheese
Any 💪 High proteinCreamy macaroni and cheese.
Starbucks
Full menu →Spinach, Feta & Egg White Wrap
Breakfast 💪 High proteinA protein-forward breakfast wrap.
Turkey Bacon, Cheddar & Egg White Sandwich
Breakfast 💪 High proteinTurkey bacon, egg white, and cheddar on a thin bagel.
Ellenos Muesli Yogurt - No Added Sugar
Breakfast 💪 High proteinGreek yogurt parfait with muesli, no added sugar - the current parfait-style option on the official menu.
Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites
Breakfast 💪 High proteinHigher calorie but filling egg bites with bacon and gruyere.
Ellenos Muesli Yogurt
Breakfast 💪 High proteinGreek yogurt parfait with muesli.
Bacon, Gouda & Egg Sandwich
Breakfast 💪 High proteinBacon, egg, and gouda on an artisan roll.
Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich
Breakfast 💪 High proteinDouble-smoked bacon, egg, and cheddar on a ciabatta bun.
Use the filters above to see current options from McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks. If your chain is not listed, that means we do not currently have enough verified standard-menu information to feature it here. We would rather send you to the official menu than show a stale item.
How to use this page when you are ordering
Start with the chain, not a perfect number. A standard-menu item is a useful starting point because it has a published nutrition entry and a source you can check. Open the official source if you want to confirm a restaurant's current listing, then use the optional order builder only if combining more than one item would be helpful.
A listed protein amount is one piece of menu information, not a score. You may also care about the size of the meal, ingredients, a side, a drink, cost, what is available at your location, or simply what sounds good today. The goal here is to make the menu easier to read—not to turn eating out into a test.
Three quick ways to narrow the menu
I want something small and simple
Choose Small & simple when you want a single item or a lighter starting point. You will see only current standard-menu items that match that scenario, with their source and verification date. If you would rather make something at home later, see 5-minute ideas.
I want a main meal
Choose A main meal when you want a more substantial standard-menu option. The result cards show the restaurant's listed information and let you open the official menu before ordering. If you add multiple items, the optional order builder can show their combined standard-menu totals.
I want an option with listed protein
Choose An option with protein to surface items that meet the filter shown at the top of this page. The filter is editorial and visible; it is not designed around your body, medication, health history, or a daily goal.
What "current menu information" means here
Fast food menus change. Restaurants can remove an item, change a standard recipe, offer it only at some locations, or show different nutrition after customization. For that reason, LowCalFoodie displays only items with an official source link and a real verification date.
We do not fill gaps with guesses. If a source is unavailable, an item is overdue for review, or its status changes, it should not appear in the verified results module.
Build an order only if it is useful
One item may be all you need. If you are choosing more than one standard-menu item, use the Fast Food Order Builder to see the restaurant's listed totals together. The builder is optional. It does not require an account, create a daily calorie target, or save a health profile.
When you are done, you can save a reliable away-from-home option in your browser or simply leave the page. A local saved option is for your own reference and can be cleared at any time.
Open the optional order builder →High-protein fast food breakfast and other current menu paths
If you are ordering in the morning, visit High-Protein Fast Food Breakfast for current breakfast subsets and availability notes. If you are looking at a specific numerical range, browse current standard-menu items under 500 calories. Those pages use the same source and verification rules as this one.
Make tomorrow easy at home—if helpful
Eating out does not require a reset. If you want a low-effort next meal at home, choose one of these optional paths:
| If you want… | Try… |
|---|---|
| A simple plan for the next few meals | Weekly Meal Prep |
| Ideas that use food you already have | Pantry & Use-It-Up |
| A low-prep idea for later | 5-minute small-portion recipes |
| Nothing else right now | You are done. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the highest-protein fast food option?
The answer changes by chain, market, standard item size, and menu update. Rather than keep a static "winner," this page shows currently verified standard-menu items with their listed protein information and official source links.
Does this page tell me how much protein I should eat?
No. The visible filter helps organize restaurant menu information. It is not individualized nutrition advice or a personal protein recommendation.
Why is an item missing?
It may not be on a current U.S. standard menu, may be unavailable at the selected chain, may not have a source we can verify, or may be waiting for review. Use the restaurant's official menu for the latest local information.
Are customization, sauces, or add-ons included?
Result cards refer to the restaurant's published standard item. Customization and local availability can change nutrition. Open the official source before ordering if those details matter to you.
Can I save an option for later?
Yes. From the optional order builder, you can save an away-from-home option locally in your browser. You can clear it whenever you want.
Editorial and source notes
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26
Market: United States standard menus
Method: How we verify menu information
Report a menu change: Report an issue
The live result cards on this page link to each restaurant's official source. This editorial page is general menu information only; it is not medical, dietetic, or individualized nutrition advice.