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Nom Rankings · Updated June 2026

Best Fast Food for Diabetics

Eating out with diabetes means watching sugar and carbs without sacrificing a real meal. We ranked the best blood-sugar-friendly fast food across 29 chains — low in sugar, with fiber where it counts — using our Nom Score.

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Options Found
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Chains Analyzed
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Best Grade
Our Criteria:
10g sugar or lessFiber where availableRanked by Nom Score
How we ranked these: Every item is scored using Nom's proprietary algorithm that evaluates sodium, saturated fat, sugar, portion size, fiber, and protein per calorie. Data sourced from official restaurant nutrition information.

Top Picks

Caesar Salad with Dressing
A
1
Caesar Salad with Dressing · The Habit Burger Grill
Cal
470
Prot
12g
Sod
380
Sug
2g
Guacamole Greens
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2
Guacamole Greens · Sweetgreen
Cal
575
Prot
27g
Sod
604
Sug
7g
Plain Baked Potato
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3
Plain Baked Potato · Wendy's
Cal
270
Prot
7g
Sod
40
Sug
3g

Full Rankings

4
Siete Sea Salt Potato Chips
Sweetgreen
220 cal 3g protein 23g carbs 220mg sodium
A
5
French Fries
In-N-Out Burger
360 cal 6g protein 49g carbs 150mg sodium
A
6
Crinkle-Cut Fries
Raising Cane's
400 cal 5g protein 50g carbs 310mg sodium
A
7
Sour Cream & Chives Baked Potato
Wendy's
310 cal 8g protein 63g carbs 55mg sodium
A
8
French Fries (Small)
McDonald's
230 cal 3g protein 31g carbs 190mg sodium
A
9
French Fries (Medium)
McDonald's
320 cal 5g protein 43g carbs 260mg sodium
A
10
Chips & Guacamole (Small)
El Pollo Loco
490 cal 6g protein 49g carbs 330mg sodium
A
11
French Fries (Large)
McDonald's
480 cal 7g protein 65g carbs 400mg sodium
A
12
French Fries (Small)
Whataburger
270 cal 3g protein 34g carbs 170mg sodium
A
13
Steamed Brown Rice
Panda Express
420 cal 9g protein 87g carbs 15mg sodium
A
14
Complimentary Peanuts
Five Guys
170 cal 7g protein 5g carbs 180mg sodium
A
15
French Fries (Medium)
Whataburger
400 cal 4g protein 51g carbs 260mg sodium
A
16
Five Guys Style Fries (Little)
Five Guys
526 cal 8g protein 72g carbs 531mg sodium
A
17
Tuna Salad
Subway
310 cal 15g protein 10g carbs 370mg sodium
A
18
Thinny Chips®
Jimmy John's
260 cal 4g protein 39g carbs 190mg sodium
A
19
Chips
Chipotle
570 cal 8g protein 73g carbs 420mg sodium
A
20
French Fries (Large)
Whataburger
530 cal 6g protein 68g carbs 350mg sodium
A
21
Chips & Guacamole
Chipotle
720 cal 10g protein 81g carbs 610mg sodium
A
22
Spicy Southwest Salad with Grilled Nuggets
Chick-fil-A
480 cal 39g protein 38g carbs 650mg sodium
A
23
Sweet Kernel Corn (Family)
KFC
280 cal 10g protein 67g carbs 10mg sodium
A
24
Premium Roast Coffee (Medium)
McDonald's
0 cal 2g protein 1g carbs 20mg sodium
A
25
Hot Tea (Medium)
McDonald's
10 cal 2g protein 0g carbs 5mg sodium
A

Restaurant-Specific Guides

Get detailed fast food for diabetics guides for each chain:

Taco BellTaco Bell McDonald'sMcDonald's ChipotleChipotle Chick-fil-AChick-fil-A Wendy'sWendy's Burger KingBurger King Panda ExpressPanda Express The Habit Burger GrillThe Habit Burger Grill Panera BreadPanera Bread Jack in the BoxJack in the Box SubwaySubway IHOPIHOP Del TacoDel Taco PopeyesPopeyes Carl's Jr.Carl's Jr. SweetgreenSweetgreen Shake ShackShake Shack In-N-Out BurgerIn-N-Out Burger Jersey Mike's SubsJersey Mike's Subs Jimmy John'sJimmy John's Five GuysFive Guys Raising Cane'sRaising Cane's WingstopWingstop Culver'sCulver's WhataburgerWhataburger El Pollo LocoEl Pollo Loco Dairy QueenDairy Queen Sonic Drive-InSonic Drive-In KFCKFC

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