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Nom Rankings · Updated June 2026

Healthiest Fast Food Options

Verdict: The Tuna Salad at Subway tops the list as the healthiest fast food item you can order — Nom Score 94/100 (grade A), 310 calories, 15g protein, 370mg sodium. A grades go to 16 of the 30 picks, and Panera Bread contributes 5 of them — where you pull in decides as much as what you order.

30Options Found
31Chains Analyzed
ABest Grade
Our Criteria:
Nom Score A or B gradeBalanced macrosLower sodium preferred

What’s actually healthy at fast food restaurants? We scored 2,300+ items with the Nom Score and ranked the real meals that come out on top — drinks and stand-alone sauces excluded.

How we ranked these: Every item is scored by the Nom Score, which weighs sodium, saturated fat, sugar, portion size, fiber, and protein per calorie against FDA daily-value guidance. Data comes from official restaurant nutrition information.

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Top Picks

1
A
Tuna Salad
Subway
Cal
310
Prot
15g
Sod
370
Sug
4g
2
A
Spicy Southwest Salad with Grilled Nuggets
Chick-fil-A
Cal
480
Prot
39g
Sod
650
Sug
9g
3
A
Full Strawberry Poppyseed with Chicken
Panera Bread
Cal
360
Prot
29g
Sod
300
Sug
23g
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Full Rankings

4
Taco al Carbón
El Pollo Loco
170 cal 15g protein 17g carbs 250mg sodium
A
5
Black Bean Chalupa Supreme
Taco Bell
336 cal 10g protein 36g carbs 453mg sodium
A
6
Guacamole Greens
Sweetgreen
575 cal 29g protein 33g carbs 1020mg sodium
A
7
MUSH Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Overnight Oats
Starbucks
290 cal 15g protein 40g carbs 280mg sodium
A
8
Grilled Chicken Salad
Jersey Mike’s Subs
180 cal 24g protein 8g carbs 420mg sodium
A
9
Classic Wings - Plain (6 pc)
Wingstop
540 cal 60g protein 0g carbs 180mg sodium
A
10
Double Chicken Avocado Salad
El Pollo Loco
350 cal 50g protein 13g carbs 820mg sodium
A
11
Bacon & Cheese Baked Potato
Wendy’s
440 cal 17g protein 64g carbs 610mg sodium
A
12
Shroomami
Sweetgreen
665 cal 20g protein 51g carbs 1250mg sodium
A
13
Chicken Cashew Salad with Grilled Chicken
Culver’s
430 cal 41g protein 17g carbs 1080mg sodium
A
14
Ellenos® Muesli Yogurt – No Added Sugar
Starbucks
280 cal 18g protein 28g carbs 140mg sodium
A
15
Chili Crisp Shrimp
Panda Express
210 cal 13g protein 19g carbs 340mg sodium
A
16
Multigrain Bagel
Dunkin’
380 cal 15g protein 63g carbs 550mg sodium
A
17
Honey Sesame Chicken Breast
Panda Express
490 cal 16g protein 40g carbs 480mg sodium
B
18
Sesame Bagel
Panera Bread
290 cal 11g protein 57g carbs 410mg sodium
B
19
Full Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich
Panera Bread
630 cal 28g protein 62g carbs 750mg sodium
B
20
55+ Turkey & Swiss Sandwich
IHOP
540 cal 43g protein 36g carbs 860mg sodium
B
21
Chicken Pesto Parm
Sweetgreen
510 cal 38g protein 30g carbs 1561mg sodium
B
22
Perfect Bar® – Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter
Starbucks
330 cal 15g protein 24g carbs 105mg sodium
B
23
Perfect Bar® Peanut Butter
Starbucks
340 cal 17g protein 27g carbs 50mg sodium
B
24
Scrambled Eggs (2)
McDonald’s
140 cal 13g protein 1g carbs 120mg sodium
B
25
4 Piece French Toast Sticks
Wendy’s
330 cal 11g protein 33g carbs 360mg sodium
B
26
Steak Salad
Chipotle
200 cal 31g protein 4g carbs 325mg sodium
B
27
Plain Bagel
Panera Bread
280 cal 10g protein 57g carbs 410mg sodium
B
28
Avocado, Egg White & Spinach Breakfast Power Sandwich
Panera Bread
410 cal 12g protein 52g carbs 590mg sodium
B
29
Oven Roasted Chicken Salad
Subway
140 cal 19g protein 10g carbs 280mg sodium
B
30
Omelette
IHOP
400 cal 28g protein 8g carbs 440mg sodium
B

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