Best under-500-calorie Panda Express Order

The most protein that fits in 500 calories, for a lighter meal or a day when most of your budget is spent elsewhere.

The order

Order Super Greens, Grilled Teriyaki Chicken. That comes to 460 calories and 46g protein, with 40% of the calories coming from protein.

Item	Amount	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Super Greens	1 serving	180	8g	17g	9g
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken	1 serving	280	38g	13g	9g
Total	Total		460	46g	30g	18g

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2 other options

Each one is the best order built around a different main choice, so you can pick by taste.

Super Greens, Kung Pao Chicken

450 calories, 28g protein, 33g carbs, 23g fat. Compared with the order above: −18g protein, −10 calories.

Swaps Grilled Teriyaki Chicken for Kung Pao Chicken.

Super Greens, Broccoli Beef

370 calories, 25g protein, 31g carbs, 16g fat. Compared with the order above: −21g protein, −90 calories.

Swaps Grilled Teriyaki Chicken for Broccoli Beef.

How this order was chosen

We tried every Panda Express bowl, plate or bigger plate a person would realistically order from the published menu (side, entrées) and kept the ones with 500 calories or fewer. Among those, the order with the most protein wins, but an item only earns its place if it adds at least 1g of protein for every 50 calories. Without that rule the winner fills up with sides that add a gram or two of protein and a lot of calories. Drinks are left out; pair the meal with a zero-calorie one.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken is listed without its teriyaki sauce. Panda's sauce is 70 calories and 16 g of carbs a serving; ask for it on the side if you are counting.
A bowl is one side and one entrée, a plate two entrées and a bigger plate three. Half and half on the side gives you half of each.

Nutrition from Zolt's Panda Express menu data, last reviewed 2026-11-03 against Panda Restaurant Group. Portions in the restaurant vary, so log what you were actually served.