What’s the Best High-Protein, Low-Calorie Order at Moe’s?

You don’t need a complicated “macro hack” at Moe’s. You just need an order that’s mostly protein, keeps the calorie-dense extras under control, and still tastes like Moe’s.

The nice part is Moe’s published nutrition info makes this easy. There’s a specific order that already lands at 64g protein for 580 calories, no math required.

Best high-protein, low-calorie order

High Protein Chicken Bacon Salad

• 580 calories
• 64g protein
• 19g carbs
• 28g fat

This is the cleanest “copy/paste” order if your goal is high protein without racking up calories from a tortilla, rice, or chips.

It’s also naturally high-volume because it’s built on salad greens instead of the usual heavy base.

The exact order to say at the counter

Ask for:

• High Protein Chicken Bacon Salad

That’s it. It’s already a defined menu build in LeanBites’ rankings, and the macro line is the one you’re looking for (580 calories, 64g protein).

If you’re the type who freezes at the topping station, this is why it works: chicken does the heavy lifting on protein, bacon and cheese bring the “this actually tastes good” factor, and the rest is mostly low-cal volume.

Macro comparison table (Moe’s top picks)

These are the Moe’s options that tend to come up when people want high protein without a huge calorie hit.

If you only care about the biggest protein number while staying under 600 calories, the High Protein Chicken Bacon Salad is the one.

If you care more about the lowest calories for still-solid protein, the Double Chicken Protein Bowl is the tighter pick.

If you want it as a bowl, do this instead

Some people just don’t want a salad. Fair.

Get the Double Chicken Protein Bowl:

• 460 calories
• 50g protein
• 30g carbs
• 15g fat

That’s the best “bowl-shaped” high-protein order that stays notably lower calorie than the 64g protein salad.

Then use salsa to keep it interesting without spending calories.

Low-cal flavor moves (salsas and sauces)

At Moe’s, sauces can either be a rounding error or the thing that quietly pushes your meal up.

Here are the easy, low-cal adds from the chain’s published nutrition info:

• House-Made Salsa: 10 calories (0g protein, 2g carbs, 0g fat)
• Tomatillo Salsa: 10 calories (0g protein, 1g carbs, 0g fat)
• Hard Rock Sauce: 10 calories (0g protein, 1g carbs, 0g fat)
• Spicy Red Salsa: 10 calories (0g protein, 2g carbs, 0g fat)

And one that’s still reasonable, but not “free”:

• Poblano Crema: 40 calories (1g protein, 2g carbs, 3g fat)

If you’re building a higher-protein order, salsa is basically the cheat code. You can stack flavor without changing the macro picture much.

Simple swaps that keep protein high and calories lower

These are the tweaks that tend to matter most at Moe’s.

• Instead of a quesadilla, get the Double Chicken Protein Bowl (saves 10 calories, adds 10g protein).
• Instead of a Chicken and Steak Protein Bowl, get the High Protein Chicken Bacon Salad (saves 30 calories, adds 11g protein, and drops carbs by 14g).
• Instead of Poblano Crema, get House-Made Salsa (saves 30 calories).

None of these are “never eat the other thing.” It’s just the easiest way to keep the order doing what you want it to do.

What to watch for when you’re trying to stay low-cal at Moe’s

A Moe’s meal gets calorie-heavy fast when you stack multiple dense bases and fats.

The usual suspects:

• Tortillas (burritos and quesadillas)
• Extra cheese
• Creamy sauces (like crema)
• Going heavy on add-ons that don’t move protein much

You don’t have to skip them forever. You just want to pick where you spend the calories.

If protein is your priority, spend them on double chicken style builds (like the protein bowl or high-protein salads), then use salsa for flavor.

One practical tip: if you’re torn between “salad” and “bowl,” order the protein bowl and ask for extra salsa. It stays simple, tastes like Moe’s, and the macros don’t get away from you.