Mac & Cheese — Panera Bread

Is the Mac & Cheese a good deal?

At a typical $9.98, the Mac & Cheese at Panera Bread gives you 490 calories and 16g of protein — 1.6g of protein and 49 calories for every dollar you spend. That earns it a value score of 35/100, which ranks it #720 of the 1012 comparable items we've priced across every chain (the typical comparable item returns about 2.8g of protein per dollar).

On the numbers it's an unremarkable value pick in its category. Worth noting, though — saturated fat is steep (16g). If you want more for your money elsewhere on our value rankings, CYO 1-Top Pizza at Pizza Hut scores higher (89/100 value, $12.29).