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Whataburger — Best Bang for Your Buck

Every Whataburger menu item we track, ranked by value: protein per dollar, calories per dollar, and nutrition quality. Prices are real, collected straight from the Whataburger ordering system.

272menu items tracked
44with a real price
7.3gtop protein per $ (Grilled Cheese)
🏆 Best value: Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr. 💪 Cheapest 20g+ protein: Taquito (No Cheese) ($3.50)

What's actually worth ordering at Whataburger

If you're at Whataburger for value, Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr. is the standout on our rankings: at $4.00 it carries 28g of protein — about 7.0g of protein for every dollar, on 650 calories, for an overall value score of 85/100. The single most protein-efficient pick is Grilled Cheese, squeezing out 7.3g of protein per dollar.

Across the 44 Whataburger items we've priced, the typical order returns about 4.3g of protein per dollar — better than the typical fast-food chain we track (around 3.3g). The median price here is $4.15, and the cheapest thing on the menu is Fruit Chews at $0.89.

The cheapest way to clear 20g of protein is Taquito (No Cheese) at $3.50. Eating with nutrition balance in mind, Whataburger scores highest here at 79/100. And if raw quantity is the goal, Grilled Cheese packs the most calories per dollar (233 cal/$). The full menu — every item with its real price and nutrition — is ranked below.

Full menu, ranked by value

ItemValuePriceCalProtein Protein/$Cal/$Health
Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr. · Other 85 $4.00 650 28g 7.0g 163 68
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr. · Other 83 $4.00 660 28g 7.0g 165 63
Double Meat Whataburger · Burger 81 $7.69 830 47g 6.1g 108 69
Triple Meat Whataburger® · Other 81 $9.29 1,070 65g 7.0g 115 63
Grilled Cheese · Other 80 $2.19 510 16g 7.3g 233 54
Egg Sandwich · Other 79 $2.99 310 15g 5.0g 104 75
Whataburger · Burger 79 $5.99 590 29g 4.8g 98 79
Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger · Other 78 $9.14 1,080 60g 6.6g 118 58
Whataburger Jr.® with Bacon & Cheese · Other 77 $4.00 400 21g 5.3g 100 68
Green Chile Double · Other 75 $9.34 980 54g 5.8g 105 58
Bacon & Cheese Whataburger® · Other 74 $7.89 750 39g 4.9g 95 65
Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich · Other 74 $8.49 890 38g 4.5g 105 69
Grilled Chicken Sandwich · Sandwich 73 $6.99 430 33g 4.7g 62 79
Spicy Chicken Sandwich · Other 73 $6.79 550 31g 4.6g 81 73
Whataburger Patty Melt · Burger 73 $8.69 940 49g 5.6g 108 52
Whataburger® Patty Melt Jr. · Other 73 $4.00 330 28g 7.0g 83 52
Double Meat Whataburger Jr.® · Other 71 $5.39 420 23g 4.3g 78 73
Biscuit with Sausage · Other 70 $2.99 300 17g 5.7g 100 47
Breakfast on a Bun® · Other 69 $4.29 360 18g 4.2g 84 68
Taquito (No Cheese) · Other 68 $3.50 210 20g 5.7g 60 55
Avocado Bacon Burger · Other 67 $8.69 820 37g 4.3g 94 58
Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger Jr. · Other 66 $7.19 600 32g 4.5g 83 57
Whataburger Jr.® · Other 66 $3.99 310 14g 3.5g 78 78
Breakfast Platter · Other 65 $5.19 340 28g 5.4g 66 50
Taquito with Cheese · Other 64 $3.99 210 20g 5.0g 53 55
Whatachick'n® Strips 3 piece · Other 62 $6.29 380 26g 4.1g 60 61
Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit · Breakfast 59 $3.99 580 13g 3.3g 145 53
Biscuit Sandwich · Other 57 $4.49 280 18g 4.0g 62 50
Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon · Other 57 $4.49 280 18g 4.0g 62 50
Egg and Cheese Biscuit · Other 57 $3.59 240 14g 3.9g 67 51
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit · Other 55 $1.99 310 6g 3.0g 156 46
French Fries · Other 54 $2.69 420 5g 1.9g 156 64
Large French Fries · Other 54 $3.49 530 6g 1.7g 152 66
Green Chile Double Jr. · Other 52 $7.74 270 28g 3.6g 35 55
Pancake Platter · Other 51 $5.19 680 12g 2.3g 131 53
Medium French Fries · Other 49 $2.99 400 4g 1.3g 134 64
Biscuit with Bacon · Other 48 $2.99 190 8g 2.7g 64 55
Onion Rings · Other 46 $3.99 460 6g 1.5g 115 55
Biscuit and Gravy · Other 44 $3.74 270 8g 2.1g 72 52
Cinnamon Roll · Other 44 $3.44 580 8g 2.3g 169 31
Medium Onion Rings · Other 42 $3.99 300 4g 1.0g 75 66
Garden Salad · Other 41 $6.59 160 10g 1.5g 24 69
Cobb Salad · Other 39 $7.89 300 20g 2.5g 38 45
Fruit Chews · Other 31 $0.89 80 1g 1.1g 90 29
Whatacatch Sandwich · Other — — 490 19g — — 83
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Whatasauce · Other — — 430 32g — — 82
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Mayonnaise · Other — — 470 32g — — 80
Whatachick'n Sandwich · Sandwich — — 570 26g — — 78
Whatachick'n Sandwich with Whatasauce · Other — — 540 32g — — 78
Chicken Fajita Taco · Other — — 340 29g — — 77
Jr. Whataburger · Burger — — 310 14g — — 77
Justaburger · Other — — 300 14g — — 77
Grilled Chicken Melt · Other — — 390 33g — — 76
Apple & Cranberry Salad with Spicy Chicken · Other — — 500 31g — — 74
Whatachick'n Sandwich with Mayonnaise · Other — — 580 32g — — 74
Apple & Cranberry Salad with Whatachick'n · Other — — 490 34g — — 73
Whatachick'n Bites (6) · Other — — 390 30g — — 70
Whatachick'n Bites (9) · Other — — 580 45g — — 70
Apple & Cranberry Salad with Grilled Chicken · Other — — 380 33g — — 69
Whatachick'n Bites (4) · Other — — 260 20g — — 69
Bacon & Cheese Whataburger Jr. · Other — — 400 21g — — 68
Breakfast On A Bun with Bacon · Other — — 360 18g — — 68
Jr. Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich · Other — — 650 28g — — 68
Large Onion Rings · Other — — 450 7g — — 68
Jalapeno & Cheese Whataburger · Other — — 680 34g — — 67
Taquito with Potato · Other — — 400 15g — — 67
1% Low Fat Milk, 8 fl oz · Other — — 110 9g — — 66
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip Sandwich · Other — — 990 41g — — 66
Grilled Veggie Wrap · Other — — 330 7g — — 66
Small French Fries · Other — — 270 3g — — 66
Texas Toast · Other — — 160 3g — — 66
French Fries (Medium) · Side — — 420 5g — — 64
Garden Salad with Whatachick'n · Other — — 400 35g — — 64
Jr. Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip Sandwich · Other — — 660 28g — — 63
Pancake Platter with Sausage · Other — — 830 21g — — 63
Whatachick'n Strips (3) · Other — — 460 24g — — 63
Hot Lemon Pie · Other — — 320 4g — — 61
Jr. Whataburger Patty Melt (Single Patty) · Other — — 640 28g — — 61
Whataburger with Cheese · Burger — — 680 30g — — 61
Whatachick'n Strips (2) · Other — — 300 16g — — 61
Whatachick'n Strips (3 pieces) · Chicken — — 380 26g — — 61
Mushroom Swiss Burger · Other — — 1,110 56g — — 59
Taquito with Bacon · Other — — 360 17g — — 59
Taquito with Cheese & Potato · Other — — 440 17g — — 59
Garden Salad with Spicy Chicken · Other — — 400 32g — — 58
Green Chiles · Other — — 40 1g — — 58
Hot Apple Pie · Other — — 270 3g — — 58
Jr. Mushroom Swiss Burger · Other — — 700 32g — — 58
Breakfast On A Bun with Sausage · Other — — 510 27g — — 57
Jr. Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger · Other — — 600 32g — — 57
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad with Spicy Chicken · Other — — 480 35g — — 56
1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk, 8 fl oz · Other — — 160 8g — — 55
Breakfast Platter with Bacon · Other — — 600 28g — — 55
Jr. Green Chile Double · Other — — 540 28g — — 55
Onion Rings (Medium) · Side — — 460 6g — — 55
Taquito with Sausage · Other — — 380 16g — — 55
Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken · Salad — — 290 34g — — 54
Taquito with Cheese & Bacon · Other — — 400 20g — — 54
Breakfast Taquito with Cheese (Bacon, Egg & Cheese) · Breakfast — — 430 20g — — 53
Pancake Platter with Bacon · Other — — 680 12g — — 53
Breakfast Platter with Sausage · Other — — 750 37g — — 52
Buttermilk Biscuit with Egg & Cheese · Other — — 440 14g — — 52
Hard-Boiled Egg · Other — — 80 6g — — 52
Hashbrowns · Other — — 190 2g — — 52
Large Vanilla Shake, 32 fl oz · Other — — 820 21g — — 52
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad with Whatachick'n · Other — — 480 38g — — 51
Buttermilk Biscuit · Other — — 310 5g — — 51
Cobb Salad with Whatachick'n · Other — — 540 45g — — 51
Medium Vanilla Shake, 20 fl oz · Other — — 510 13g — — 51
Taquito with Cheese & Chorizo · Other — — 450 19g — — 51
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad with Grilled Chicken · Other — — 370 37g — — 50
Buttermilk Biscuit with Bacon · Other — — 360 8g — — 50
Buttermilk Biscuit with Sausage · Other — — 510 17g — — 50
Chocolate Shake (Medium) · Drink — — 690 15g — — 50
Small Vanilla Shake, 16 fl oz · Other — — 410 10g — — 50
Taquito with Cheese & Sausage · Other — — 420 19g — — 50
Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon · Other — — 490 18g — — 49
Large Vanilla Malt, 32 fl oz · Other — — 860 20g — — 49
Small Vanilla Malt, 16 fl oz · Other — — 430 10g — — 49
Cobb Salad with Spicy Chicken · Other — — 550 43g — — 48
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit Sandwich with Bacon · Other — — 500 19g — — 48
Avocado · Other — — 90 1g — — 47
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit with Egg & Cheese · Other — — 440 16g — — 47
Large Chocolate Shake, 32 fl oz · Other — — 890 20g — — 47
Large Dr Pepper Shake, 32 fl oz · Other — — 870 19g — — 47
Medium Chocolate Shake, 20 fl oz · Other — — 560 13g — — 47
Medium Vanilla Malt, 20 fl oz · Other — — 540 12g — — 47
Small Chocolate Malt, 16 fl oz · Other — — 460 10g — — 47
Small Chocolate Shake, 16 fl oz · Other — — 440 10g — — 47
Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage · Other — — 640 27g — — 46
Large Chocolate Malt, 32 fl oz · Other — — 920 19g — — 46
Medium Dr Pepper Shake, 20 fl oz · Other — — 550 12g — — 46
Pancakes with syrup & margarine · Other — — 630 9g — — 46
Small Dr Pepper Shake, 16 fl oz · Other — — 430 9g — — 46
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit with Sausage · Other — — 510 18g — — 45
Large Strawberry Shake, 32 fl oz · Other — — 890 19g — — 45
Medium Chocolate Malt, 20 fl oz · Other — — 590 12g — — 45
Medium Strawberry Shake, 20 fl oz · Other — — 560 12g — — 45
Shredded Cheddar Cheese · Other — — 170 11g — — 45
Small Strawberry Shake, 16 fl oz · Other — — 450 9g — — 45
Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken · Other — — 430 44g — — 44
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit with Bacon · Other — — 370 9g — — 44
Small Strawberry Malt, 16 fl oz · Other — — 460 9g — — 44
Sugar Cookie · Other — — 230 3g — — 44
Grits · Other — — 100 2g — — 43
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage · Other — — 640 28g — — 43
Large Strawberry Malt, 32 fl oz · Other — — 920 18g — — 43
Medium Strawberry Malt, 20 fl oz · Other — — 590 11g — — 42
Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy · Other — — 490 8g — — 41
Chocolate Chunk Cookie · Other — — 230 2g — — 41
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit & Gravy · Other — — 490 9g — — 41
Buffalo Sauce · Other — — 25 0g — — 40
Grilled Peppers and Onions · Other — — 25 0g — — 40
Bacon · Other — — 25 2g — — 39
Blue Cheese · Other — — 110 6g — — 37
Large American Cheese · Other — — 90 5g — — 37
Monterey Jack Cheese · Other — — 60 3g — — 37
Small American Cheese · Other — — 45 3g — — 37
Cinnamon Roll Dessert · Other — — 580 8g — — 31
Fat-Free Ranch Dressing · Other — — 50 1g — — 31
Orange Juice, 11.5 fl oz · Other — — 160 2g — — 29
Apple Slices · Side — — 30 0g — — 28
Cream Gravy · Other — — 60 0g — — 27
Honey Mustard Sauce · Other — — 200 1g — — 27
Margarine · Other — — 35 0g — — 27
Honey Butter Sauce · Other — — 300 0g — — 26
Thousand Island Dressing · Other — — 260 1g — — 26
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing · Other — — 240 1g — — 24
Creamy Pepper Sauce · Other — — 240 1g — — 24
Large Minute Maid Light Lemonade, 44 fl oz · Other — — 25 0g — — 23
Sugar-Free Pancake Syrup · Other — — 25 0g — — 23
Jalapeno Ranch Dressing · Other — — 280 0g — — 22
Kid's Barq's Root Beer, 16 fl oz · Other — — 210 0g — — 20
Kid's Cherry Coke, 16 fl oz · Other — — 210 0g — — 20
Kid's Coca-Cola Classic, 16 fl oz · Other — — 200 0g — — 20
Kid's Dr Pepper, 16 fl oz · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Kid's Fanta Orange, 16 fl oz · Other — — 200 0g — — 20
Kid's Fanta Strawberry, 16 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Kid's Fuze Raspberry Tea, 16 fl oz · Other — — 110 0g — — 20
Kid's Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, 16 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Kid's Hi-C Poppin' Pink Lemonade, 16 fl oz · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Kid's Mello Yello, 16 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Kid's Pibb Xtra, 16 fl oz · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Kid's Sprite, 16 fl oz · Other — — 180 0g — — 20
Kid's Sweet Tea, 16 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Large Barq's Root Beer, 44 fl oz · Other — — 590 0g — — 20
Large Cherry Coke, 44 fl oz · Other — — 560 0g — — 20
Large Coca-Cola Classic, 44 fl oz · Other — — 540 0g — — 20
Large Dr Pepper, 44 fl oz · Other — — 530 0g — — 20
Large Fanta Orange, 44 fl oz · Other — — 540 0g — — 20
Large Fanta Strawberry, 44 fl oz · Other — — 600 0g — — 20
Large Fuze Raspberry Tea, 44 fl oz · Other — — 310 0g — — 20
Large Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, 44 fl oz · Other — — 610 0g — — 20
Large Hi-C Poppin' Pink Lemonade, 44 fl oz · Other — — 520 0g — — 20
Large Mello Yello, 44 fl oz · Other — — 600 0g — — 20
Large Pibb Xtra, 44 fl oz · Other — — 530 0g — — 20
Large Sprite, 44 fl oz · Other — — 510 0g — — 20
Large Sweet Tea, 44 fl oz · Other — — 610 0g — — 20
Low-Fat Honey Pepper Vinaigrette · Other — — 90 0g — — 20
Medium Barq's Root Beer, 32 fl oz · Other — — 430 0g — — 20
Medium Cherry Coke, 32 fl oz · Other — — 410 0g — — 20
Medium Coca-Cola Classic, 32 fl oz · Other — — 390 0g — — 20
Medium Dr Pepper, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Medium Fanta Orange, 32 fl oz · Other — — 390 0g — — 20
Medium Fanta Strawberry, 32 fl oz · Other — — 430 0g — — 20
Medium Fuze Raspberry Tea, 32 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Medium Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, 32 fl oz · Other — — 440 0g — — 20
Medium Hi-C Poppin' Pink Lemonade, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Medium Mello Yello, 32 fl oz · Other — — 440 0g — — 20
Medium Pibb Xtra, 32 fl oz · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Medium Sprite, 32 fl oz · Other — — 370 0g — — 20
Medium Sweet Tea, 32 fl oz · Other — — 440 0g — — 20
Pancake Syrup · Other — — 160 0g — — 20
Small Barq's Root Beer, 20 fl oz · Other — — 270 0g — — 20
Small Cherry Coke, 20 fl oz · Other — — 260 0g — — 20
Small Coca-Cola Classic, 20 fl oz · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Small Dr Pepper, 20 fl oz · Other — — 240 0g — — 20
Small Fanta Orange, 20 fl oz · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Small Fanta Strawberry, 20 fl oz · Other — — 270 0g — — 20
Small Fuze Raspberry Tea, 20 fl oz · Other — — 140 0g — — 20
Small Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, 20 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Small Hi-C Poppin' Pink Lemonade, 20 fl oz · Other — — 240 0g — — 20
Small Mello Yello, 20 fl oz · Other — — 270 0g — — 20
Small Pibb Xtra, 20 fl oz · Other — — 240 0g — — 20
Small Sprite, 20 fl oz · Other — — 230 0g — — 20
Small Sweet Tea, 20 fl oz · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Kid's POWERADE Fruit Punch, 16 fl oz · Other — — 110 0g — — 18
Kid's POWERADE Mountain Blast, 16 fl oz · Other — — 110 0g — — 18
Large POWERADE Fruit Punch, 44 fl oz · Other — — 300 0g — — 18
Large POWERADE Mountain Blast, 44 fl oz · Other — — 310 0g — — 18
Medium POWERADE Fruit Punch, 32 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 18
Medium POWERADE Mountain Blast, 32 fl oz · Other — — 220 0g — — 18
Small POWERADE Mountain Blast, 20 fl oz · Other — — 140 0g — — 18
Small POWERADE Fruit Punch, 20 fl oz · Other — — 130 0g — — 17
Balsamic Vinaigrette · Other — — 180 0g — — 16
Fancy Ketchup · Other — — 35 0g — — 8
Honey BBQ Sauce · Other — — 90 0g — — 8
Low-Fat Herb Vinaigrette · Other — — 35 0g — — 8
Spicy Ketchup · Other — — 30 0g — — 8
Fire Roasted Brown Mushrooms · Other — — 15 1g — — —
Jalapenos · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kid's Caffeine Free Diet Coke, 16 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kid's Coke Zero, 16 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kid's Diet Coke, 16 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kid's Diet Dr Pepper, 16 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Kid's Minute Maid Light Lemonade, 16 fl oz · Other — — 10 0g — — —
Kid's Unsweet Tea, 16 fl oz · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Large Caffeine Free Diet Coke, 44 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Large Coffee, 20 fl oz · Other — — 5 1g — — —
Large Coke Zero, 44 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Large Decaf Coffee, 20 fl oz · Other — — 0 1g — — —
Large Diet Coke, 44 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Large Diet Dr Pepper, 44 fl oz · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Large Unsweet Tea, 44 fl oz · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Medium Caffeine Free Diet Coke, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Medium Coffee, 16 fl oz · Other — — 5 1g — — —
Medium Coke Zero, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Medium Decaf Coffee, 16 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Medium Diet Coke, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Medium Diet Dr Pepper, 32 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Medium Minute Maid Light Lemonade, 32 fl oz · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Medium Unsweet Tea, 32 fl oz · Other — — 10 0g — — —
Picante Sauce · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Salsa Verde · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Small Caffeine Free Diet Coke, 20 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Small Coffee, 12 fl oz · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Small Coke Zero, 20 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Small Decaf Coffee, 12 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Small Diet Coke, 20 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Small Diet Dr Pepper, 20 fl oz · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Small Minute Maid Light Lemonade, 20 fl oz · Other — — 10 0g — — —
Small Unsweet Tea, 20 fl oz · Other — — 5 0g — — —
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