The Complete Qdoba Nutrition Guide

Everything you need to order at Qdoba with your goals in mind — how the calculator works, real calorie and macro numbers for popular builds, and practical swaps to lighten any order. All figures below are generated from the same component data that powers the builder.

How to use the calculator

1. Choose your style — bowl, burrito, tacos, quesadilla, nachos or salad. This sets your base.
2. Add a protein — single or double. Chicken and steak are the leanest; carnitas and shredded beef are richer.
3. Build with rice, beans, salsas & toppings — watch the ring and numbers update live.
4. Review, score, save & share — check your nutrition score, save the meal, or copy the link.

Popular Qdoba builds: calories & macros

The orders people build most, with the numbers that matter.

Bowl vs burrito: the real difference

The single biggest lever at Qdoba is the tortilla. A large flour tortilla adds roughly 320 calories, 53g of carbs and 720mg of sodium before a single filling goes in. Switching the same fillings from a burrito to a bowl removes all of that — the fastest way to cut calories without giving up any protein or flavor. Order a bowl, or ask for your burrito “naked” in a bowl with the tortilla on the side.

The 4-swap rule for a lighter order

Four easy swaps that each save 100–320 calories:

• Bowl instead of burrito — saves ~320 cal & 53g carbs.
• Skip the queso & sour cream — saves ~150 cal; keep salsas free.
• Cauliflower rice for cilantro-lime rice — saves ~130 cal & 30g carbs.
• Fresh salsas over creamy sauces — pico, verde and roja are ~15 cal each.

High-protein orders (45g+)

Double the protein, lean on beans, and skip the tortilla for the best protein-per-calorie ratio.

Low-calorie, keto & vegan builds

Under ~550 calories, plus keto (low-carb) and fully plant-based options.

For keto, start with a bowl or salad, pick chicken, steak, pork or shrimp, skip rice and beans, and load up on cheese, guac, sour cream and fresh salsas. For vegan, choose Impossible or fajita veggies with beans, rice, guac and salsas — and skip cheese, queso and sour cream.

Qdoba sodium: a heart-healthy ordering guide

Sodium is the number most people miss. Tortillas, queso, cheese and proteins all carry it, and a loaded burrito can top 2,000mg — most of a day’s limit. To keep it down: choose a bowl, go easy on queso and cheese, lean on fresh salsas and veggies, and use the live sodium readout to stay under your target.

Is Qdoba healthy?

It can be — Qdoba is genuinely customizable, so the answer is “it depends on how you build it.” A bowl with a lean protein, beans, fajita veggies, fresh salsas and a little cheese is a balanced, high-protein meal. The same order as a loaded burrito with queso, sour cream and chips is a very different plate. The point of this tool is to make that difference visible before you order.