Calories in Bob Evans Menu Items

Calories in Bob Evans Menu Items
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In the following sections, the Bob Evans menu calories and nutritional information are detailed with selections for the best and worst menu items in terms of calories, carbs, fat, and protein.

Calories

For breakfast options excluding the ala carte orders, parfaits, and single dishes, the best order is the Ham & Cheddar Omelet with Egg Whites with 286 calories. For calorie-conscious individuals, you can leave out the Stacked & Stuffed Strawberry Banana Cream Hotcakes with 1151 calories. This menu item is the highest in calorie count.

For appetizers to start off your meal, the best choice is the Breaded Garlic Mushroom with 461 calories while the worst to order is the Loaded Potato Bites with 1008 calories. For dinner main courses, the food with the least calories is the Slow-Roasted Chicken-N-Noodles with 229 calories while the Chicken Parmesan with Meat Sauce is the most loaded with calories at 1134 calories.

For desserts, stay away from Peanut Butter Brownie Bites with 1026 calorie, the worst dessert in terms of calorie content. Instead, you can settle with the lightest dessert Vanilla Ice Cream with only 111 calories. For Fit from the Farm category, the worst choice is the seasonal order of Fruit & Yogurt Crepe with Quaker Oatmeal with 588 calories while the Hot English Breakfast Tea is your best choice to end your meal with only 1 calorie.

Carbs

For the wide selection in the breakfast category, the food with the least carbs is the bacon (ala carte) with 0 g carbs and the worst to order is the Stacked & Stuffed Strawberry Banana Cream Hotcakes with 202 g carbs.

For lunch, sandwiches can be healthy treats without the excessive carbohydrates. The best choice for a light lunch is Grilled Cheese Sandwich with 22 g carbs. Forget the Chicken Salad Wrap with the highest carbohydrate content at 66 g.

For dinner, one needs to limit carbohydrates as much as possible. Hence, leave the Chicken Parmesan with Meat Sauce because it is loaded with 94 g carbohydrates. In its place, it is best to order the Open-Faced Roast Beef with only 21 g carbs. You can end the dinner with Vanilla Ice Cream with only 13 g carbs. Never attempt to end your meal with Peanut Butter Brownie Bites. It is carb-rich with 134 g carbs per serving.

Fat

High fat content can be detrimental to one’s health. For breakfast specialties, avoid the Sausage Biscuit Bowl with 61 g fat per serving. It is the highest in fat content among all orders under the breakfast category. For those in a low-fat diet, the three eggs equivalent Scrambled Egg Whites or Scrambled Bob Evans Egg Lites are both must-try because these orders contain 0 g total fat.

The Bob Evans menu also features healthy salads for lunch and dinner. As far as fat content is concerned, the salad with the least fat is Garden Salad with 1 g of total fat. The Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad is the worst salad with fat content of 36 g total fat. For dressings of these salads, choose the light Vinegar and Oil Dressing with 6 g total fat and avoid ordering the fat-rich Swiss Bacon Dressing with 48 g total fat.

For dinner, an order of Grilled Chicken Tenders (a la carte) contains the least amount of total fat with 1 g fat. Meanwhile, you can cancel your plan of ordering the Slow-Roasted Chicken Pot Pie with 56 g total fat and 22 g saturated fat, the highest fat content for dinner main courses.

Protein

For individuals who are working out, protein is very essential. For excellent protein sources with your breakfast, it is best to get the Border Scramble Biscuit Bowl with 53 g protein, the highest under the breakfast category. Skip the bacon. It has only 1 g protein, the lowest in the bunch, but with 4 g of total fat.

You can end the day with a heavy dinner rich in protein to enhance fat burning. The best recommendation is Turkey Bacon and Tomato Pasta with 76 g protein. On the other hand, the lowest in protein content is Fried Chicken Strips with only 7 g protein.

Conclusion

In ending, the good thing about this restaurant is that the management fully knows how its customers respond to a sumptuous yet healthy meal based on fresh and organic ingredients. In fact, it openly posts the menu’s nutritional information on its website, which is a responsible move. This is, indeed, a recommended restaurant for those people conscious of their nutrition.

Resources

https://www.bobevans.com/menu/nutrition.aspx