Cheap Healthy Food Delivery: 8 Small Orders and 3 Meals to Split

The cheapest way to get healthy food delivery is to order small, or order big and split it. A grilled chicken snack wrap or a junior burger keeps the bill and the calories down, and one Swiss Chalet half chicken dinner makes two meals.

This guide is for anyone who wants healthy delivery on a budget. You’ll get 8 small orders with real protein, 3 big orders worth splitting, and the delivery habits that save the most.

What is cheap healthy food delivery

Cheap healthy food delivery is a delivery order that’s light on your wallet and still a decent meal. In practice, that means smaller items with protein, or one big order that covers two meals.

We don’t list prices here, because menu prices and fees change by location, app and time of day. Restaurants can even set different prices on each delivery app.

Instead, we focused on the things that reliably cost less: smaller sizes, value-menu items and orders you can split. Every nutrition number comes from each chain’s official Canadian nutrition guide, as of October 2026.

8 small orders for cheap healthy food delivery

These are junior, snack, small or single-portion items that still have real protein. Smaller items usually cost less than the bigger version at the same chain.

Chain	Meal	Calories	Protein	Sodium
McDonald’s	Ranch Chicken Snack Wrap with Grilled Chicken	260	18g	420mg
McDonald’s	McDouble	380	21g	840mg
Burger King	Whopper Jr.	350	15g	500mg
Harvey’s	Grilled Chicken Sandwich	270	28g	670mg
A&W	Buddy Cheeseburger	370	16g	770mg
Chick-fil-A	Grilled Nuggets	130	25g	440mg
Domino’s Pizza	Pacific Veggie (Small), 2 slices	400	20g	720mg
Osmow’s	Jr. Lamb Shawarma	351	19.4g	304mg

3 big orders worth splitting

Splitting one big order across two meals is often cheaper than two small ones, because you pay one delivery fee. These three have enough protein that each half is still a meal.

Split this	Calories	Protein	Each half	Protein each
Swiss Chalet Half Chicken Dinner	970	109g	485	54.5g
Boston Pizza Honey Dill Chicken Power Bowl (Grilled chicken)	1,080	59g	540	29.5g
Osmow’s Chicken Shawarma Wrap (Large)	1,168	54.4g	584	27.2g

Swiss Chalet’s Half Chicken Dinner is the standout, with about 54g of protein in each half. It also came up in a Toronto Reddit thread on high-protein takeout on a budget.

Delivery habits that save the most

Pick up instead of delivery when you can. People in that Toronto thread said fees can eat a big part of a $20 budget, and pickup skips the delivery fee and courier tip.

Skip the combo, and drink water from home. Fries and a pop add to the bill and the calories.

If you order often, one membership can pay for itself. Our DoorDash vs Uber Eats vs SkipTheDishes comparison covers what each one costs.

How Pleit finds cheap healthy food delivery

Ask Pleit for “cheap and high protein” or “healthy on a budget” and it checks every meal in its database. Today it picks by nutrition, not price.

Comparing the full price across delivery apps and pickup is planned for the Pleit app. It isn’t live yet, and we’ll say so on the site when it is.

The protein calculator helps you plan a daily target. Or ask Pleit on the homepage for cheap healthy food delivery that fits you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest healthy fast food?

Small grilled chicken items are often good value, like McDonald’s grilled chicken snack wraps or Harvey’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Prices vary by location and app, so compare before you order.

Is it cheaper to pick up than get delivery?

Usually. Pickup skips the delivery fee and the tip for a courier, and some restaurants offer pickup discounts.

How do I make delivery last two meals?

Order something big with lots of protein and save half, like Swiss Chalet’s Half Chicken Dinner with 109g of protein. Rotisserie chicken and bowls reheat well.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every nutrition value comes from each chain’s official Canadian nutrition guide. The budget tips come from a public Toronto Reddit thread, paraphrased.