DoorDash Healthy Options: 8 Cravings, One Healthy Pick Each
NatashaFounder, Pleit
You can find DoorDash healthy options for almost any craving, including burgers, pizza and breakfast. A Dairy Queen double hamburger, two slices of a small Domino’s pizza and a Swiss Chalet chicken bun all fit under 500 calories with 20g of protein or more.
This guide is for anyone who knows what they feel like eating but wants the lighter version of it. You’ll get the healthiest pick for 8 common cravings, plus the cravings where nothing fits.
What are DoorDash healthy options
DoorDash healthy options are meals on the app that keep calories, protein and salt in a sensible range. In this guide, that means 500 calories or less, 20g of protein or more, and 1,000mg of sodium or less.
Most healthy lists start with salads. We started with cravings instead, because people open DoorDash wanting a burger or pizza, not a category called healthy. Out of 1,004 meals at 19 chains, 70 pass all three limits.
These are Pleit’s comparison limits, not a medical definition. A meal outside them can still be the right order for your day.
The healthiest DoorDash pick for each craving
For each craving, we kept the meal with the most protein per calorie that passes all three limits. Every number comes from each chain’s official Canadian nutrition guide, as of October 2026.
| Craving | Meal | Calories | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken pieces | Chick-fil-A Grilled Nuggets | 130 | 25g | 440mg |
| Chicken sandwich | Swiss Chalet Rotisserie Chicken on a Bun, White Meat | 430 | 54g | 670mg |
| Burger | Dairy Queen Hamburger, Double | 480 | 34g | 880mg |
| Pizza | Domino’s Pizza Pepperoni Feast (Small), 2 slices | 480 | 24g | 940mg |
| Wrap or pita | McDonald’s Chicken & Bacon McWrap (242 g) | 480 | 33g | 850mg |
| Sub or sandwich | Chick-fil-A Pretzel Cheddar Club Grilled Bundle | 490 | 38g | 970mg |
| Salad or bowl | Harvey’s Grilled Chicken Salad | 180 | 26g | 460mg |
| Breakfast | Freshii Green Eggs and Kale Bowl | 350 | 23g | 870mg |
Which chains you can order from on DoorDash depends on your address. The nutrition is the same on any app.
Which cravings have the most DoorDash healthy options
Chicken pieces give you the most choice, with 19 healthy meals, followed by burgers with 11. Grilled nuggets, rotisserie chicken and crispy strips all show up.
Burgers do better than you’d think. Dairy Queen’s double hamburger has 34g of protein in 480 calories, and 11 burgers pass in total.
Pizza works too if you keep it to two slices of a small. Domino’s Pepperoni Feast (Small) is 480 calories for two slices with 24g of protein.
Cravings where nothing fits
No poutine, pasta or soup in our data passes all three limits. Poutine and pasta go over on calories, and the soups are light but short on protein or high in sodium.
If you want something warm, Chick-fil-A’s Chicken Tortilla Soup is close, at 280 calories with 24g of protein and 17g of fibre. Its sodium is 1,060mg, just over our line.
Tim Hortons Chili is another near miss, at 300 calories, 21g of protein and 1,360mg of sodium.
Breakfast is the hardest craving
Only 6 of 149 breakfast meals pass, mostly because of sodium. Freshii’s Green Eggs and Kale Bowl is the best, at 350 calories with 23g of protein.
How Pleit finds DoorDash healthy options for you
Pleit starts from what you feel like eating. Type “healthy burger” or “light pizza night” and it checks every meal in its database for your limits.
You get three picks, each with the reason it made the list. If no meal fits, Pleit tells you and shows the closest one instead of quietly bending the rule.
Pleit doesn’t deliver, so you still order on DoorDash or whichever app you like. Here’s how they differ: Pleit vs DoorDash.
The restaurant directory has every chain’s full menu with filters. Or ask Pleit on the homepage for DoorDash healthy options that match your craving.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the healthiest burger on DoorDash?
In our data, Dairy Queen’s double hamburger has the most protein per calorie of any burger that passes all three limits. It’s 480 calories with 34g of protein and 880mg of sodium.
Can pizza be one of the DoorDash healthy options?
Yes, if you keep it to two slices of a small. 8 Domino’s Feast pizzas pass our limits at that size.
Does DoorDash show nutrition information?
DoorDash shows calories when the restaurant adds them, and Ontario requires chains with 20 or more locations to post calories on apps too. Protein and sodium usually mean checking the chain’s own guide.
Where do these numbers come from?
Every value comes from each chain’s official Canadian nutrition guide. We don’t estimate anything, and sides, sauces and drinks aren’t included unless the meal name says so.