Healthy Restaurants in Austin

We track more than a dozen restaurants in Austin, from fast-food chains to bowl-and-salad concepts, and each one has menu data on file. The single highest-protein dish in our Austin data is the Triple Meat Whataburger, at 1,070 calories and 65g of protein. Snap Kitchen's Large Bison Quinoa Bowl is next, at 830 calories and 57g of protein.

Outside that pair, protein density clusters lower: Modern Market Eatery's Bacon Jam Club is 670 calories with 49g of protein, and Flower Child's Green Chile Beef Colorado Bowl is 750 calories with 47g of protein. Chick-fil-A's Cool Wrap, at 660 calories and 43g of protein, is one of the leaner fast-food options we've logged for the city. Whole Foods Market's Texas Athlete Bowl is smaller across the board at 475 calories with 45g of protein — close to matching the bowl chains on protein while using fewer calories to get there.

When comparing two dishes, don't stop at protein grams; check the calorie total too. A 450-calorie bowl with 45g of protein delivers more protein per calorie than a 1,000-calorie plate with 55g, even though the second number looks bigger on its own.

Featured healthy restaurants in Austin

• WHOLE FOODS MARKET
• FLOWER CHILD
• SNAP KITCHEN
• True Food Kitchen
• PICNIK
• CAVA
• MODERN MARKET EATERY
• Sweetgreen
• TRUE FOOD KITCHEN