Wingstop Nutrition Facts: What to Order & Avoid (2024)

Most Nutritious Option

For the healthiest meal at Wingstop, stick to plain wings, a side of carrots and celery, and skip a dipping sauce for the most nutritious option.

Wings

True to its name, Wingstop is known for its chicken wings with both jumbo and boneless options. The wing choices range from plain to hot and spicy flavors such as mango habanero, spicy Korean Q, original hot, and Louisiana rub. A serving size is one piece.

The easier way to consume wings, boneless, leaves no trace behind of how much you eat (except for perhaps your sticky fingers). Without seeing the bones piling up on your plate, you might inadvertently overindulge on these type of wings. To help keep your calorie count down, don't eat boneless wings straight out of a bucket. Rather, place a few on your plate and stick to eating those.

✓ Plain Boneless Wings

Plain boneless wings have the lowest amount of calories, sodium, carbohydrates, and saturated fat, with just 80 calories, 4.5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 6g carbs, 4g protein, and 230mg sodium per wing. Regular mustard is your best bet for dipping sauce.

✗ Cajun Boneless Wings

The Cajun boneless wings have fewer calories than the garlic parmesan bone-in wings (120 per wing). But the Cajun boneless wings contain the most sodium compared to the other options. This flavor provides 80 calories, 4.5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 6g carbohydrate, 4g protein, and 450mg sodium per wing.

Thighs

Wingstop's menu features both bone-in and thigh bites, available with the same selection of dips and sauces the restaurant offers for its wings.

✓Plain Bone-In Thighs

For the fewest calories and sodium, the plain bone-in thighs are the top choice. One serving of bone-in thighs is a single piece, and the plain version provides 220 calories, 14g fat, 3.5g saturated fat, 0g carbohydrates, 24g protein, and 95mg sodium.

✗Garlic Parm Thigh Bites, Large

A large order of the garlic parm thigh bites delivers 1,635 calories, 119g fat, 18g saturated fat, 89g carbohydrates, 29g protein, and 4,860mg sodium. This is the highest-calorie thigh bites order. Consider the smaller, regular size, order of the garlic parm thigh bites for 1,090 calories, or the regular plain thigh bites for 810 calories, instead.

Tenders

All of Wingstop's boneless tenders offer 7 to 14 grams of protein per serving, depending on the flavor. This is a much higher protein content than chicken wings, but tenders come fried and breaded (which is not optimal for those following a gluten-free or heart-healthy diet).

✓ Plain Boneless Tenders

With just 140 calories, 7g fat, 1g saturated fat, 10g carbs, 10g protein, and 470mg sodium, the plain tenders are the healthiest option. Notably, they offer the fewest amount of calories and sodium per tender.

✗ Louisiana Rub Boneless Tenders

This "crispy, spiced dry rub, with a distinctly Cajun drawl" is a higher-calorie choice, with 180 calories, 12g fat, 2g saturated fat, 10g carbs, 10g protein, and 540mg sodium. However, the Louisiana Rub is lower in sodium than some other flavorings. If you're following a low-sodium diet, avoid Wingstop's Cajun, original hot, BBQ, and mild rubs.

Sides

Sides at Wingstop include vegetables, fries of various flavors, Cajun fried corn, brownies, and sauces.

✓ Veggie Sticks

Celery and carrot sticks are the healthiest option on the Wingstop menu at 5 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 1g carbs, 0g protein, and 26mg sodium. Ordering a couple of servings of vegetables and eating them first can help lessen your hunger before you start on the sodium-laden chicken choices.

✗ Louisiana Voodoo Fries

The large Louisiana Voodoo Fries come in at 910 calories, 49g fat, 9g saturated fat, 100g carbs, 16g protein, and 1710g sodium. Ordering seasoned fries in a medium size will save more than 500 calories.

Beverages

You'll find your standard soda options, as well as various teas from popular brands.

✓ Unsweet Tea

If you need something other than water to cut the heat of the chicken wings, Lipton tea has 0 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 0g carbs, 0g protein, and 0g sodium. Order the unsweetened version, as the large Lipton Tea Sweet option has 280 calories per serving.

✗ Strawberry Fanta

The least nutritious beverage option is a strawberry Fanta with 283 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 78g carbs, and 23mg sodium for a regular size.

Diet-Specific Options

Wingstop doesn’t offer a lot of options for people with diet restrictions, as its menu is limited to chicken and sides. But there are some possibilities for people who follow a low-carb, gluten-free, or vegetarian option. The restaurant does not have menu items for low-FODMAP, diabetes-friendly, low-fat, or low-sodium diets.

Low-Carb

Chicken wings (without breading) are low in carbohydrates. The following wing flavors only have 1 carb per item:

• Plain
• Cajun
• Original Hot
• Lemon Pepper
• Original Hot
• Mild
• Louisiana Rub

Gluten-Free

Most wing flavors are gluten-free, but some locations cook wings with breaded chicken tenders. Call ahead to ask about the possibility of cross-contamination. Gluten-free wing options include:

• Cajun
• Garlic Parmesan
• Lemon Pepper
• Louisiana Rub
• BBQ
• Original Hot
• Atomic

Vegetarian

Vegans and vegetarians will find limited options on the Wingstop menu and will need to stick to sides, desserts, and beverages. Meatless choices include:

• Side of carrots
• Side of celery
• Buffalo Ranch Fries
• Cheese Fries
• Louisiana Voodoo Fries
• Cajun Fried Corn
• Brownie

Food Allergies and Safety

Wingstop cooks items in a gluten and dairy environment, though the restaurant is generally safe for people with a peanut and nut allergy. However, you should consult the online allergen guide before visiting the restaurant. Once there, always inform the staff that you have an allergy.

A Word From Verywell

As with other fast-food restaurants, Wingstop’s menu consists of mostly high-sodium, high-calorie menu items. Even the non-fried, plain wings contain salt and seasoning that adds to the sodium count. When in doubt, opt for plain wings and stick to low-calorie, low-sugar mustard for your dipping sauce.Or consider wings an occasional treat, and use other meals to get your fruits, veggies, and fiber.