How to Eat Healthy at Red Robin

Eating healthy at restaurants is tough, but Red Robin offers some relatively diet-friendly options. The casual dining restaurant offers an interactive tool called The Customizer that helps you modify meals to fit your diet plan. While using the tool requires you to do a little work before your visit to Red Robin, it may help you enjoy your dining experience more.
Menu items and ingredients may change, which may affect nutrition information.

Burger With Adjustments

If you're trying to eat healthier, the Keep It Simple or Simply Grilled may be your best burger-style option at Red Robin. The Simply Grilled Chicken Burger is lower in calories than the Keep It Simple Burger but is high in sodium and carbs.

One serving of the Simply Grilled Chicken Burger without margarine has 355 calories, 6 grams of fat, 51 grams of carbs and 985 milligrams of sodium. To save calories, carbs, fat and sodium, order the chicken burger without the bun. The bunless chicken has 115 calories, 2 grams of fat, 8 grams of carbs, 19 grams of protein and 495 milligrams of sodium.

For comparison, the Keep It Simple Burger without the bun, margarine or Red Robin Seasoning has 306 calories, 20 grams of fat, 4 grams of carbs, 27 grams of protein and 304 milligrams of sodium.

Customize a Salad

Like the burgers at Red Robin, the Simply Grilled Chicken Salad makes a good choice when trying to eat healthy. Make some modifications to lighten the calories, carbs and sodium content by asking for the salad without the garlic bread, croutons or cheese. This customized salad has 324 calories, 6 grams of fat, 42 grams of carbs, 7 grams of fiber, 31 grams of protein and 628 milligrams of sodium.

The Avo-Cabo Salad without the bacon, blue cheese or garlic bread also makes a good choice, especially for carb counters, but it is high in fat and sodium. One order of this customized salad has 327 calories, 17 grams of fat, 18 grams of carbs, 9 grams of fiber, 30 grams of protein and 535 milligrams of sodium.


Soup and Side Salad

Consider making a meal using the Soup and Side Salad menu at Red Robin. A cup of either the Chicken Tortilla Soup or Chili make low-calorie choices, although they are high in sodium.

For example, a cup of Chicken Tortilla Soup with a House Salad without dressing has 378 calories, 18 grams of fat, 38 grams of carbs, 4 grams of fiber, 20 grams of protein and 1,160 milligrams of sodium.

You can save a lot of calories and fat and a little sodium if you omit the sour cream and cheese from your order. Soup and salad without the sour cream or cheese has 249 calories, 6 grams of fat, 12 grams of protein and 974 milligrams of sodium. For your salad, ask for the low-cal or fat-free dressing on the side.

Order the Right Side

Burgers typically come with french fries, but if you're trying to eat healthy, you're better off skipping them. In addition to a side salad substitution, Red Robin also offers Steamed Broccoli as a side, which has 32 calories, 6 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, 3 grams of protein and 31 milligrams of sodium.

Or to satisfy your sweet tooth, consider the Freckled Fruit Salad, which has 110 calories, 31 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, 1 gram of protein and 2 milligrams of sodium.

Both of these side dishes are fat-free.