The veggie option at Chipotle comes with a famous perk: guacamole is included at no extra charge, since fajita veggies (20 calories) replace the meat. A typical veggie bowl — brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies, pico, guac and lettuce — comes to about 615 calories, with the guac contributing 230 of them.
Veggie Bowl Builds
| Build | Calories | Protein | Fiber |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light: fajita veg, lettuce, pico, green salsa, guac | 330 | 5g | 10g |
| Typical: brown rice, black beans, fajita veg, pico, guac, lettuce | 615 | 16g | 17g |
| Typical + cheese | 725 | 22g | 17g |
| Hearty: white rice, double black beans, fajita veg, corn, guac, cheese | 920 | 30g | 22g |
Look at that fiber column. A typical veggie bowl delivers 17g of fiber — over half the daily recommendation — which is more than double what any meat bowl manages. It's the veggie bowl's real superpower and the reason it keeps you full despite the modest protein.
Solving for Protein
The weakness is obvious: 16g of protein in the typical build. Three fixes, in order of effectiveness:
- Double beans (+8g protein, +130 cal) — the best ratio available to a vegetarian order.
- Add cheese (+6g, +110) if you're vegetarian rather than vegan.
- Switch to sofritas (+8g vs fajita veggies, +130) — though you lose the free-guac deal. The sofritas guide runs that comparison in full.
Veggie vs Sofritas: Which Plant-Based Order Wins?
Financially, veggie wins — free guac is real money. Nutritionally it's closer than expected: veggie + double beans hits 24g protein with more fiber and 400mg less sodium than the sofritas equivalent. Our take: veggie bowl for everyday orders, sofritas when you want something that eats like a braise. Either way, the macro calculator will show your split live as you build.
Want your exact number? Build this order in our free Chipotle calorie calculator — it handles double meat, half portions, sides and drinks, then gives you a copyable summary for your tracking app.
Data sources: Chipotle Mexican Grill published nutrition data (standard serving sizes) and FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie reference diet). Figures reflect standard portions; served portions vary — see our accuracy guide and full methodology. Spotted an outdated number? Tell us and we'll verify and fix it.
Written by the chipotle-nutritioncalculator.com editorial team
We build and maintain the calculator on this site and write every guide from the same dataset it runs on: Chipotle's published per-serving nutrition data, cross-checked against Chipotle's official nutrition calculator. We're macro-trackers, not dietitians — we tell you exactly how we source and verify every number, and we correct errors when readers flag them.