Hooters Chicken Caesar Salad: calories, nutrition and serving guide

Match the salad variant and dressing

The same PDF lists separate fried chicken, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp and no-chicken variants. The heading itself does not identify which one you ordered. It also lists entree dressings separately; do not silently combine an extra dressing with a base row. The notably high sodium figure is reproduced from the historical source, not recalculated or claimed as a current recipe measurement.

The exact restaurant entry behind the figures

The source entry is “Chicken Caesar salad with grilled chicken,” listed as one standard salad. Its nutrition panel reports 4950 mg sodium as well as the calorie and macro values below. The date matters: September 2023 PDF identifies the document used, and a currently sold item can change recipe or portion.

The panel is a first-party menu reference, not a laboratory test of your individual plate. Prefer the restaurant's current local ordering information if it differs from this archived document.

What belongs in the salad total

A salad name does not define its dressing, chicken preparation or toppings. Croutons, crisp noodles, nuts, cheese and dressings can change the total substantially. Check whether a listed portion includes bread or a side before adding those again.

If dressing comes separately, record the portion you used. Removing a listed topping changes the order, so the standard menu number becomes a reference rather than an exact customized result.

Scale the serving you actually eat

Half of the documented portion works out to 300 kcal, 17 g protein, 12.5 g carbohydrate and 20.5 g fat. This is proportional arithmetic, not a separately measured half portion or an instruction on how much to eat.

If the serving basis is an entire pizza or shared tray, do not save it as one slice or one piece. If components are unevenly distributed, the simple fraction is only an estimate; a share with extra cheese or sauce may not represent the same fraction of every nutrient.

Use the figure in the context of the meal

Add any drink, side or extra topping that the source does not include. Avoid adding the same included dip or side twice. The standard item can fit into different meals, and its calorie total alone does not establish the balance or suitability of the entire day.

Record the meal in BiteCal

Photograph the food to start the entry, then review the detected components and serving. Use the documented one standard salad as the reference when it matches your order. Adjust the portion to the share eaten and add separate extras before saving.

A photo cannot confirm the restaurant's current recipe. When your local menu provides a more specific nutrition total, use that information to review the estimate and keep the final diary consistent.

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