How Many Calories in a Moe's Burrito? Complete Breakdown

The Moe's burrito is a meal unto itself — and the calorie count reflects that. This isn't a complaint; it's information worth having before you order, especially if you're tracking your intake or trying to fit Moe's into a specific daily calorie budget.

Let's break it down component by component so you know exactly what you're eating.

The Tortilla: Your 300-Calorie Starting Point

Before you add a single topping, the flour tortilla costs you 300 calories, 50g carbohydrates, 8g fat, and 480mg sodium. That's 31% of a 960-calorie burrito from the wrapper alone.

This is the core reason a bowl at Moe's can save you 300 calories at a single swap. The tortilla adds virtually no protein (8g) relative to its calorie and carb cost. If you're watching calories, carbs, or sodium, the bowl is the direct substitute that keeps all your fillings intact.

The burrito tortilla at Moe's is a standard large flour tortilla — the same type used across the fast casual industry. Nothing exotic about it nutritionally, just a high-carb, moderate-calorie base.

Calorie Range by Protein Choice

The protein choice is the second-biggest calorie driver in your burrito:

• Tofu burrito: starts at 300 + 120 = 420 cal before toppings
• Chicken burrito: 300 + 200 = 500 cal before toppings
• Pork burrito: 300 + 240 = 540 cal before toppings
• Steak burrito: 300 + 250 = 550 cal before toppings
• Ground Beef burrito: 300 + 280 = 580 cal before toppings

Add rice (210 cal), beans (130–140 cal), and cheese (110 cal) and you're at 960–1,010 calories for a "standard" burrito with those four components.

Complete Calorie Breakdown: Standard Chicken Burrito

Here's the exact math for the most common build — chicken, rice, black beans, cheese, pico:

This is a calorie-dense meal, but it's also genuinely nutritious: 57g protein, 10.5g fiber, and enough calories to sustain energy for 4–5 hours. For someone doing physical work or exercising heavily, these numbers are reasonable for lunch.

Build and verify any combination instantly with our Moe's burrito calorie calculator.

How Toppings Change the Calorie Count

Here's what each optional topping adds to your burrito base (tortilla + protein + rice + beans):

• Cheese: +110 cal (brings a standard burrito to ~950+ cal)
• Guacamole: +160 cal (most calorie-dense topping)
• Sour Cream: +60 cal
• Queso: +80 cal
• Pico de Gallo: +10 cal (essentially free)
• Lettuce: +5 cal (free)
• Jalapeños: +5 cal (free)

The most loaded possible Moe's burrito — steak, rice, pinto beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, queso, pico, jalapeños, lettuce — runs about 1,210 calories, 63g fat, and 2,100mg sodium. That's a full day's worth of sodium and a meaningful chunk of most people's daily calorie budget.

"Is a Moe's Burrito Too Many Calories?"

That depends entirely on your context. Here's how to think about it:

If you're on a 2,000 cal/day diet: A 960-calorie chicken burrito is 48% of your daily budget. That's heavy for lunch — it leaves 1,040 calories for breakfast and dinner plus snacks. Many people adjust by having a light breakfast and lighter dinner on Moe's days.

If you're physically active: Someone who runs, trains, or does manual labor may need 2,500–3,500 calories daily. A 960-calorie burrito is perfectly proportionate to a meal in that context.

If you're calorie-counting strictly: The bowl alternative saves 300 calories with no nutrition loss. A chicken bowl with rice and black beans is 650 calories with 50g protein — all the same fillings, none of the tortilla cost.

Reducing Burrito Calories Without Giving Up the Burrito

If you want the burrito experience but a lower calorie count, here's your toolkit:

1. Swap steak for chicken — saves 50 calories (250 → 200 cal)

2. Skip rice — saves 210 calories, biggest cut available

3. Skip cheese — saves 110 calories

4. Skip guacamole — saves 160 calories

5. Add pico, lettuce, jalapeños — free toppings, adds zero calories

A chicken burrito with pinto beans, pico, jalapeños, and lettuce — no rice, no cheese — comes to roughly 640 calories, 51g protein, 10g fiber. That's a legitimate performance meal in burrito form.

For more context on how different Moe's builds compare, see our guide on Moe's vs Chipotle nutrition, or explore building the healthiest Moe's bowl as a lighter alternative. Our About page explains how we calculate every number in this guide.