40gprotein500calOption 1
- 1 ×Bowl - Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice, Black Beans, Red Enchilada Sauce, Lettuce40g · 500
Costa Vida Nutrition Facts & Menu
Real Costa Vida meal ideas that hit your macros, the chain's nutrition highlights, and everything you need to order with your calorie and protein targets in mind.
Macro-friendly Costa Vida meal ideas
Every order below is built from real Costa Vida menu items to land near a common calorie and protein target. Want combos for your own numbers? The Simple Macros app generates them instantly.
Lower-calorie, high-protein
Lean Costa Vida orders that stay light on calories without skimping on protein.
40gprotein500calOption 2
- 1 ×Bowl - Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice, Black Beans, Red Enchilada Sauce, Lettuce, Salsa Fresca40g · 500
Balanced meals
Everyday Costa Vida orders around a moderate calorie and protein target.
50gprotein705calOption 1
- 1 ×Bowl - Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice, Black Beans, Red Enchilada Sauce, Shredded Cheese, Cotija Cheese, Light Sour Cream, Guacamole50g · 705
50gprotein705calOption 2
- 1 ×Bowl - Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice, Black Beans, Red Enchilada Sauce, Shredded Cheese, Cotija Cheese, Light Sour Cream, Guacamole, Lettuce50g · 705
Bigger, high-protein meals
Heartier Costa Vida orders for a big appetite or a training day.
60gprotein1015calOption 1
- 1 ×Nachos - Grilled Chicken with Black Beans, Shredded Cheese, Cotija Cheese, Lettuce, Salsa Fresca60g · 1015
60gprotein1015calOption 2
- 1 ×Nachos - Grilled Chicken with Pinto Beans, Shredded Cheese, Cotija Cheese, Lettuce, Salsa Fresca60g · 1015
Costa Vida nutrition highlights
A quick look at where the protein and the lighter options are on the Costa Vida menu. See calories and protein for all 51 items in the app.
Highest-protein picks
- Quesadilla - Grilled Chicken60g protein · 1000 cal
- Quesadilla - Grilled Steak58g protein · 1090 cal
- Quesadilla - Honey Butter Shrimp49g protein · 1080 cal
- Nachos - Grilled Chicken44g protein · 770 cal
- Quesadilla - Barbacoa Beef44g protein · 920 cal
- Quesadilla - Sweet Pork44g protein · 1100 cal
Lightest options
- Bowl - Barbacoa Beef110 cal · 13g protein
- Bowl - Grilled Chicken190 cal · 29g protein
- Bowl - Honey Butter Shrimp270 cal · 18g protein
- Bowl - Grilled Steak280 cal · 27g protein
- Bowl - Sweet Pork290 cal · 13g protein
- Salad - Barbacoa Beef390 cal · 12g protein
Ordering Costa Vida with macros in mind
Costa Vida is a fresh Mexican chain built on made-to-order bowls, burritos, and salads. Like Chipotle and Cafe Rio, the format itself determines most of your calorie outcome. Bowl over burrito, and grilled proteins over sauced meats, are the two main decisions that control your macros.
The Grilled Chicken Burrito has a wide calorie range (670 to 1,985 cal) because of how many add-ons are possible. At a base configuration with chicken, beans, rice, and salsa, you're around 670 to 750 calories and 39 to 50g protein. That's a reasonable full meal. The range skyrockets when you add multiple sauces, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
The Grilled Chicken Bowl at base is lighter than the burrito by the tortilla's calorie count (approximately 250 to 320 calories). A bowl with Grilled Chicken, Black Beans (110 cal, 7g protein), and Cilantro Lime Rice (140 cal) comes in around 550 to 650 calories with 40+ grams of protein before any sauces.
For a 600-calorie meal with 40g protein: a bowl with Grilled Chicken, Black Beans, mild salsa, and minimal other toppings hits the target. Skip sour cream (adds ~100 to 120 cal), skip guacamole (adds ~200 cal), skip extra cheese. Water or unsweetened drink on the side.
Grilled Steak (Grilled Steak Burrito: 1,090 to 2,270 cal range) and Honey Butter Shrimp are also high-protein options. The shrimp preparation adds calories from the butter sauce. Both work well in bowl format where you can control the total calorie count more precisely.
Costa Vida's Sweet Pork is their signature item, but for macro tracking it's the highest-calorie protein choice per gram of protein delivered. It's delicious as an occasional option rather than a daily choice.
Frequently asked questions
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