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Panera Bread
What started out as a small cookie store in the 1980s, Panera Bread is now a go-to place for quick salads, sandwiches, and more. Check out these popular Panera Bread menu items and see how many steps it takes to burn off your favorite dish.
All conversions are based on a 2,000 steps/mile average for a person weighing 150lbs.
All conversions are based on a 2,000 steps/mile average for a person weighing 150lbs.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Made with broccoli and carrots in a “velvety smooth cheese sauce”, the broccoli cheddar soup at Panera is a crowd favorite. A bowl of this soup contains 360 calories and if you like it in a bread bowl, add on about 540 more calories (yes, that would be 900 calories for an order of soup). It’ll take 21,053 steps to work off this bread bowl of soup.
- 90 minutes high intensity interval training
Roasted Turkey and Avocado BLT
Every bite of this sandwich makes you want more and more. It is the perfect combination of roasted turkey, applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and mayo on Panera’s best sourdough bread. It takes 14,971 steps to work off the 640 calories in this sandwich.
- 60 minutes boxing
- 60 minute run at 5.2mph
Cinnamon Crunch Bagel
Panera’s cinnamon crunch bagel is the epitome of all things good in this world. This bagel is flavored with cinnamon and vanilla and then topped with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet, crunchy bite. The bagel itself has 430 calories and takes 10,059 steps to work off.
- 60 minute low-impact aerobics class
- 30 minutes biking, moderate pace
Mac & Cheese (small)
The mac and cheese is mouthwatering and unlike any other—shell noodles are mixed with a decadent Vermont white cheddar cheese sauce. A small order has 470 calories and takes 10,995 steps to burn off.
- 30 minute run at 7.5mph
- 60 minutes vigorous weight lifting
Strawberry Poppyseed and Chicken Salad
If you could eat summer, this would be it. Panera’s strawberry poppyseed and chicken salad has a refreshing combination of strawberries, blueberries, pineappple, and mandarin oranges alongside chicken, romaine lettuce, toasted pecans, and poppyseed dressing. This salad has 340 calories, which would take 7,954 steps to burn off.
- 30 minutes on the elliptical
- 40 minutes of rowing
Passion Papaya Green Tea (large)
This green tea is flavored with passionfruit and papaya for a sweet and refreshing drink. A large has 200 calories. You could take 4,679 steps to burn off these calories.
- 30 minutes of dancing
- 60 minutes of water volleyball
Chocolate Chipper Cookie
The best way to end a meal at Panera is with their Chocolate Chipper cookie. This freshly baked, chocolatey cookie has 380 calories and takes 8,889 steps to burn off.
- 30 minute spin class
- 20 minutes of rock climbing
Expect a satisfying meal from a restaurant with the word “bread” in the name, but also expect a lot of calories. Maybe it’s all the carbs...