Panda Express Broccoli Beef Panda Cub Meal

The Broccoli Beef Panda Cub Meal is the lightest kids option at Panda Express: a junior portion of Broccoli Beef with white rice and Super Greens, plus a fruit side and a drink, $6.80 complete at 300 calories. For a child who will eat beef and vegetables, nothing else on the menu is better value nutritionally.

The build works because Broccoli Beef is already the lightest entree in the store at 150 calories in the adult portion. Scaled to a junior serving over white rice with a side of Super Greens, the whole plate lands lower than most kids meals anywhere in fast food, and it does it with real broccoli rather than a token vegetable. Nothing in it is battered or glazed heavily, which also means less mess.

Calories total 300 for the bundle, against 400 for the Grilled Teriyaki build and 580 for the Orange Chicken one. That spread of 280 calories between the lightest and heaviest Cub Meal is the single most useful fact for a parent comparing them, and it comes down entirely to the entree choice.

How much is the Broccoli Beef Cub Meal? $6.80, the same as every other Cub Meal, with the drink and fruit included.

It suits parents who want a genuinely balanced kids order and children who like beef without heavy sauce. The published flags follow the entree: wheat, soy and sesame, with no egg or dairy, which makes it the friendliest Cub Meal for those two allergens. Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Panda Cub Meal at 400 calories carries the most protein of the three if that matters more than the calorie count.