Costco Food Court Nutritional Information

May 13th, 2009 · 28 Comments

The other day someone posted a comment looking for some nutritional (specifically, calories) information for a couple of the Costco food court items. Since I didn’t have the information, I asked our friends at the Costco online Customer Service team if they had any information they could send me. They totally came through with a very helpful PDF that lists the complete nutritional and allergen information for 26 items that are served in their food court area.

The nutritional data sheet was last updated almost a year ago now, July 2008. And of course, your food court most likely doesn’t have all 26 items on this list. For instance, I know that my Austin Costco does not have french fries (thankfully). And where do they have Italian Sausage Sandwiches? In any case, this PDF has lots and lots of helpful information if you’re trying to watch your calories or just like to know what you’re eating, nutritionally speaking. Like, who knew that the hot dog or Polish sausage had somewhere between 540 – 570 calories? No wonder they can fill you up like a meal, huh? If you’re looking for low calorie, the Fruit Smoothie with just 290 calories, really is the best bet.

Costco Food Court Nutritional Data (PDF)

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28 Responses so far ↓

1 Jonathan // 2009.05.13 at 1:19 pm

The Italian sausage sandwich is available at NJ Costco locations (go figure) and it’s delicious – it’s a sweet sausage served on a hoagie roll with peppers and onions. Unfortunately my waistline is expanding and I need to cut down on the number of times I visit the food court. Luckily I’ve decided to rely on Costco for fat pants – they’ve got some good deals in basic clothing too.
2 Laura // 2009.05.13 at 3:22 pm

obviously we knew that the hotdogs were high in calories and fat, but geeze look at the chicken wrap, who knew? Thanks for posting this..
3 Kimberly // 2009.05.13 at 4:39 pm

I should have known it was NJ. I wish we had them though because they sound really yummy.
4 Kimberly // 2009.05.13 at 4:41 pm

I think that the Chicken Cesar Salad and the Chicken Bake are shockingly high in calories but what is up iwth the Turkey Wrap? I mean, 810 calories is beyond crazy for one single thing!
5 sfguy // 2009.05.14 at 2:03 am

Fascinating – the chicken bake has less calories, calories from fat and sodium than the turkey wrap. Whoda thunk?
6 Jethro // 2009.05.14 at 1:13 pm

Was quite surprised to see that Trans Fat is still in quite a few of the items. Would have thought this would have been eliminated by now. Thanks for posting this!
7 LeeAnn // 2009.05.15 at 12:06 am

Wow, I am really disappointed. I have celiac disease and two of my kids are gluten intolerant. I had no idea there was wheat in Costco’s hot dogs. I thougth 100% beef meant “just beef.” Dang. There goes another quickie food option for us. Thanks for providing this info though. I can’t find anything about it on the Costco website.
8 Clue // 2009.05.15 at 2:07 am

I’m fairly certain it’s the mayo in the Turkey Wrap that’s the main culprit. Cut that out and I’ll bet you cut out at least 1/3 of the fat and calories. I always special order mine without mayo.

But I also wonder if there is lard being use dint he tortillas for the wraps?

Now as for that sodium load, I’m a bit stymied!
9 Kimberly // 2009.05.15 at 6:39 am

LeeAnn, my guess is that the wheat comes from the hot dog bun, and not the hot dog itself. Unfortunately, I no longer have my package of hot dogs or I could check their ingredients list. I know I looked at the ingredients list and I really remember them being beef and spices. I’ll look at the list of ingredients when I go to Costco this weekend.
10 Kimberly // 2009.05.15 at 6:40 am

Clue, I’ll bet you’re right about the mayo and very possibly the lard too. With regards to the sodium, I’ll bet that comes from the way that they prepare the turkey; I’m guessing they use a brine.
11 Rickie M // 2009.05.15 at 11:18 pm

I used to wonder why Costco has such a preponderence of large sizes in the pants but now I know.. you eat first at the Food Court and then go shop for your new size. Or I guess you can buy pants in anticipation of visiting the Food Court.
12 Michelle // 2009.05.17 at 2:22 pm

Actually, my guess is that most of the fat (and sodium) in the Turkey Wrap is from the Havarti Cheese. It typically has something like 11 grams of fat per 1 oz. serving!
13 Mary // 2009.06.02 at 5:55 pm

Thanks for publishing this. I loved those Mocha Freezes but I just realized that if I get a Latte Freeze I’ll get less calories! Anyone know what the difference is?
14 Omar // 2009.06.19 at 9:46 am

Several of the items listed are actually quite a bit healthier than their counterparts at fast food places. Most items are relatively low in fat, and decent sources of protein. The chicken bake, chicken caesar salad, and turkey wrap are all good items. Don’t blame Costco just because you can’t control the portions you eat. Sure, the turkey wrap has 810 calories, but it is also almost a one pound serving. The chicken caesar is one and a quarter pounds. In typical Costo fashion, items sold at the food court are also kind of “bulk” items. Try sharing with a friend, or saving half for later. If you’d like to cut out more calories and fat, avoid using most if not all dressing, and avoid mayo. Also, LeeAnn, wheat is listed as an allergen because of the bun that the hot dogs are listed on. The nutritional information posted for the hot dogs include the frank, bread, ketchup, mustard, relish, and onion.
15 Fran // 2009.06.22 at 11:18 pm

Does that mean the hot dogs include the roll? Where do they sell the freezes?
Thanks
16 UhoH. // 2009.07.04 at 1:46 am

the nutrition information HAS changed. i work at the food court. on the nutrition information we have it says there is NO sugar in the yogurt! (which i was really surprised at) the hot dog includes the bread, the dog, ketchup, mustard, relish, onions and kraut. i don’t think the turkey wrap has improved. the chicken bake nutrition information really varies because of the difference in size! they actually make the chicken bakes there, so obviously the sizes are going to be different.
17 Destinee // 2009.09.04 at 3:36 pm

is a slice of combination pizza REALLY 680?? or is that the whole damn pizza?
18 B-rye // 2009.09.20 at 12:59 pm

The difference between the mocha and latte freezes is the chocolate I think. They are sold in Michigan, and are fantastic!!
19 Terri // 2009.10.23 at 7:28 pm

I love that you posted the nutritional information for the food court items. I will say NO more often due to sodium restrictions.
Terri
20 Kathy // 2009.10.29 at 4:32 pm

Sheesh! Quitcherbitchin’ about fat, calories and the like! (How is it working for you anyway?) What matters is the SUGAR GRAMS and the carbohydrate. Strive for a maximum of 15gm of sugar per day, and about 80 grams of carbs, and you should lose your belly fat. Go to youtube and check out Dr. Wayne Dyer’s appearance on Ellen on 5/22/09.
21 Greg // 2009.11.12 at 8:18 pm

“is a slice of combination pizza REALLY 680?? or is that the whole damn pizza?”

That sounds about right. Your typical large slice of pizza from Domino’s, etc will have about 350-400 calories. The Costco pizzas are 18″, which works out to nearly twice the size of a 14″ pizza. A Costco slice is easily twice as big as a slice of pizza you’d get elsewhere. Plus Costco loads their pizzas with cheese, while most places put relatively little cheese on their pizzas. Cheese is very high in calories. A “whole damn” Costco pizza probably has more than 5000 calories.
22 Elene // 2009.12.01 at 12:50 am

The link is broken. Please, please find a way to post it again!
23 Kimberly // 2009.12.01 at 8:17 am

Elene, I’ll have to do some investigating because the link to the PDF still works for me.
24 Kimberly // 2009.12.03 at 12:39 pm

I went ahead and moved the Costco Food Court PDF to Google Docs, so that it would possibly be a little faster to download (and thus more reliable). I’ve updated the links in the post or you can just go here: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bzb7-0vqRhPyNTFkMTQ0OTctMzBlYS00MzA5LTgyMWMtOGUyMTM3ZTQ4NDY0&hl=en.
25 rebeckah // 2009.12.09 at 12:23 am

Does anyone have an ingredient list of hot dog and pizza?
26 kiva // 2010.01.31 at 11:16 pm

How can a california churro only have 1g of sugar? The whole thing is rolled in sugar! The J&J churro is listed elsewhere on the web as not the one at Costco. What gives?
27 Felen // 2010.02.17 at 3:24 pm

I don’t believe the information in the PDF to be true. That’s too much saturated fat for one slice of combo pizza. The information needs to be reevaluated.
28 Kimberly // 2010.02.17 at 7:12 pm

Well, it came from Costco and I’m sure that they had a nutritional analysis and didn’t just guesstimate. They do use a lot of cheese on their pizza, and my guess is that accounts for the high level of fats.