Medium Seasoned Potatoes at Wendy's. 400 calories, $2.39, 5 g protein.

Photograph from Wendy's, as published on its own menu.
At 400 calories it is lighter than 54% of the 184 Wendy's items we track, against a menu median of 420. Scored on Wendy's own printed label, it comes to +2 on the label score, 42nd of 74 Wendy's items we can score that way. It delivers 1.2 g of protein per 100 calories, 134th of 151 items with published protein. At 167 calories per dollar it is 23rd of 171 priced items on value.
| Item | Calories | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Classic Chocolate Frosty® | 390 | −10 |
| Classic Chocolate Frosty® | 390 | −10 |
| Vanilla Frosty® | 390 | −10 |
| Medium Vanilla Frosty® | 390 | −10 |
| Double Stack™ | 380 | −20 |
Priced at 3788 Wendy's restaurants in 45 states on the same day. The middle 80% of them charge between $1.99 and $2.69, a spread of 35%.
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The cheapest Medium Seasoned Potatoes in the sample is $1.49 in FREEHOLD, NJ, and the most expensive is $3.79 in LEBEC, CA. Both are single restaurants, which is why the headline above uses the middle 80% instead.
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About half the variation happens between restaurants inside one state, so a state median hides as much as it shows. Of the 44 states with at least three sampled restaurants, these are the four cheapest and the four most expensive — the 36 in between are not listed.
| State | Median | Restaurants | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | $1.89 | 24 | cheapest |
| NC | $1.99 | 206 | cheapest |
| VT | $1.99 | 3 | cheapest |
| SC | $1.99 | 77 | cheapest |
| HI | $3.39 | 10 | most expensive |
| DC | $2.89 | 3 | most expensive |
| DE | $2.70 | 12 | most expensive |
| OR | $2.69 | 26 | most expensive |
19 of the 4,059 restaurants we price have changed this since 2026-09-08. Where it moved, the typical change was +3.7%. A typical one now charges $2.39.
The 5 items whose national median sits closest to the Medium Seasoned Potatoes’s $2.39. The spread is the middle 80% of restaurants, so a wide one means the same item costs noticeably different amounts depending where you buy it.
| Item | Median | Spread | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 PC. Spicy Chicken Nuggets | $2.39 | 32% | 3,788 |
| 4 PC. Chicken Nuggets | $2.39 | 32% | 3,788 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger | $2.49 | 37% | 3,788 |
| Classic Chocolate Frosty® | $2.49 | 37% | 3,733 |
| Vanilla Frosty® | $2.49 | 37% | 3,732 |
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 2 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Iron | 6 mg |
| Potassium | 15 mg |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 860 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Total Fat | 18 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
The nutrition label as Wendy's publishes it for this item, matched to the current menu, alongside the store-level price above.