USDA food category
Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed September 2026), meals, entrees, and side dishes entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
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- Foods (page 2)
- 211
- Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
- 8.0g
- Avg proteingood source · 16% DV
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Most calorie-dense meals, entrees, and side dishes
→ Compare the first three meals, entrees, and side dishes foods side-by-side
Potato salad with egg
Potsticker or wonton, pork and vegetable, frozen, unprepared
Pulled pork in barbecue sauce
RICE-A-RONI, chicken flavor, unprepared
Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees
Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned
Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, canned
Rice and vermicelli mix, beef flavor, prepared with 80% margarine
Rice and vermicelli mix, beef flavor, unprepared
Rice and vermicelli mix, chicken flavor, prepared with 80% margarine
Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, prepared with 80% margarine
Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared
Rice bowl with chicken, frozen entree, prepared (includes fried, teriyaki, and sweet and sour varieties)
Rice mix, cheese flavor, dry mix, unprepared
Rice mix, white and wild, flavored, unprepared
Salisbury steak with gravy, frozen
Sausage, egg and cheese breakfast biscuit
Spaghetti with meat sauce, frozen entree
Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned
Spanish rice mix, dry mix, prepared (with canola/vegetable oil blend or diced tomatoes and margarine)
Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared
Taquitos, frozen, beef and cheese, oven-heated
Taquitos, frozen, chicken and cheese, oven-heated
Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased
Turkey Pot Pie, frozen entree
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes w/gravy, assorted vegetables, frozen, microwaved
Turnover, cheese-filled, tomato-based sauce, frozen, unprepared
Turnover, chicken- or turkey-, and vegetable-filled, reduced fat, frozen
Turnover, filled with egg, meat and cheese, frozen
Turnover, meat- and cheese-filled, tomato-based sauce, reduced fat, frozen
Yellow rice with seasoning, dry packet mix, unprepared
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Primary source data
Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.
Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Key takeaways
- Within Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes, Spanish rice mix is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 363 cal per 100g, while Ravioli is the lightest at 77 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
- By average calorie density, meals, entrees, and side dishes ranks 16th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
- Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.