Dairy Queen M&M's Blizzard Nutrition Facts Report

A Dairy Queen M&M’s Blizzard treat is made with thick vanilla ice cream that’s blended with M&M’s milk chocolate candy pieces. It’s one of the Candy Classics option listed on the restaurant’s Treats menu.

Calories and nutrition values vary by size. A Medium Blizzard, contains 800 calories, 27 grams fat, 124 carbohydrates, and 16 grams protein.

Read this guide for a complete overview of the nutritional information, ingredients, and allergens in a DQ M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies Blizzard Treat.

M&M’s Blizzard Nutritional Information

Nutritional information in this guide is presented based on a single serving measured as one Blizzard treat. The fast food restaurant offers four sizes: Mini, Small, Medium, and Large.

Daily Value

Daily value (%DV) illustrates how much a nutrient contributes to a 2,000 calorie daily diet.

As shown in the chart below, DQ’s Blizzard with M&M’s is high in saturated fat.

% Daily Value

Use the %DV to determine if the food contains a low (5% or less) or high (20% or more) level of specific nutrients.

Red indicates %DV is high

	Small	Medium	Large
Saturated Fat	65%	85%	115%
Cholesterol	17%	20%	27%
Sodium	9%	11%	15%

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

Calories vary from 370 to over 1,000 per serving, depending on size ordered.

Here is a summary of the total calories in each size M&M’s Blizzard:

A Mini Blizzard has 370 total calories
A Small Blizzard has 630 total calories
A Medium Blizzard has 800 total calories
A Large Blizzard has 1,100 total calories

Four Dairy Queen M&M's Blizzards with text listing total calories.

Calories by Macronutrient

More than 60% of the total calories are derived from total carbs. Dietary fats contribute about 30% of the calories and the remaining 8% is from protein.

Dairy Queen M&M’s Blizzard

% calories from fat, carbs and protein

calories from fat

30%

calories from carbS

62%

calories from Protein

Here are the number of calories by macronutrient for each Blizzard size.

Calories by Macronutrient by Size

	Small	Medium	Large
Calories from Fat	190	240	320
Calories from Carbohydrates	390	495	690
Calories from Protein	50	65	90
Total Calories	630	800	1,100

The summary of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on standard formulations and nutrition facts provided by Dairy Queen fast food restaurant.

Blizzard in front of a background of red M&M's candies.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 800 CALORIES (Medium)

Run 1 hour 10 minutes
Golf (with cart) 3 hour 15 minutes
Walk 4 hours 20 minutes

Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.

200 calories from sugars in a Mini Blizzard

Blizzard made with M&Ms and text '370 calories.' — 370 calories in a MINI Blizzard with M&M’s

Check the nutrition reports for McDonald’s Chocolate Shake and Breyers Ice Cream. Compare total sugars, saturated fat, and ingredients to determine if the desserts are good options for your dietary needs.

Dietary Fats

Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended limiting calories from saturated fat to no more than 10% of total calories per day.

There are between 8 grams and 23 grams of saturated fat per serving, depending on the size Blizzard ordered.

Here is a summary of the amount of total fat and a breakout for saturated fat in an M&M’s Blizzard.

Amount of Fat in Blizzard, by Size

	Mini	Small	Medium	Large
Total Fat	12g	21g	27g	36g
Recommended limit*	78g	78g	78g	78g
% Daily Value	15%	27%	35%	46%

Saturated Fat	8g	13g	17g	23g
Recommended Limit*	20g	20g	20g	20g
% Daily Value	40%	65%	85%	155%

*Per FDA for average adult American, based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet

YOU SHOULD KNOW

The amount of saturated fat in a DQ Blizzard blended with M&M’s is high. A large size contains more saturated fat than the recommended limit for an entire day.

Sugars

The smallest size M&M’s Blizzard, a Mini, has 50 grams of total sugars.

As with saturated fat, general recommendations are to limit calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories.

Although Dairy Queen doesn’t provide a breakout of added sugars from total sugars, the list of ingredients make it clear that the sweet treat contains added sugars.

Sugar and corn syrup are top three ingredients in the ice cream
Sugar is the second ingredient in M&M’s candy, which also contains corn syrup
Sugar is listed as the first ingredient in the milk chocolate used in M&M’s candies
High fructose corn syrup is the first ingredient in the M&M’s chocolate flavored topping

Here is a summary of the nutrition facts for Dairy Queen’s Blizzard made with M&M’s Chocolate Candies, by size.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving in 1 Blizzard (%DV)

Red indicates %DV is high.

	SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE
Calories	630	800	1,100
Total Fat	21g (27%)	27g (35%)	36g (46%)
Saturated Fat	13g (65%)	17g (85%)	23g (115%)
Trans Fat	0.5g	1g	1g
Cholesterol	50mg (17%)	60mg (20%)	80mg (27%)
Sodium	210mg (9%)	250mg (11%)	350mg (15%)
Carbohydrates	99g (36%)	124g (45%)	173g (63%)
Dietary Fiber	1g (4%)	2g (7%)	3g (11%)
Total Sugars	85g	107g	150g
Protein	13g	16g	22g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

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DQ M&M’s Blizzard Ingredients and Allergens

Added sugars include sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and corn syrup
Contains artificial flavors and synthetic food dyes

Here is the list of ingredients in the M&M’s Chocolate Candy Blizzard from Dairy Queen.

Ingredients

Reduced Fat Vanilla Ice Cream

Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Mono- and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate

M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candy Pieces

Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Cornstarch, Corn Syrup, Dextrin, and Coloring, Carnauba Wax, Gum Acacia, Artificially Flavored Chocolate Topping

Milk Chocolate is made with sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors, and natural flavors.
Coloring includes Blue #1 Lake, Yellow #6, Red #40, Yellow #5, Red #40 Lake, Yellow #5 Lake, Blue #2 Lake, Blue 2
The Artificially Flavored Chocolate Topping is made with high fructose corn syrup, water, cocoa processed with alkali, modified food starch, salt, potassium sorbate, and artificial flavors.

Allergens

A DQ M&M Blizzard is made with ingredients that contain milk and soy.

The sweet treat may also contain, or come in contact with other menu items made with egg, tree nuts, and/or wheat.

Check list of allergens in Dairy Queen desserts

Nutrition facts for Blizzard with M&M's, by size. — Nutrition facts summary by size.

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