What a year of Kirkland’s menus is worth
An estimate. 6 restaurants here serve a vegan main, and 86% of the mains on their menus are ones a vegan can order, so about 872 vegan meals a day are ordered in place of a meat meal.
about 2,100,000 lbs of CO₂e kept out of the air
about 110,000,000 gallons of water saved
about 3,100,000 sq ft of forest spared
about 100,000 animals spared
about 310,000 plant-based meals
the average city we cover. Per-day figures from Cowspiracy and The Vegan Calculator, the same ones your profile uses. Restaurant covers from Technomic; the share of vegan dishes actually ordered from Garnett et al., PNAS 2019. Menus say what a city offers, not what was ordered.
Salad · Zesty Northeast-style sauteed eggplant salad with toasted rice powder and Thai herbs. (GF)
Appetizers · Herb salad wrapped in rice paper. served with tamarind dipping sauce. (GF • Contains peanuts • Contains tofu)
Jasmine rice stir-fried in Southern-style curry spices topped with caramelized shallots. (GF • Contains tofu • Spicy)
spaghetti, marinara sauce, eggplant, and daiya mozzarella
vegan daiya mozzarella, pizza sauce, and calzone dough
tomatoes, romios vinaigrette, lettuce, cucumber, and black olives
vegan white chocolate, peppermint oil, and mint chocolate cookie
vanilla filling, gluten-free cookies, and cookies and cream filling
mint cream, and gluten-free cookies
white tortilla wrap, peanutty dressing, organic tofu, organic red onion, organic red cabbage, organic cilantro, and organic carrots
toppings, and oatmeal
tofu, scallions, peanuts, and kung pao sauce
salt and pepper seasoning, and tofu
tortilla, tomato, onion, lettuce, hummus, fried eggplant, cucumber, and cauliflower
bulgur, cucumbers, olive oil, parsley, and tomatoes