What a year of Milpitas’s menus is worth
An estimate. 6 restaurants here serve a vegan main, and 56% of the mains on their menus are ones a vegan can order, so about 564 vegan meals a day are ordered in place of a meat meal.
about 1,300,000 lbs of CO₂e kept out of the air
about 75,000,000 gallons of water saved
about 2,000,000 sq ft of forest spared
about 68,000 animals spared
about 200,000 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.
wheatgrass, strawberry, spinach, spirulina, pineapple, mango, kale, hemp granola, coconut chips, chocolate, and banana
strawberry, ube sorbet, ube extract, purple potato, mango, hemp granola, coconut chip, banana, and agave
strawberry, pumpkin seed, mulberry, mango, hemp granola, coconut chia seed pudding, agave, and acai
red chili paste, garlic, and dosa batter
onion, and dosa batter
urad dal, green chilies, ginger, and curry leaves
sesame filling, and glutinous rice flour
pea sprouts
wrap, vegetables, vegan egg, vegan cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, paprika, onions, and beyond breakfast sausage
plant-based protein*, peanut butter*, oatmeal, maple syrup*, granola*, and banana*
vegan egg, vegan cheddar cheese, chai seed croissant, and beyond sausage
arugula, grilled red bell pepper, anaheim chili, sweet onion, cryspy taro, roasted almond
soy sauce, shallot, garlic, and bean sprouts
spicy sweet sauce, spring roll wrapper, celery, and carrots
Vegan Coconut Desserts · Vegan. Fresh taro and ube cubes, tapiocas slow cooked in coconut milk. Allergen Notice: Processed in a facility that handles dairy and nuts. Cross-contact may occur
Last Call · *Caffeinated* Fresh watermelon Jasmine green tea Osmanthus jelly