What a year of Rancho Santa Fe’s menus is worth
An estimate. 6 restaurants here serve a vegan main, and 11% of the mains on their menus are ones a vegan can order, so about 114 vegan meals a day are ordered in place of a meat meal.
about 270,000 lbs of CO₂e kept out of the air
about 15,000,000 gallons of water saved
about 410,000 sq ft of forest spared
about 13,000 animals spared
about 41,000 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.
pistachio pistou, coconut lime yogurt, carrot, celery, arugula (vegan)
Beginnings · Granola, coconut, seasonal fruit (vegan)
Salads · pistachios, coconut yogurt, vegan cheese
marinara sauce
light tomato basil sauce + garlic + angel hair pasta
Soups
pine nuts, lemon zest, and asparagus
Mix baby greens, tomatoes, red onion, walnuts, carrots, seasonal berries, and avocado, dressed with raspberry vinaigrette
Pizza · tomato, olive oil and basil