{"id":129242,"date":"2023-09-25T08:27:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=129242"},"modified":"2023-09-25T08:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:27:49","slug":"is-atlanta-becoming-a-vegan-haven-a-new-report-says-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=129242","title":{"rendered":"Is Atlanta Becoming a Vegan Haven? A New Report Says Yes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Gist:<\/strong> Atlanta climbs the ranks in a new list that serves as a guide for herbivores, landing a spot in the top 20 U.S. cities for vegans and vegetarians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Report:<\/strong> WalletHub, a personal-finance website, released a comprehensive report that ranks the best and most budget-friendly U.S. cities for plant-based eaters. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Atlanta\"   title=\"Atlanta\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Atlanta<\/a> claimed its place at number 19, with notable distinctions in specific categories like salad shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By The Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top 3 Cities<\/strong>: Portland, Oregon took the top spot, followed by Los Angeles and Orlando.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atlanta&#8217;s Special Mention<\/strong>: The city stood out for having the most salad shops per square root of population, boasting a rate of 0.2865.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contrast<\/strong>: Irving, Texas, led the way with the most restaurants offering vegetarian options at about 56 percent. Laredo, Texas lagged far behind at just 2.31 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> For the estimated 15.5 million adults in the U.S. who follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, the city in which they reside could significantly influence their lifestyle choices and costs. Atlanta&#8217;s appearance in the top 20 suggests an increasing shift toward more sustainable and health-conscious eating options, even in a region traditionally known for its Southern comfort food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go Deeper: <\/strong>To view the full WalletHub report, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-cities-for-vegans-vegetarians\/39706\/\">WalletHub&#8217;s Best Cities for Vegans &amp; Vegetarians<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist: Atlanta climbs the ranks in a new list that serves as a guide for herbivores, landing a spot in the top 20 U.S. cities for vegans and vegetarians. The Report: WalletHub, a personal-finance website, released a comprehensive report that ranks the best and most budget-friendly U.S. cities for plant-based eaters. Atlanta claimed its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":129245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3651],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}