If you are like me, you didn’t know that Amy’s had drive-thrus to expand on, but they do. Amy’s (https://www.amys.com/) is known for canned and frozen organic and vegetarian foods. Well there has been a drive thru in Rohnert Park, California and a take away stand in San Francisco’s airport (SFO, Terminal 1). Now they are expanding in California. There are new sites in Roseville and Corte Madera, California with plans to add 20+ locations.
These locations are not your traditional fast food locations. They are designed to minimize environmental impact and have solar panels and EV charging stations.
As soon as we find out way to one of these locations, we’ll give you an update on their food.
Egg consumption, like meat and dairy, has a large impact on the environment. It takes approximately 53 gallons of water to produce one (yes, just 1) egg, mostly to grow the feed for the hens. Factory poultry farms are not a kind environment for an animal either. You can decide whether consumption of eggs is healthy or not.
There are many egg substitutes now, but Eat JUST, Inc. ( https://www.ju.st/ ) has both liquid egg and “folded egg”, like a perfectly shaped and cooked egg that can be toasted or microwaved. JUST also makes a few very tasty plant based spreads and for some reason is working on lab grown (real) meats.
We finally tried the folded egg alternative, after finding it at Costco of all places. The JUST egg tasted great and was very easy to make a quick sandwich with.
The ingredients, per the JUST website are:
Water, Mung Bean Protein Isolate, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Corn Starch, Contains less than 2% of Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion, Carrot Extract (color), Natural Turmeric Extract (color), Salt, Transglutaminase.
Still a few hard to pronounce ingredients, so this is processed food, but if you can’t live without eggs, this is a really great alternative. With some vegan mayo or avocado and bread or a bagel, it makes a great grab and go meal. Add some greens and onion and you are eating well and helping the environment.
