Veggie Hot Dogs and Vegan Sloppy Joes Thrust Ballparks Into Top Spots
For Immediate Release:
July 16, 2012
Contact:
Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382
Los Angeles -- Today's baseball stadiums offer an ever-increasing array of healthy and delicious vegetarian food choices. So for the 11th straight year, PETA has ranked the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks, and both Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium made PETA's list this year, coming in at numbers five and seven, respectively.
"At PETA, the real 'Freeway Series' was deciding between the Halos' veggie nachos and the Dodgers' vegetarian sushi rolls," says PETA Associate Director Chris Holbein. "Whether you root for the Angels or the Dodgers, you can find delicious veggie sloppy Joes or veggie burgers right at your home team's concession stands."
Other big hits leading the vegetarian lineup at Angel Stadium include roasted vegetable sandwiches on ciabatta rolls, tomato cucumber salads, and cheese-free Knothole nachos with homemade tortilla chips, vegan black-bean chili, salsa fresco, and fresh guacamole. Dodger Stadium's winning offerings include veggie dogs, cucumber rolls, and a tofu vegetable flatbread sandwich with Vegenaise.
Sliding into first place is Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, which serves barbecue-pit-style vegetarian beef and decadent faux-chicken sandwiches. Climbing all the way to second place after receiving only an honorable mention last year is Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners and now home to vegan specialties such as the IchiBan veggie dog with teriyaki-glazed onions and the Seattle chili veggie dog with vegan cream cheese. Rounding out the top five are the Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park and the Oakland A's O.co Coliseum. Hammond Stadium, home of the Fort Myers Miracle, took top honors in the minor leagues.
Each major and minor league team to make the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks lists will receive a framed certificate from PETA. For more information and to see the complete major and minor league rankings, please click here and here.
