Table 1. A comparison of the food intake, calories, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between the vegan meal plan (VMP) and suggested meal plan (SMP) diets

VMP SMP
Menu (g) Intake (g) Calories (kcal) GHG emissions (g CO2e) Menu (g) Intake (g) Calories (kcal) GHG emissions (g CO2e)
Breakfast Rice (210 g)Potatoes seaweed soup (52 g)Kimchi (40 g)Seasoned spinach (86 g)Braised black bean (20 g) 408 503.37 632 Rice (210 g)Beef seaweed soup (59 g)Kimchi (40 g)Seasoned spinach (86 g)Grilled croaker (62 g) 457 533.64 901
Lunch Brown rice (210 g)Kimchi stew (149 g)Radish kimchi (50 g)Seasoned mung bean sprout (38 g)Radish water kimchi (250 g) 697 905.71 841 Brown rice (210 g)Enoki tofu doenjang soup (128 g)Steamed egg (68 g)Braised shishito pepper (111 g)Seasoned bean sprout (78 g) 594 1,033.96 952
Dinner Barley rice (210 g)Korean wild chive doenjang jjigae (116 g)Whole radish kimchi (35 g)Perilla leave pickle (2 g)Japchae with shiitake mushroom (81 g) 524.6 1,169.4 1,176 Barley rice (210 g)Napa cabbage soup (100 g)Spicy stir fried pork (157 g)Lettuce fresh kimchi (91 g)Seasoned eggplant (68 g) 531.8 1,035.52 1,416
Total - 1,629.6 2,578.48 2,649 - 1,582.8 2,608.47 3,269
CO2e, CO2 equivalent.