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Disclaimer: (As originally featured here.) This is NOT an article promoting vegetarianism and berating the meat eaters of the world! Up until a year and a half ago I happily and regularly ate meat, so I'm certainly not about to adopt a holier-than-thou attitude about vegetarianism, or preach about it as a superior nutritional regime!

Ahem.

Dining out as a vegetarian: it's not as simple as ''you use a knife and a fork, you TWIT!''!

Fact: Upon becoming a vegetarian last year, I unintentionally armed myself with many fanciful ideas about my future on-the-go culinary endeavours. ''Eating out won't be so difficult'', I thought. ''There'll be TRILLIONS of options!'' I thought. ''I wonder what's on television tonight?'' I probably also thought, but I'm sure that's less relevant. (Or is it? *cue suggestively raised eyebrow* Yes, it is!) And then I'd wind up looking for a simple meal to devour while out and about and find myself crying ''for the love of CELERY, I JUST WANT SOMETHING OTHER THAN HOT CHIPS TO EAT!'' (Fact #2: Strangely enough, many vegetarian options available at fast food outlets aren't advertised. Baffling!)

But, no more. I've since discovered a number of delicious retail treats, and in the interest of preventing anyone else from shedding tears over the absence of conveniently packaged broccoli anywhere, I thought I would serve (ooh, bad pun!) them up!

The Fast Food Outlet Choices

The Burger King Veggie Burger

Is it healthy? Absolutely not. Is it so obscenely delectable that you'll pretend it is anyway?! Yes! So much so, in fact, that my meat-eating boyfriend was the very person who introduced it to me. I almost wish he hadn't; I'm not entirely sure what the ingredients of it are but I have a sneaking suspicion that it must contain some illegal drug, because sweet merciful pickles, it is ADDICTIVE! (Psst! In Australia, Oporto's also have a magnificent veggie burger - but you would probably never know this unless you had tried one, because it isn't listed on their in-store menu anywhere!)

Tofu & Vegetable Filled Sushi

After abandoning meat, I was convinced that sushi stores and I had to cease our friendship, which was a shame, because they always gave the BEST advice. But then I learned that they had a number of vegetarian-friendly options, such as rolls containing tofu, avocado and cucumber, and promptly made an arrangement to meet them for a lunch date soon!

The Subway Veggie Pattie Sandwich

This is what I eat when I'm trying to be all healthy because I've eaten too many veggie burgers. And then I learned from watching A Current Affair last week that it actually contains something ridiculous like 14 grams of fat. BOO. Anyway, it is scrumptious, and of course, there are always pre-packaged salads to choose from, instead!

The Restaurant Choices: Suggestions When Dining..

Mexican

EASY. From burritos to enchiladas and those nectarous nachos, almost every Mexican restaurant offers a vegetarian alternative!

Indian

Chickpeas! Lentils! Spinach flavoured saag! With 31% of all Indians reportedly vegetarian, Indian cuisine helpfully offers a plethora of options.

Chinese

Hokkien noodles with vegetables? Mmmm. Salt and pepper or sweet and spicy bean curd? It's merely another name for tofu, and it's heavenly!

Thai

If you don’t tumble over in a heap of your own drool over the vegetarian version of their classic Pad Thai than you’re a much, MUCH stronger woman than I, but if that doesn’t float your boat then you can always request a dish of your choice served with vegetables or tofu!

Middle Eastern

What's delicious and begins with an 'f'? Flaxseeds! Falafel! What's delicious and doesn't begin with an 'f'? Vegetable filled pides and spinach and fetta gozleme, and all three are typical of Middle Eastern cuisine.

Italian

Oh, Italian food - my greatest love. I was so was petrified of having to abandon you, but with your pastas, margherita pizzas and eggplant parmigianas available, I needn’t have worried!

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Vegetarians! Have you ever feasted on any of these items before? What's your favourite way to dine when you're on-the-go? (And non-vegetarians, hold your tomatoes! There WILL be non-vegetable related content tomorrow!)

xoxo

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