Vegetarians and vegans hear it all the time. "What do you eat?" Most veg-eaters don't mind the question at all, but welcome the opportunity to educate people on their healthy lifestyle.

But the question itself is a bit leading, and tends to suggest that not only is there not much variety for vegetarians and vegans, but that surely the portions must be minuscule. Restaurants don't tend to serve up broccoli and cauliflower on quite the grand scale as they do chili-bacon-cheese fries.

While cheering consumers on to appreciate largely-portioned veg-friendly meals should be done with caution, the fact remains, a gigantic plant-based entree stands to be a heck of a lot healthier and responsible than a gigantic meat, cheese, and cholesterol-laden entree. If you're going to pig out, at least leave the pig (and other farm animals)... out, right........... [story continued here]