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Following a vegan diet can sometimes be difficult when eating out at restaurants, but in most cases, there are ways one can mold the menu to make options for you to enjoy a meal away from home! 

Here are some tips to help make eating at restaurants seem less like a hassle and more like a breeze:

1. If possible, try to do your research on the menu before arriving! 

Since vegetarian and vegan diets continue to become more common, many restaurants are expanding their menus to provide more plant-based options. Whether in the form of salads or mock meat meals, even the most popular restaurants are beginning to cater to plant-based diets a bit more! 

Here are some examples of both dine-in and fast food restaurants with vegan meal options on their menu: 

☆  Bolay 

One of my personal favorites! They sell bowls with vegetables and protein (kind of like Chipotle, which also has some vegan options) and are also gluten-free. Places like this are great because you get to choose what goes in your bowl, so you can potentially have more options to choose from for variety!

*Certified Vegan: Bases - Basmati Rice, Forbidden Black Rice, Kale Yeah Salad, Baby Spinach, Asian Sweet Potato Noodles | All Vegetable Options | Protein - Miso Glazed Tofu | Add-Ons - Freshly Chopped Cilantro, Avocado | Sauce - Creamy Garlic & Herb

➥ Elizabeth’s Pick: Bowl with Forbidden Black Rice, Power Beans, Miso Glazed Tofu and Creamy Garlic & Herb Sauce 

☆ The Cheesecake Factory

Though I may not go to The Cheesecake Factory often, it is definitely a popular chain restaurant with many locations, so it is always important to know whether there are options available! Surprisingly enough, the restaurant provides multiple vegan options, with opportunity to adjust others to suit your diet. 

*Certified Vegan: Most of their salads can be made vegan by removing the cheese, butter, or sauce/dressing. | Veggie Burger (Verify with waiter first as locations may vary -- ask for NO cheese/mayo and change bun to sourdough, wheat, Rustic Batard, or lettuce wrap) | Vinaigrettes - Lemon Blueberry, House, Lemon, Pomegranate, and Shallot 

(They also provide the Impossible Burger with cheese, but the company, Impossible Foods, tests on animals, so I wouldn’t recommend that option.) 

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