Mitt Romney may have lost the election, but that doesn't mean he'll be eating crow. After hearing that the Republican runner-up was seen dining on a vegetarian breakfast burrito on the campaign trail and that the Romney family takeout order before the final presidential debate included two veggie burgers from a Florida BurgerFi restaurant, PETA is sending the Romney family a basket of vegan goodies. 

"Turns out the most reliable polls were those showing an increase in the number of people eating vegetarian and vegan foods," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk.

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Whether you're commiserating with Romney, celebrating President Barack Obama's victory, or just thankful for the end of all those obnoxious campaign ads, you might want to surf on over to EatDrinkBetter.com, which is offering up some patriotic recipes that are as American as baseball and debates over which candidate had the best "Gangnam Style" viral video. You can sample Barackoli Obama Casserole, Mittloaf Romney, Joe Apple Pieden, and Paul Fryan Potatoes. All the recipes are 100 percent vegan—no shellacking of donkeys, elephants, or lame ducks required.    

OK, maybe not, but leave it to the sellers of tortured cows to try to grab attention by claiming that it's "National Hamburger Day."(Déjà vu, anyone?) How about we hijack this "holiday" and replace it with one called "National Free-of-Rotting-Flesh Burger Day?" OK, so that might be a little wordy, but no worries: The most important decision to make is below:

If your fave isn't listed, include it in the comments section below. Now, would you care for some grilled onions and avocado slices with that?

Written by Karin Bennett

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I got a story the other day through my “Super Bowl” Google alert that kind of surprised me. The story is about legendary San Francisco 49er QB Joe Montana having high blood pressure, but check out his great quote: "I would never have ordered a veggie burger before, but I just love a good veggie burger now," he says. "It's strange how your tastes change when you put your mind to it."

Some people do it to stop cruelty to animals, some for the environment, and others to fight world hunger. And some eat veggie meals purely out of self interest. Whatever, I still think it’s pretty cool that Joe Cool is eating veggie burgers these days.

Here are some of our favorites, Joe.