Vegetarian Star

Alessandra Torresani stars as the teenage daughter of Daniel Graystone, maker of the world’s first Cylon, in the new science fiction series on Syfy, Caprica.

Torresani has been a vegetarian her entire life and she spoke with HLife about her reasons for going veg.

“I was allergic to my mom’s breast milk as a child, so when I eventually started to eat normal food, they only gave me pureed fruits and vegetables ’cause my stomach was too sensitive. My family never gave me meat and they figured ‘Oh, when she is older, she’ll eventually want it’, but I never craved it. So, I literally have never had a piece of chicken in my life.”

She shared what she might eat on a typical day.

Someone’s gotta give this gal the lecture about skipping breakfast!

“Well, I hate breakfast, but I’ve been forcing myself to eat oatmeal and banana. Then, I have to have edamame every day ’cause I just crave edamame, but I really like and am really into this new spinach, zucchini and pesto sandwich. It’s really good. And then I can’t live without pasta ’cause I’m Italian, so, literally, I have to have pasta every day. I just have to do it.”

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Alicia Silverstone visited the ladies of The View and brought some of her vegan chocolate peanut butter cups from her cookbook, The Kind Diet.

While Alicia was sharing her memories of her late Clueless co-star Britney Murphy, Sherri Shepherd sank her teeth into one.

“Is this vegetarian?” Shepherd asked?

Well, duh Sherri.

You’re talking to the greatest vegan celebrity cookbook author ever!

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Gordon Ramsay‘s reality TV show that featured him touring India, Gordon’s Great Escape, was supposed to highlight Indian food while positively exposing the rich culture of the country.

But things took a negative turn when more than 100 viewers complained about Ramsay’s behavior from a recent episode of Great Escape, which featured him making fun of both Indian culture and vegetarian food.

The F Word and Hell’s Kitchen star met a chef who tried to teach him to cook vegetarian.

However, he failed to show respect for both Indian vegetarian food and culture.

Ramsay, who claimed he had never eaten a dish without meat said, “When I first saw him I thought he was Father Christmas. But I don’t dig all the stuff about the food. I respect carrots, fine, but they’re not living to keep us happy.”

One reader wrote in response to Gordon’s behavior on OneIndia.com:  “I thought Gordon’s Great Escape was offensive and disrespectful! The Father Christmas comment about the guru was uncalled for. His swearing was disgusting.”

via The Daily Mail

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• James Cromwell (70)

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Oprah Winfrey‘s show on Wednesday January 27 will feature Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual.

Oprah aims to let her audience know where their food comes from.

During the segment, Oprah asks Pollan, “What do you eat?”

Although it’s already known Pollan’s not a full time vegetarian, he does advocate eating less meat.

Watch the clip for a preview of the show and be sure to catch Alicia Silverstone‘s appearance towards the end of the video.

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She’s mentioned before she wants to see Oprah naked, but chatting with her via satellite is almost as good.

Alicia Silverstone will have a segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday January 27.

Silverstone has briefly blogged on her website, TheKindLife, what you should expect.

“I was so excited and overwhelmed, it was such a blur! I think she asked me about poop… Needless to say, we laughed a lot!”

Silverstone says she’ll be demonstrating several recipes from her cookbook, The Kind Diet–the Cheesy, Oozy Guacamole Bean Dip, Artichoke, Mushroom, and Leek Crostini with Pesto, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.

If you haven’t bought The Kind Diet, watching this segment will have you running, biking or driving your hybrid to the bookstore in 24 hours!

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Dr. Phil gave both some food voyeurism into one of his latest meals as well as some advice about repelling mosquitoes in a recent Tweet.

The food sounds great, but the anti bug biting advice…not so great.

“Jordan chks in: About to dine on a veggie lasagna MRE. Ate two match heads Army guys say sulfur keeps Mosquitos off of u.”

According to Backpacker magazine, the advice about eating match heads should be taken out by a grenade:

“It’s a myth. Matches contain poisonous chemicals in addition to sulfur. Save them for cooking dinner and not your intestines.”

Yikes!

But those vegetarian MREs made especially for the troops sound delish!

What are the options for a vegetarian defending his or her country?

The Epic Center showcases a variety of ready to eat meals the United States military provides to their service members and at a glance, the variety is impressive.

Veggie burgers, vegetable lasagna, vegetarian chili with beans and veggie crumbles over pasta with marinara sauce.

Beans, cheese and faux meat will satisfy some, but where’s the tofu, fruit and soy milk?

And are any of these entrees vegan for our egg and dairy free soldiers?

Still waiting for Dr. Phil to update his Twitter about the taste.

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Ginnifer Goodwin‘s story of veganism is featured on Oprah Winfrey‘s website in the Aha! Moment section where celebrities discuss memorable moments or make crucial decisions in their lives.

Goodwin says growing up she always considered the animals on her grandmother’s farm as family

But her Aha! moment came when she realized over breakfast she could no longer consume those animals.

“For most of my life I naively lived on cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, and chicken nuggets; a family dinner always meant steak. Then one day a year and a half ago, it hit me over the head while I was making a hearty breakfast that it wasn’t, in the grand scheme of earthly things, intended for me. What would happen to my body, to my soul, if I did not consume an animal or anything taken from an animal? So I educated myself. I relinquished the safety blanket of my ignorance.”

Read more about Goodwin’s Aha! moment.

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