Vegetarian Star

Actor Richard E. Grant attended a screening of Food Inc., a film that encourages people to learn where their food comes from.

Grant received a shocking message about where chicken comes from during a scene in the movie, Withnail and I.

From Metro:

“It was gruesome in that the chicken that they used, that was alive in one scene in the film, was then decapitated and used later on, so it put me off.”

Needless to say, he doesn’t eat chicken anymore.

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Isabella Rossellini was featured in City Paper where she  gave her thoughts on the environment, her vegetarian status and stereotypes about Italian families.

A few bites:

Green Porno, the short-film series you directed, wrote, produced and starred in for Sundance Channel, explores the sex life of marine animals and insects. Some of the films begin with scenes in the kitchen, moving on to the native habitats of the marine creatures — when we return to the kitchen, your character has lost her appetite. Were you a vegetarian prior to or after this project?

Isabella Rossellini: I am almost a vegetarian. I do eat organic chicken and am careful what fish I select. There is a problem of overfishing; you have to ask questions. The place where you buy your fish should have the answers to questions like, where is this salmon from?

What influence can these short films have on viewer’s eating habits?

IR: You know, I think of myself as an entertainer. I am not an activist. That said, I did want to try to frame an environmental message in a comical way.

Italians are often stereotyped as food-lovers. Is meal time and eating together very important to your family?

IR: No. My family life is not centered around food; but of course food is very important. I think being Italian influenced my taste — you know, not eating processed foods, never anything from cans, TV dinners.

Does Isabella enjoy cooking off screen? Find out at City Paper.

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In the film Daybreakers, Ethan Hawke plays a scientist who needs to formulate artificial blood to nourish the vampires after their prey of human population dwindles.

OMG. Are these the real vegetarian vampires?

Hawke speaks to the Huffington Post about his character’s work, and sounds as if he’s trying to create the liquid version of test tube meat.

When asked if he thought of his character as vegetarian, Hawke answered, “I did. I thought of him as a person who worked for PETA who got forced into trying to help the slaughterhouse.”

Hey, if it saves the (human) animals, it’s worth the research efforts, right?

Now let’s calculate the carbon footprint of raising faux human versus manufacturing imitation blood.

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Ellen DeGeneres went on a mission to give up processed sugar to gain energy (and maybe to ease that sexual tension between her and Simon on American Idol).

Giving up sugar doesn’t mean giving up sweetness, by the way.

Try alternatives like honey, agave nectar or rice syrup to sweet talk your way out of the white stuff.

Before you embark on any sugarless  journey, check with your doc first!

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A number of Toyota Prius’ have been recalled due to some braking issues.

Yikes!

Has the golden car used by greenies in Hollywood like vegetarian Ed Begley Jr. and wife Rachelle Carson lost its touch?

In the video below, Ed explains the car he bought years ago is still going strong.

“We’ve had it now 177,000 miles with no problem,” he said.

Rachelle is giving up her 2010 Prius after experiencing problems, but insists she feels safe with other vehicles.

“I do feel safe in a Toyota. I just hope they get it together,” she said.

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Leona Lewis looks as sweet as agave syrup, but don’t let that fool you into thinking she can easily be pushed around, especially when it comes to her beliefs.

She told Smooth Radio, “That’s a big misconception. I think that a lot of people are like ‘she’s shy, she’s very timid’. Once people get to know me they know that that’s actually not true. I am very opinionated. I stand up for what I believe.”

Like not believing in selling herself out for fur, as she explained to Smooth Radio about her decision to turn down a opening a sale for a department store that sold fur.

“Yeah they did offer me money to open the sale but I said no because they stock fur. They’re one of the few places that still do it. I just think it’s so backwards, it’s very evil and cruel. I definitely stand up for what I believe in when it comes to animal rights.”

Her most recent act of activism was getting the officials at the BRIT awards to change the menu.

Keep it up, Leona!

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“I wish for everyone to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”

—-Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, in a speech at the 2010 TED: Ideas Worth Spreading conference.

Oliver thinks every child should learn to cook 10 meals before they graduate high school.

That’s real cooking, ladies and gentlemen. Emptying a dehydrated packet into dried ramen noodles doesn’t count.

If you have a high school senior heading off to college, start the 10 meal goal tonight by making Oliver’s Vegetable Jalfrezi Recipe.

Watch the clip to hear Jamie’s thoughts on what’s happened to milk–it doesn’t sound pretty.

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Looking for a crash course on what foods to load up on during your next grocery visit?

Then look no further than to Christina Pirello‘s Top 10 Ingredients for a Healthy Life at the Huffington Post.

Healthy oils, soy foods and lean proteins such as beans are included with Christina’s advice on why you should grab these while they’re hot (or cold, frozen, canned, bulk…)

Take a canned tomato, for instance. It’s may actually be better for you than served fresh.

“Unlike a lot of canned foods, canned tomatoes contain most of their nutrients. That means that you still benefit from most of the antioxidants like beta-carotene, vitamins C and E and the ever popular lycopene, essential to reproductive health, which is actually more efficiently absorbed by the body when the tomatoes are canned or cooked. All this adds up to a fruit that can help prevent heart disease and some cancers. Plus, the luscious tomato is high in potassium, but low in sodium, so it can be helpful in fighting high blood pressure and fluid retention.”

“Just be sure to buy canned tomatoes without salt. You can season them yourself. And skip the brands that add sugar. It’s not needed; tomatoes have an inherent sweetness that needs no enhancement. Do I need to tell you that organic tomatoes are best?”

Not really, but Christina definitely needs to tell you what the other top healthy ingredients are. Find out at the Huffington Post.

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