Vegetarian Star

Stephanie Pratt only wears faux fur and doesn’t use cosmetics that are tested on animals.

Perhaps that’s why she chose to be the cover girl for PETA’s iphone application, Be Nice To Bunnies, that lets you search for cruelty-free cosmetics.

“I think it’s really important for people to be informed consumers,” Pratt says in the video.

“Animal testing is not a required law.”

Not to mention the fact the results found in animals don’t always apply to humans, resulting in undiscovered side effects in people.

Watch the clip to hear Stephanie explain more.

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Josh Dorfman "Lazy Environmentalist"

Josh Dorfman just kicked off season 2 of his Sundance Channel show The Lazy Environmentalist where he dispenses tips for those looking to green their lives.

Some obvious, some unconventional, not every piece of green advice is worth giving and if everyone spent hours a day calculating the footprint of every move made, we’d never make it out the door for work.

“We don’t dispense green advice without really evaluating whether it’s worth it,” Dorfman said in a recent interview with Popstar.

One lifestyle change Dorfman does think is worthwhile is adding more vegetarian meals to your diet.

When asked by The Daily Green “What one habit can Americans change to make a difference?” Dorfman answered, “Eat less meat. I’m not saying turn vegetarian, which can be a politically charged word, just don’t eat meat, maybe one day a week. Like adopt a meatless Tuesday. It will save money and make you healthier.”

It may be a lot easier to get an 88-year old woman to eat pasta with no meatballs than to sell her an eco coffin in preparation for her funeral, as Josh tries to do on this season’s show.

Josh also recommends eating organic for the best sports performance, and he attempts to green the national taekwondo championship by converting the champions to a diet of such.

Was the change welcomed or received with a swift kick to the face?

Tune in on Tuesdays at 8PM on the Sundance Channel to find out!

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Carl Lewis participated in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water event this weekend and he took time to speak with the Saginaw News on why he changed his diet to a mostly vegan one.

We can all remember the last piece of flesh we ate before making the plunge into vegetarian, whether it was your favorite fast food burger, B.L.T. or homemade roast. Carl’s last piece of meat was a bratwurst before a track meet and he’s been doing it faux or no ever since.

“I met a guy who wrote a book about vegan diets. We ended up talking for like an hour, and he told me to set a date, and just do it, try it. This was June, so I set a date in July, and I was in Spain for a track meet, and I had a big old bratwurst the night before. I got on the plane the next day, flew home, and I was a vegan. I stayed vegan for a couple years and now mostly I’m a vegetarian.”

These days the former Olympic gold medalist keeps busy with his Fitforever foundation, a website filled with articles and community support to help people achieve and maintain fitness, regardless of age.

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Don’t forget to check your local PBS listings to see when Food Inc. will be airing.

The official time for the film about the mass production of food is tonight at 9:00PM, but it varies depending on your location.

You can enter your zip code on the POV PBS page to see when the show will be broadcasted in your area.

Food Inc. is being accompanied by a brief, 20 minute documentary titled Notes on Milk, about the politics of the dairy industry and the plight of small, independent farmers.

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Jared Leto joked that he and the members of 30 Seconds To Mars now sacrifice tofu instead of animals, but he forgot to mention the gods like organic granola as well.

Leto may be caught munching on the snack in between interviews to promote the band’s latest album, This Is War.

Granola sounds healthy and all, but if you’re not careful, the added ingredients of high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils in some bars can negate the good for you effects of the oat snack.

Better yet, be a DIYer and make your own.

Here’s a recipe from sustainable chef Alton Brown sweetened with maple syrup and brown sugar.

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup cashews
• 3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
3. In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
4. Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.

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Being a personal chef for celebrities sure has its perks, primarily in the form of good pay and entertaining stories.

The New York Post has written an article on some of the more outrageous requests personal chefs have taken from the likes of Hollywood, including fresh brewed coffee used not for drinking but for an enema.

Still, there are stars who’s demands make perfect sense, as they’re not for outrageously narcissistic purposes but to maintain good health on the road, thus avoiding the constipation that requires the decaf enema.

Madonna, for example, has asked her chefs to make twig tea and support her macrobiotic diet which consist of 50 percent whole grains.

Both Paul McCartney and Peter Frampton are strict vegetarians, and when Paul’s private chef can’t do it all himself, he drafts the hotel staff into vegetarian cooking duty.

Michael Jackson would request fruit juice, granola and almond milk for breakfast every morning.

The vegetarian  requests sound pretty normal, not far from what any ordinary non meat eater might encounter when traveling.

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Love Boat actor turned politician Fred Grandy was caught at the TV Land Awards by Mother Nature Network giving the green tip of avoid meat.

The Harvard educated and four term Congressman who considers himself a “practicing and devout vegan,” said “Want to keep the planet green? Don’t eat things that are red.”

Yes, Grandy’s a Repubican, but he’s not talking about munching on GOP members.

We assume red things from the ground like tomatoes are cool too.

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Heather Mills experienced an explosion at an airport recently when the almond powder in one of her bags burst from its case, covering her clothes in whiteness.

Through a series of Tweets, Heather explained the situation, which she found funny even if airport officials didn’t.

“hilarious, vegan Almond powder exploded in case over all my clothes, then check in girl insists I lighten my case, I explained explosion occurring inside but she was adamant that i lighten my case, suffice to say, almond powder covered Stanstead airport.”

“Probably cost more to clean up than the 2 kilo overload. Saga continues through the airport but best mate ruth of 22 yrs have seen it all and laugh it off.”

The suspicious powder is not only gluten-free, but serves as an alcohol free alternative to almond extract and goes well as a non-dairy addition in coffee.

It’s also been suggested for use as a topping for oatmeal, fruit and making pie fillings taste like (prepare for horrible pun) da bomb!

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