Vegetarian Star

What Bollywood star has only recently discovered vegetarian sushi?

None other than Shahid Kapoor.

Co-star Vir Das from his latest film, Badmaash Company, is responsible for the addiction.

While shooting for the film, the two would often go out for dinner together and the same cuisine always got suggested.

“It turned out to be a big hit with Shahid and every night they all went out to a new sushi place,” said a source.

“I don’t think Shahid had eaten sushi before. I took everybody to one of the best sushi places in Bangkok that had a wide vegetarian selection,” Vir said. “I love sushi. It’s healthy, it’s fast and tasty too.”

When making vegetarian sushi at home, don’t forget to peruse Mark Bittman’s tips for doing so.

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An update on that vegan Frappuccino you’re thinking of purchasing at the Starbucks down the street.

Or across the street.

Or inside the Target you buy toilet paper from.

You know, they’re not hard to find.

Anyway, Starbucks is now offering various Frappuccinos and some are vegan.

The Soy Strawberries and Crème sounds milky, but a careful request to leave some things off will give you a completely vegan drink.

This Dish Is Vegetarian contacted the company and found this out:

“We contacted Starbucks yesterday and found out the crème base is a sugar syrup – - non dairy. (Calling it crème was a bit confusing to us so we had to ask!) Starbucks also verified that the whipped cream is dairy based. Additionally the caramel drizzle (on the Extra Coffee Caramel Frappuccino) is made with butter. So leave off the whipped cream and the caramel and the Frapps are vegan.”

Ah, much less confusion!

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Robert Capron may star in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but he’s tough as nails because he knows the cool thing to do is adopt a pet from a shelter versus buying from a store.

He and his family adopted a dog who was severely underweight and had experienced hair loss due to mange.

Capron said Sam, the dog, is happy as can be now, despite that fact he’s “been through so much.”

If you’re clueless as to where to find your next pet, just enter your zip code to be directed to the nearest animal shelter in your area.

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A Twilight vegetarian vampire is showing some serious love on Twitter for a great cause.

The oil spill in the gulf coast doesn’t just affect marine life.

The ASPCA has already rounded up their troops to prepare for animal rescue in case the oil spills over onto the land.

Kellan Lutz gave a shout out to the organization for their work in the gulf coast, as well as ongoing efforts in the flooded areas of Tennessee.

At the request of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society, the ASPCA has arrived to provide much needed animal shelter supplies to the Nashville area.

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The Kind Diet

Everybody knows Chinese veggies love their vegan peanut butter chocolate cups too!

Alicia Silverstone‘s vegan diet, lifestyle and fitness book, The Kind Life, will be translated in Chinese and sold in China!

This comes straight from the blog created to accompany the principles taught in The Kind Diet, The Kind Life.

It’s gobble, gobble, vegan Global!

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The Cove director Louis Psihoyos and former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry were on Oprah recently to discuss the Oscar winning documentary and distributing the movie in Japan, where it is scheduled to be released in July.

“What does dolphins being slaughtered in Taiji have to do with our lives?” Oprah asked to give her audience a better understanding of the consequences of killing the species.

Watch to hear Psihoyos’ answer.

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South Beach Diet

Every vegan has one dairy free, coconut oil icing cupcake too many every now and then.

When it’s time to watch calories to lose a pound or two, you need to know what diet plans are veggie friendly.

PETA has graded several popular diets and the South Beach Diet comes out a winner receiving a “B” grade.

If South Beach prepared foods that didn’t contain dairy, it would have received and “A.”

Recipes like edamame salad and vegetarian chili are easy to veganize, and the South Beach plan is based on cooking at home.

Looks like Slimfast is going to have to repeat a grade or two, considering it was the only plan that received an “F.” Shakes and bars are BORING, plus there’s that whole 10 million shake recall from 2009 due to a bacteria issue.

Visit PETA’s blog to learn what other diet plans might be right for a pleasantly plump veg.

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On his blog, president and CEO of the Humane Society,Wayne Pacelle, is declaring victory over foie gras supplier Hudson Valley Foie Gras.

A federal judge in New York ruled in favor of the HSUS in a water pollution lawsuit against Hudson Valley.

The judged ruled Hudson Valley violated the Clean Water Act numerous times and in several ways and HVFG will have to pay $25,000 per day per each future violation.

In addition, HVFG must pay $50,000 towards an environmental project to the Middle Mongaup River–where all of its toxic mess ended up!

“Factory farming interests like to claim that they represent rural people and rural values, but that’s a canard,” writes Pacelle. “Rural people increasingly are in the forefront of the movement against factory farms, since they often experience the problems most acutely, especially the downstream environmental effects.”

HVFG has violated animals, humans and the earth.

Thanks goodness they’re finally paying up!

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