Vegetarian Star

Octomom Nadya Suleman‘s attorney Jeff Czech said he was offended by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals comparing his client to a cat when they offered her money in exchange to hang a banner on her home promoting spaying and neutering.

Truth is, Suleman’s reproductive activities are a fraction of what real cats and dogs can do without in vitro fertilization.

As soon as cat reaches sexual maturity, it can breed and have up to five litters per year.

The average size litter is anywhere from 3-6 kittens, so that puts alley cat Fluffy with the ability to add 30 children to her family tree a year and give The Duggars some stiff competition.

Plus, cats don’t go through menopause and they can have these litters every year well into old age.

Eww. Old mammals having sex.

And now it’s evident why 4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year in shelters because homes can’t be found for them.

Do what the PETA sign says: Don’t let your pet become an Octomom!

Get active in their sex lives and spay and neuter, taking advantage of several low cost Spay/Neuter programs in your state if you’re short on cash like Nadya.

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Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Gabe Watson was told by his strengthening and conditioning coach he should lose weight so he took the easiest step by eliminated fat filled meat products from his diet, according to an article at AZ Central.

It worked, as Watson’s lost about 30 pounds and hopes to be 5 pounds thinner than what the coach recommended when he reports to summer training camp.

Watson said the vegetarian diet helped to clean his system out, adding it was really “toxic.”

His typical breakfast now might consist of oatmeal with peanut butter and two bananas.

During the majority of his diet, most of his proteins came from beans and shakes, including a blend of wheat grass, spinach, strawberries, apples and blueberries he still consumes and calls “the nastiest thing in the world, but it helps me.”

Although most of the hard work is over, Watson is still sticking to his regime, only eating meat occasionally.

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The Fresh Farm Farmers Market just two blocks from the White House is already listed in the USDA searchable database where consumers can search by state for a market near their home.

However, there are dozens that might need to be included and the government is asking people to fill out an online form to submit their Farmers Market before June 4, 2010.

Anyone can add a listing, but obviously it’s best if a manager or otherwise important person who runs the market does this to ensure your area farmers get the maximum exposure.

Besides the location, the database also tells if the market accepts government assistance programs for the needy, such as WIC and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

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Otarian, the chain of vegetarian fast food restaurants created by the female half of the famous billionaire Oswal couple, provides a menu to its customers that indicates the amount of carbon used in creating the plant based meal versus a similar meat version.

Is that too much information?

An article at MNN, discusses whether we are getting information overload when we’re hungry, and if the calories, fat, carbon count and source of food may overwhelm the average consumer.

“At some point, having too much information might actually hurt, because it may start to confuse,” said Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As vegetarians, we usually never have enough information, as we demand all ingredients, the surface the food is cooked on, what it touches, etc.

Seems like there is nothing wrong with providing a pamphlet of information about the food you eat, as long as it is accurate. And it helps you make more healthful decisions, as some cities like New York and Seattle are requiring places to post calorie content next to items.

When it comes down to it, the hungry consumer will treat the extra information like a spouse treats a nagging partner: Take what you need from the conversation and tune out 99% of the rest.

Or, they’ll just double check for trans-fat before devouring the potato wedges.

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We hear Gwyneth Paltrow is interested in putting yoga into the curriculum at inner city schools.

Before you roll eyes and insert snide remark about making fixing the outdated buildings and designing  programs to raise standardized test scores a priority, it may interest you to know the kids in South Central LA, an area known for violence and poverty, are already bending themselves in pretzels.

Accelerated School, named School of the Year by Time magazine, found these classes raised self-esteem and made students more mellow, which resulted in less disciplinary issues in the classroom, according to Yoga Therapy Web.

The same site mentions a study that found that students’ GPAs have been correlated with the degree of participation in YogaEd, a 36 week children’s yoga program.

Gwyneth will provide the cat-stretch and downward-facing dog.

John Salley will create the menu filled with vegetarian entrees.

And Rachael Ray will set up the gardens in the schoolyard from which food is grown and obtained every semester.

It’s celebrities to the rescue to take back the public school system!

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Vegan athlete Brendan Brazier has taken to CrazySexyLife to talk about us being unbalanced!

That is, the average American consumes too high amounts of omega-6 fatty acids and not enough omega-3s, as reported by a World Health Organization finding.

Some believe the shift in eating more processed foods that are rich in the omega-6 acids, but also refined oils and manufactured fats designed to protect shelf life,  may be responsible for the ratio, and recommend supplementing with omega-3 for balance.

According to nutrition guru Dr. Weil, this imbalance may be linked to depression, obesity, hyperactivity and even violence. We need to stop building prisons and provide funding for omega-3 in criminals’ diets. A British study found that violence in prison dropped by 37% after omega-3 oils and supplements were added to the prisoners’ diets.

Brazier believes supplementing is like taking vitamins without ever eating a vegetable and the best way to cure the imbalance is to eat a well rounded diet.

“Taking into account the WHO’s findings on the ideal ratio, those of us who eat a diet that does not regularly contain large amounts of high-temperature fried foods, hydrogenated fats (such as those found in some margarines) or trans fats have no reason to use supplements with a greater ratio of omega-3 to omega-6. It’s just not necessary. If, however, a large part of your diet consists of denatured fats, fried foods and manufactured oils…stop eating them!”

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Alec Baldwin recently became the 2nd person to host Saturday Night Live for the 15th time–tying for the spot with Steve Martin.

To commemorate the history, associate publisher and editor of New Orleans Magazine Errol Laborde took time to blog about his encounter with the Emmy winning actor in the Big Easy.

During Baldwin’s visit to the Tennessee Williams Festival, he had partaken in New Orleans tradition and eaten a vegetarian Muffuletta sandwich.

A Muffu-whatta?

Muffuletta is a Sicilian sesame bread or submarine style sandwich that originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Traditional muffulettas contain several layers of meat, including salami and capicola, and are covered in an olive salad.

A mouth watering close up photo of a veggie version of the Mufuletta can be seen here to get you excited about trying the recipe.

Makes a good meal to snack on while watching the recent SNL clip you may have missed.

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During today’s unveiling of a PETA sign on her home that encourages pet owners to spay and neuter, the Octomom Nadya Suleman wore a “Fight Breedism” t-shirt, which advocates adopting a pet from a shelter, versus going to a kennel or breeder.

Suleman has agreed to display the PETA sign that reads, “Don’t Let Your Dog or Cat Become An Octomom: Always Spay Or Neuter,” in exchange for $5,000 and a month’s supply of vegetarian meats from the animal rights group (Check out the Boca Burger box on the side).

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