2010 June 11 (2)

Martha Stewart Eco Detergent Ranks Poor With Consumer Reports

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Household.

Sure, we love Martha Stewart, but will her new animal-friendly and eco-detergent get the acai stain out of our white jackets?

Tests conducted by Consumer Reports, unfortunately, say no.

After staining swatches with compounds such as wine, blood and grass, the group tested 50 different detergents for their ability to clean and remove spots in conventional and high efficient washing machines.

“In conventional top loaders, there was barely a difference between the swatches washed in Martha’s detergent and those washed in plain water. The results from high-efficiency washers were only slightly better.”

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Sunshine’s Real “Big Brother” Says Vegan Sister Survives On Pasta

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Reality TV, Recipes.

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Big Brother‘s vegan housemate Yvette Martyn has a real big brother looking after her.

Gwyn Martyn, a stockbroker, is confident his little sister will get along just fine, despite her dietary restrictions.

“They often have small budgets for food and people don’t often like making separate dishes for vegetarians,” he said, “but she is happy eating pasta, so hopefully she will be okay.”

Pasta’s not the refined starch carbohydrate monster it was labeled by the anti-veggie villains like proponents of low carb and high meat diets. Enriched grain pasta is not only low in sodium, it’s a great source of protein for vegetarians and provides a fantastic energy boost with its complex carbohydrates that are released slowly over time.

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Ruben Studdard “Real Men Can Cook” And Vegan Red Velvet Cake

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Male Singers.

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Ruben Studdard is scheduled to perform at the Real Men Can Cook event in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Railroad Department for Father’s Day. The event will feature live performances and food prepared by various chefs and is meant to encourage African-American men to get in the kitchen while raising money for several charities: Communities in Schools of Georgia and Atlanta, The Ruben Studdard Foundation, Choices for Kids and Real Men Charities, Inc.

Studdard, who lost 100 pounds going a vegan diet, ranks among the men who can cook and he recently shared his formula for a vegan red velvet cake during a phone call with the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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Rachael Ray, Elizabeth Kucinich On Childhood Nutrition Act Changes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Chefs, Children, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Politicians, Videos.

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Rachael Ray joined a bi-partisan group on Thursday to help unveil changes to the Child Nutrition Act.

The bill proposes that more students have more access to school meals, including breakfasts, and would extend the umbrella for assistance for low-income students, making it easier to access meals without the hassles of paperwork that might otherwise deny them based on a small margin declaring them ineligible. It would also extend school lunch programs during the summer for certain programs like camps in rural areas.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said in a press release that although the program is a start, it doesn’t address the issue of high fat foods in school lunches or providing enough plant based options.

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Real Food Daily Partners With Lexus To Launch Hybrid CT 200h

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Business, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Transportation.

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Vegan restaurant Real Food Daily has partnered with Lexus to launch the car company’s new hybrid CT 200h.

Real Food Daily founder Ann Gentry won the opportunity to partner with the company after submitting a video on going vegan as a solution for a greener future in the Lexus Eco Village challenge. Gentry’s answer, as you might expect, was to eat vegan.