Vegetarian Star

Meatless The Movie

When Miami-based surfer Shane Close decided to give up meat, he picked up the camera and added indie film maker to his CV of web developer and president of Surfrider Foundation. During his transition, he learned a lot of secrets of the obstacles some vegetarians and vegan face (like finding true vegan beer or whether or not to eat the sugar processed with bone char dilemma), but picked up some handy tips along the way, like having a better bathroom experience.

From Broward Palm Beach:

BPB: What physical changes have you noticed?
SC: Two things: One, I don’t feel heavy and sluggish when I get up from the table, and two, I am getting so much fiber I’m as regular as anybody could ever be. Sorry, I don’t know how to say that delicately!

BPB: Dude, that is too much information!
SC: Hey, whatever gets people’s attention.

Now that that’s gotten your attention, take a look at a clip of Close on his way to ask permission to film the vegetarian festival and feast at the Hare Krishna Temple in Coconut Grove, Miami for Meatless and learn about his blog below.

Close’s blog, Meatless The Movie, which regularly details his new meatless discoveries, recently featured a picture of what most of us know as the “5 x 5”–the five shelf, five foot wide section of the grocery store where you’ll find all the faux meats, organic eggs, animal rennet free cheese and other vegetarian lifestyle friendly items.

“I am sure the selection at the local Whole Foods might be a different story,” Close writes. “But, let’s be honest, few can afford to shop there regularly and still pay for electricity in their house. As for your every day, run-of-the-mill grocery store, there just must not be a great enough demand for vegan alternatives.”

Before he writes off Whole Foods, Close should check out the store’s private label 365 brand. Stocked with frozen foods, snacks, juices, pastas, cereal, tofu and even beauty care, the brand gives all the qualities of a high end natural and organic grocery store with the discount of a Save-A-Lot shop.

Close was able to leave the 5 x 5 area with several faux meats to his liking.

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