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Nicole Richie Organic Food Rules For Household

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 9th, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink.

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Nicole Richie didn’t have a lot of rules growing up as a child, but she wants her household ran differently.

Most of Richie’s rules for daughter Harlow are about keeping her healthy, though.

According to Celebrity Baby Scoop, a friend told Life and Style, “Nicole is obsessed with doing everything she can to try to keep her children healthy and safe.”

One big rule is that the family eat organic.

From Celebrity Baby Scoop:

“The former Simple Life star even grows her own veggies in her garden to prepare salads and stir-fries for vegetarian fiancé, Joel Madden.”

For items she doesn’t grow in her backyard, Richie probably refers to resources like the Top Foods to Buy Organic, before shopping.

Is there any chance of Richie making a rule about eating totally vegetarian in the household?

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Colin Beavan, better known as the guy who’s family attempted to live a zero impact lifestyle in New York City in the film, No Impact Man, has written an article titled, “My Top 10 Eco Lifestyle Changes.”

What is number one on Colin’s list for an eco friendly life?

Giving up meat!

“Worldwide, beef production contributes more substantially to climate change than the entire transportation sector. Plus, a diet with no or less beef is better for you anyway.”

Oh, so true!

He’s the (no impact) man!

Giving up bottled water and biking or walking from point A to B also top Colin’s list.

Visit CrazySexyLife to learn other ways you can make less of an impact on the earth.

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Michelle Obama Says Underfunded Cafeteria Most Important Classroom

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 8th, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink, Politicians.

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First Lady Michelle Obama invited students from a Baltimore school to join her at the White House for a discussion on healthy eating.

Hampstead Hill Academy 4th-8th graders are already ahead of the game, as they’re growing their own produce in a garden set aside in the schoolyard.

“Learning doesn’t stop at lunchtime,” Mrs. Obama said to a student who asked how schools can teach children better eating habits, but added that “The cafeteria is one of the most important classrooms in the school.”

One of the most important classrooms in schools may still not receive enough funding, even after changes to the Childhood Nutrition Act take place.

Marion Nestle, professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of Food Politics, Safe Food, What to Eat and Pet Food Politics told The Atlantic that although the $4.5 billion allocated over 10 years for school meals is a 10-fold increase over previous funding in 2004, it only averages to a mere six cents more per meal.

One the plus side, the bill does provide mandatory money for schools to establish gardens like Hampstead Hill Academy does and buy food from local sources.

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Gristle

Gristle

“Unless one treats their kitchen like a biohazard lab, there can be cross-contamination of contagion. In meat-eating households, researchers have found more fecal bacteria in the kitchen–on sponges, dish towels, the sink, and counter surfaces–than they found swabbing the rim of the toilet. We shouldn’t have to cook the crap out of food.”

—-Dr. Michael Greger, director of public health and animal agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger writes in Chapter 9 of “Gristle,” edited by Moby and Miyun Park, as he discusses possible zoonotic diseases linked to animal agriculture.

Dr. Greger suggests that many human infectious diseases, measles, smallpox, avian influenza and SARS came from animals.

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Boo Boo Stewart Wears Disclaimer–No Animals Harmed For Him

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 8th, 2010 in Actors, Animal Issues, Fashion.

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Boo Boo Stewart‘s closet must be full of nothing but vegan Vaute Couture wear.

Seen before in Vaute Couture’s “For the Love of Dog, Adopt,” t-shirt, days later Boo Boo was spotted at the Star Magazine Celebrates Young Hollywood Event wearing the “No Animals Are Harmed In The Making Of This Boy,” shirt.

The 100% organic cotton tee is a great disclaimer to tell what does and what doesn’t go into your vegetarian body.

These are available in both guys and gals at Vaute Couture.

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Christian Lander, founder and writer on the very popular and satirical Stuff White People Like blog, that launched millions of visits, thousands of discussions, a book deal and a dozen other “Stuff People Like” blogs, is the authority on what the subject of his humor–college educated, upper middle class, often liberal Caucasians–enjoys.

Lander jokingly told the Arkansas Times he predicts the next very environmentally friendly and sustainable trend among white people is gardening.

As a white person, he’s already tried it.

“Um, “growing your own food” is trending pretty hard. I spent $80 to grow two tomatoes last summer. They were terrible tomatoes, but I lied to myself and told myself they were delicious.”

Guess Lander didn’t bother consulting any Gardening Guides before planting those organic tomatoes.

Ironically, he says backlashes are another trend that might show up and vegetarians may feel the brunt of it.

“It was like the whole backlash against bacon after everyone wanted to go vegetarian, then people started getting annoyed with vegetarians so they went as far the other way as possible.”

Confusing, since #32 on the list of Stuff White People Like is Vegetarian/Veganism.

White, black, brown, purple and green people should get on this latest bandwagon and plant your own tomatoes, green beans, lettuce and everything else.

And if you haven’t already done #32 on the list, it’s time.

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Kate Nash Pet Rabbit, OCD Made Her Go Vegetarian

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 8th, 2010 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Food & Drink.

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Kate Nash knew going vegetarian would ease her allergy symptoms she experienced after eating dairy and wheat.

But the neurotic side of her told herself that maybe her pet bunny, Fluffy, would get over an illness if she quit eating animals like her.

“We found out that she had cancer,” Nash said, according to Black Book Mag.

“Then I had a conversation with someone about being vegetarian, and they were like, ‘You should be vegetarian.’ I was like, I like eating meat. But then it popped into my brain that if I didn’t eat animals, maybe Fluffy would be okay. I was being OCD, like, if I didn’t do this, then something bad would happen. So I stopped eating meat.”

That’s a much better compulsion than reciting Fluffy’s name 273 times a day. That won’t do anything but drive both Nash and the rabbit nuts. Now that Fluffy is better, we’re glad Nash is still not giving into her cravings for cheeseburgers. But don’t expect her to encourage anyone else to do so at this time.

“She’s had the operation now, but I’m still doing it. But if anyone ever says to me, ‘I’m thinking of going vegetarian,’ I’m like, No, no, no. Don’t go vegetarian. My favorite thing is cheeseburgers.”

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Winter Wonderland For The Animals: A Farm Sanctuary Benefit

Daniela Sea, actress from The L Word, will be out at SunPower Natural Cafe tonight from 7PM-10PM.

Not only is this your chance to meet the actress who played the transgendered computer whiz  Moira/Max Sweeney, but a portion of your meal eaten tonight will be donated to Farm Sanctuary.

If Daniela’s not a good enough reason to get out tonight, head to SunPower Cafe any night from April 8-14 and 10% of your bill will still be donated to Farm Sanctuary.

SunPower Natural Cafe is located at 3711 W Cahuenga Blvd. in Studio City, CA in the United States.

They may be reached at (818) 308-7420 for more information.

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