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After many years of rebellion, it looks like Padma Lakshmi may be returning to the vegetarian roots she grew up with. The Top Chef Masters judge has recently revealed she’s eating a lacto-vegetarian diet and intends to bring her baby up the same way.

If you have a love for Indian food, you don’t have to be a Top Chef to whip something up that meatless, and even dairy-free and egg-free, as much of the food in this cuisine is already based on many legumes like beans.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 in Actors, Birthdays.

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

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Mario Batali’s Meatless Monday–Sorta

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 in Chefs, Flexitarian, Food & Drink.

Mario Batali is on board and ready to embrace a life with less meat. He’s observing Meatless Monday is his restaurants, has plans for a vegetarian cookbook and made one of his New Year’s resolutions for 2011 to learn to cook more vegetarian meals.

Making vegetables the center of his plate is how Batali lost a significant amount of weight and continues to maintain a lighter figure.

During one of Grubstreet’s regular “a week in the food life of [insert famous person],” Mario gave an an example of how he keeps Meatless Monday.

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No Mercy – Calf Farm Cruelty Exposed from Mercy For Animals on Vimeo.

In what may be its most gruesome discovery yet, Mercy For Animals has uncovered severe abuse of farm animals during an undercover investigation of E6 Cattle company in Texas, which provides calves for the dairy industry.

If any vegetarians are having trouble crossing over to the vegan side, this video may do the trick, as well as make a meat eater rethink their dinner decisions.

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PETA is currently holding its Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest.

Shelly Martinez has the adorable, “girl next door look,” but her familiarity to you may be more than just her classic features.

Martinez is a former WWE Diva who worked under the World Wrestling Entertainment’s ECW brand under the name “Ariel” and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name “Salinas.”

See below for her more hardcore, wrestler girl image.

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White House Easter Egg Roll Is Hen Friendly

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Children, Environment-Eco-Green, Politicians.

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is taking place on Monday, April 25.

Following in the footsteps of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” initiative for better fitness, this year’s roll has a theme of “Get Up and Go!” and will feature live music, cooking demonstrations, sports courts and some pretty cool animal-free eggs.

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Sodexo Expands Meatless Mondays

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 in Business, Flexitarian, Food & Drink, Recipes.

After a successful launch of its Meatless Monday initiative in almost 1,000 hospitals, Sodexo, one of the U.S.’s largest corporate suppliers of food services, is expanding the program to 2,000 more clients, including Toyota, Northern Trust Bank and the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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“I want to show people that by eating a vegan confection, you’re directly saving the lives of cows, chickens and thereby the environment and habitats of thousands of other exotic species. There’s nothing appetizing about the suffering of 10 billion animals a year, and my treats can satisfy both the palate and the conscience.”

Danielle Konya, founder and owner of vegan bakery Vegan Treats, who will be featured in a series on Animal Planet about her vegan lifestyle.

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