Vegetarian Star

In the words of a chain of restaurants featuring fresh, made to order pita sandwiches, “There’s a new protein in town.”

Vegetarian Star can only say, “Yum, yum and triple yum!”

Pita Pit, which has over 100 restaurants in major cities and college towns across the U.S., has put a vegan black bean veggie patty on its list of already friendly veggie pitas like the falafel, the garden and the hummus.

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Tamara Ecclestone has posed in several ads for PETA, including one in which she played on her father’s car racing business by wearing nothing more than a checkered flag to protest fur and another in which she wore even less and shared the spotlight with baby chicks to protest foie gras.

One of the UK’s classiest ladies for animal rights has done it again with a new ad promoting good pet care.

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You’ve just made the switch to a vegetarian diet, thinking those tofu burgers and sweet potato fries will slim your figure in time for bathing suit season. But two months later, you’re starting to look like the vegan blimp!

While on average, vegetarians and vegans have less issues with obesity than meat-eaters, eating veg may actually cause you to gain weight if not done properly.

Shape magazine has shared some tips for what you’re doing wrong if it’s hard to bend over and tie the laces on your leather-free shoes.

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“Yeah, I like being vegan, I think it’s good for my health. But honestly, one of the main reasons I’m vegan is because I’m ethically lazy. My friends who eat meat or who eat eggs have to sometimes wrestle with the ethical consequences of their actions. By being vegan, I take the easy way out.”

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

• Vanessa A. Williams (48)

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Actress Hayley Marie Norman is a vegan and regular contributor to the blog, This Dish Is Veg.

Norman had the privilege of attending the premiere of Forks Over Knives, a film about preventing and reversing major health conditions through a plant-based diet and has written about her experience.

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Sheryl Crow has partnered with animal-friendly and producer of a variety of vegan personal care products Tom’s of Maine for her tour throughout the month of May.

Tom’s of Maine is promoting their vegan Simply White Toothpaste made with natural silicas, an alternative to harsh chemicals that whiten teeth.

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You may have seen the commercial for the Animal Humane Society where several cats proudly profess what they want in a human relationship. Some just want a home while others want more sophisticated needs met like their nails done.

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