Vegetarian Star

The winners in each state for Michelle Obama‘s Healthy Lunchtime Challenge will be joining her and White House staff on July 9 for the second annual kids state dinner.

The goal of the contest was to encourage kids and their families to submit healthy recipes and it’s no surprise there were several vegetarian and vegan winners.

Indian food is known for being heavily plant-based and five Indian-American children were winners for this year’s dinner.

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Leona Lewis has an interview in the August 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Inside she discusses her passion for ending animal testing on cosmetics, as well as her cruelty-free brand she has launched with The Body Shop.

“They say you can judge a society on how it treats its animals, and I think that’s very true – it all filters down.”

The trickle down effect goes all the way to the bottom line of businesses–who are entirely dependent on the consumer’s choice and pocketbook.

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

• RZA (44)

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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“Of the crucial areas – if you consider that people have self-destructive activities – their food is probably number one I mean, the road to the grave is through the mouth.”

—Woody Harrelson, actor, vegan and raw food proponent on the link between diet, disease and premature death.

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With so many chefs making headlines for bad news lately, it’s refreshing to hear stories of those who are making a difference in the health of children and adults across the country and the world.

Food Tank has named its “Eleven Inspiring Sustainable Chefs” who’ve made it their mission to teach America where its food comes from, support the local farmer, and encourage better eating patterns.

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“Even if you cut out animal products just two days a week, you can make a huge difference in your health and the health of the planet. Forcing a radical change that you can’t stick with doesn’t make sense. Ease in at a pace and depth that feel comfortable. Beginning to eat vegan gives you a taste for it, and there’s a good chance that if you do it part time, you’ll want to go further.”

—Tal Ronnen, in his “5 Rules for Going Vegan,” all of which are listed at E! Online.

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David Backes, captain of the St. Louis Blues, and his wife Kelly celebrated their fifth anniversary by visiting the nation’s largest no-kill animal shelter, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

The visit seemed perfect for the couple that is very active in animal rescue and animal welfare in their home in Missouri.

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Spike Mendelsohn remembered the little vegetarian people when he opened We the Pizza, which featured not one, not two, but SEVEN vegetarian pies.

He still told these potential customers they should “have a steak every once in awhile.”

With his latest restaurant, a steakhouse called Béarnaise that’s no too far from We the Pizza, they can.

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