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Jim Gaffigan Hates Vegan Junk Food (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, May 6th, 2013 in Comedians, Food & Drink, Videos.

Jim Gaffigan hates vegan junk food.

Not that he likes healthy vegan food.

The comedian sat down to sample a few favorite munchie items like vegan jerky, a coconut beverage and kale chips with Julie Klausner of Vulture.

The items can best be described as “acid rain,” “urine,” and items that taste “like a bag of gravel.”

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Cooking can be a task in itself.

Cooking vegan can be even more difficult, especially if there are multiple steps requiring multiple different cooking techniques.

Frying, sauteeing, roasting, baking–wouldn’t it be great if everything could be done in one pot?

If you’re making Mark Bittman‘s One Pot Pasta from his latest cookbook Eat Vegan Before Six, you’re in luck.

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Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider likes vegan restaurants and is wishing for a vegetarian beanie weenie product.

But now the former vegetarian claims if he’s ever at someone’s home, he’s have no problem taking a bite of meat.

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Model Athena Wilson Guilty Vegan Food Pleasure

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 in Food & Drink, Models.

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Model Athena Wilson has had a pretty busy life during the past year.

She’s graced several fashion runways, including those for Mulberry, Giorgio Armani, Theyskens’ Theory, Mary Katrantzou, Ann Demeulemeester, Roland Mouret and Mugler.

When she finally gets some down time, Wilson loves to go in her kitchen and do what you might not suspect from a stereotypically slender supermodel.

Eat!

In a feature in New York Magazine, Wilson explained her passion for cooking vegan foods like egg-free quiche.

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Jessica Alba "The Honest Life"

Jessica Alba‘s new book on eco-friendly living includes tips for cleaning your pad that will help keep Mother Earth clean.

“It’s easy to make your own natural cleaners at home with basic ingredients like baking soda, lemon juice, white vinegar, essential oils, and a very simple soap,” says Alba.

Not only are natural products better for the planet, most of them are also better for the animals.

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Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels is currently making rounds in the U.S. for her “Maximize Your Life Tour,” dispensing all the great advice and counsel she gives to those lucky enough to land a spot on The Biggest Loser.

Michaels is almost a vegan.

In the past she’s discussed eating fish as her only meat and she promoted coconut milk for a company that specializes in vegan dairy products like ice cream and yogurt.

If you fall under the same category as Michaels and aren’t giving up animal products completely, that’s still no excuse to completely sabotage a good diet, as Michaels explained it’s about eating right most of the time, as she shared with U.S. News and World Report.

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KCRW, a community service of Santa Monica College and Southern California’s leading National Public Radio affiliate recently featured its first all vegetarian episode of its “Good Food” program.

Several well known names and leaders in the plant-based industry were guests, including vegan chef and author Tal Ronnen, author and food columnist Mark Bittman and several other writers and bloggers.

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Tom Colicchio Supports Bill Labeling Genetically Modified Foods

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 in Chefs, Farming, Food & Drink.

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Tom Colicchio is backing a bill that would let every consumer know if genetically modified food ingredients are in the food they are purchasing.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore have introduced a bill that would require these foods to be labeled as such.

“As a chef and restaurateur, it’s extremely important to me to know what I’m cooking with. Is it too much to ask to know what I’m really feeding my family?” Colicchio asked.

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