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Mike Tyson On “Oprah: Where Are They Now?”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 5th, 2013 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson will be featured in a segment on Oprah: Where Are They Now? on Tuesday, April 9 at 10pm EST/PST on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

A transcript from the episode shows Tyson is still as excited as ever to share how a vegan diet has improved his health and life.

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Roger Ebert Gave Vegetarian Food Two Thumbs Up

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 5th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Journalists.

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert has left a gigantic hole in the hearts of many who loved his commentary on movies, food and life in general.

He recently succumbed to the cancer he had fought so fiercely.

During his last years on Earth, Ebert gave two thumbs up to a plant-based diet, giving praise for films like Forks Over Knives and discussing the vegetarian dishes he created for his cookbook, The Pot.

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Carrie Underwood Celebrated 30th With Vegan Pizza

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

Carrie Underwood marked the third decade of her life eating like a single because her husband Mike Fisher was ill.

The country music star had only a couple of days to break from her tour and her plans for a romantic celebration with the professional hockey player were cut due to a bout of the flu.

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Finding Nemo

Disney-Pixar has announced that Finding Dory, a sequel to the 2003 Finding Nemo will be released in 2015.

The cartoon depicting the daily lives of clownfish and other marine animals may be the perfect opportunity to teach children and movie goers of all ages a lesson that–although not able to communicate like the fish in films–fish are living creatures that should not be eaten.

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Bill Gates Impressed With Faux Meat On “The Gates Notes”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 in Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Tech.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is praising flexitarian diets and faux meat products in a feature on his personal blog, The Gates Notes.

Topics discussed in “The Future of Food” include the decline in meat consumption, the need to reduce meat intake for environmental impact, faux meat companies and an interview with Michael Pollan.

Meat lovers may benefit from the influx of vegetarian meat companies.

Gates sampled such products and was convinced a faux chicken cutlet was the real thing.

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Ryan Gosling To National Milk Federation On Dehorning Calves

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 in Actors, Animal Issues, Food & Drink.

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling has written a letter to the National Milk Federation that urges the organization to reconsider the practice of dehorning calves.

“Dehorning is one of the most painful things done to cows on dairy farms, whether it is by burning a calf with a searing hot iron or applying caustic paste to create a chemical burn that eats away at the animal’s flesh,” writes Gosling.

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Martha Stewart Southwestern Nash And Black Rice Stir Fry

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

Meatless Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart has never been simple when it comes to the kitchen.

The domestic diva can turn a plain block of tofu into french fries or create a veggie pizza from the most unlikely of vegetables like asparagus.

Traditional stir-fries have always been associated with items like tofu, peppers and onions, but Martha has spiced up both this and ordinary hashbrowns in her latest cookbook, Meatless.

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“Food Network” Advice For Stocking The Vegan Or Vegetarian Pantry

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 in Food & Drink.

Making the decision to go veg?

Sure you already know it’s easy to get protein and you probably have already figured out strong bones and all the benefits of dairy aren’t coming from a cow.

But when you grow tired of eating veggie take-out or delivery and ready to cook your own meals, do you know what to look for at the grocer?

The Food Network blog may have a few bits of advice for you to follow.

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