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Chicago Cubs’ Fans Treated With Vegan Sloppy Janes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Welcome sign at Wrigley

If you avoid animal products and still plan to take yourself out to the ballgame, you’ll be happy to learn that one major league ballpark  has updated its menu so you can buy more than peanuts and Crackerjacks.

Because those get old really fast, leaving you with no motivation to cheer and only to throw them at the opponent’s fans.

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Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, October 21st, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink, Recipes.

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The NBA’s first and only female scout Bonnie-Jill Laflin told Fitness Magazine what she prefers putting her hands on, second to contracts and basketballs.

“A lot of people say “ugh” when I say tofu, but if you stir fry it, it’s great!” Laflin said. “Just mix veggies, tofu and soy sauce and you have a meal. I have a big sweet tooth, so I’m happy chocolate is vegetarian!”

Tofu and chocolate do make great vegetarian foods. And who says you can’t combine them together?

Before you say “ugh” to the silken soy product, try this recipe for Tofu Chocolate Pudding, guaranteed to be the star at halftime.

Photo: Toglenn/Creative Commons

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“So many people tell me they could never be vegan. I just wish people would understand and realize that it’s really not that difficult, and it’s a choice that we make—I think that it is in everybody’s grasp to be able to make a decision like switching to a vegan lifestyle. One of my proudest accomplishments has been going vegan.”

–Canadian figure skating pair champion Meagan Duhamel, in an interview with VegNews about how diet affects her career as a professional athlete. Duhamel has won both Four Continents and Canadian National bronze and silver medals and is training for the 2014 Olympics, where she’ll probably fuel up on plenty of “homemade bread, pumpkin-apple butter, granola, cookies, trail mixes, and snacks like that.”

Photo: David M. Carmichael/Creative Commons

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Jodie Marsh Builds A Body Without Animal Flesh

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Model and reality TV star Jodie Marsh took up weightlifting two years ago and has since lost body fat, gotten toner than ever and competed in several competitions.

Unlike the stereotypical muscle building diet of fish and chicken, Marsh accomplished her physique on a completely vegetarian diet.

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Danica Patrick Puts Veggie Burgers On Motor Speedway Fit Fuel Menu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

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NASCAR has been greened before. Vegetarian Leilani Munter frequently uses her star status to encourage fans to recycle at the pit. And now, another big name in race car driving is urging speedway lovers to lighten both their footprint and possible their waistline.

Danica Patrick‘s Fit Fuel menu for this week’s Bank of America’s 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina will feature several vegetarian items.

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Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mike Zigomanis Talks Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, October 10th, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Celebrity Tweets, Food & Drink.

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For some people, going vegetarian or vegan takes education, watching a few gory slaughter videos here and there or getting to personally know a farm animal. For others, it’s a matter of just asking, “Why not?”

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mike Zigomanis was approached by a golfing buddy on the subject.  The friend eventually scored a hole-in-one by converting Zigomanis to a full-time vegan.

“I wasn’t really eating any meat or seafood and he asked why I wouldn’t just stop all together,” Zigomanis said in an interview with Cardiac Cane. “It made sense, so I eventually stopped.”

More from the interview below:

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Chia is more than those cuddly green plants advertised at 3 in the morning while you’re still trying to digest that extra spicy tempeh hot wing.

It’s also a source of protein, calcium and fiber.

This is one of several chia pudding recipes from his latest book, Thrive Foods: 200 Plant Based Recipes for Peak Health and Brendan Brazier says they are a favorite.

Thrive Foods Chia Puddings

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Bonnie Jill Laflin

“Since I was little, I grew up on a ranch. Cows, pigs and chickens were like peoples’ dogs, and cats. As for me, it was that I never wanted to eat cows and chickens because they were like my pets. So, I always had a strong will for animals since I was little, and it hasn’t stopped.”

Bonnie-Jill Laflin, the NBA’s first and only female scout. Even though she’s lady, she’s not all uncomfortable in the locker room. See of her confidence and what a vegetarian diet can do for you proof below.

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