Vegetarian Star

“She is definitely leaning toward being vegetarian. My wife and I discussed this even before Nina was born. We didn’t want to impose any kind of strict vegetarian lifestyle on her; we wanted her to make her own choices and not be limited. We know people who were forced to eat a certain way as children, then rebelled against it. But on her own she’s decided to stop eating meat. We didn’t push her; she’s an animal lover.”

–Weird Al Yankovic, in an interview with Vegetarian Times magazine.

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Emily Deschanel has brought a vegan baby into the world.

She and husband David Hornsby welcomed their first child earlier this month.

Is maintaining a vegan pregnancy as hard as maintaining your composure during painful contractions?

Deschanel told Fit Pregnancy, “I don’t think it’s any more challenging for me than for anyone else.”

“The real challenge for a vegan is getting vitamin B12 and omega-3s, but you can get those in a vegetarian supplement.”

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Bethenny Frankel is raising a baby that enjoys pureed veggies as opposed to creamed chicken or beenie weenies.

The Real Housewives of New York star discussed how she buys, stores and prepares vegetarian baby food for her daughter.

Grains, beans, pasta and hummus all make the cut and Frankel says she may even go full-time vegetarian herself in order to set the right example for Brynn.

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Singer Paula Cole, most famous for her 90s pop hit “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone,” is featured in the September 2011 issue of Vegetarian Times.

Cole gave up eating meat at 14, but says she allowed her daughter Skye to make the decision when she was ready.

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Angelina Jolie knows how to dress her children in style!

The actress’ 5-year old daughter Shiloh was seen wearing a pair of CHOOZE shoes, an all-natural vegan brand that donates a portion of sales to programs that help families overcome poverty.

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Alicia Silverstone often uses her website The Kind Life to blog about her latest adventures in vegan cooking, health and fitness news. Kind Life readers may soon hear more about the Clueless star’s adventures in vegan parenting. Silverstone told the British edition of Ok! magazine that she plans to raise baby Bear Blu on the same diet she ate to nurish him during pregnancy.

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Vegan recipes have stolen the spotlight in the USDA’s Healthy Kids Contest.

Tasty Tots and Central Valley Harvest Bake were the winners in the popular choice award and the dark orange and green vegetable categories, respectively.

Tasty Tots replaces white potatoes with yams and chickpeas for a baked version of the traditional tater tot. Central Valley Harvest Bake pairs quinoa with butternut squash and red bell peppers.

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Several celebrities attended the third annual “Bent on Learning” gala, a non-profit which teaches yoga to children enrolled in New York City public schools.

Longtime yoga follower and vegetarian Russell Simmons was an honoree for the evening, and explained how yoga benefited him spiritually as well as physically.

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