Vegetarian Star

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks has announced she would like to give seitan and tofu a try.

“Eventually I’d like to be a vegetarian because I think it’s healthier for me,” Jordin said, according to famousveggie.net.

The singer recently revealed to Self Magazine that for the first time in her career, she’s brought along a  professional trainer on her tour with the Jonas Brothers.

“Last year, I didn’t do anything to stay in shape on tour,” Jordin said. “I just kind of loved the fact that I was on tour. But I was exhausted all the time, and I realize now, if I had worked out and ate healthier and made smarter choices, I would have had a lot more energy onstage.”

Will her new healthier lifestyle change include her own personal veggie chef on tour as well?

Will Jordin make the plunge and join Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler as Idol veggie queens?

Chime in and let us know what you think!

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Yoko Ono and Heather Mills may be worlds apart in character, age, and professions, but they have one thing in common: Both were married to former members of the Beatles!

Yoko and the late John Lennon posed for a very sexy, “Give Peace A Chance,” photo that was later adapted to promote vegetarianism, starring Corey Feldman and wife Susie Feldman, the tagline changed to Give Peas a Chance.

Heather had a brief, extremely public, and tumultuous relationship with Paul McCartney that didn’t last, but we’re crossing our fingers her new vegan restaurant V Bites does.

So between the two “wives of a Beatle,” who would you rather…

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After converting his ’59 Lincoln continental into an electric car, Neil Young was so excited to share the green love, he created an album inspired by it, Fork in the Road.

But not everyone was excited to hear “Cough Up The Buck” and “Fuel Line,” as one commenter on a website examining the lyrics to one of his songs said, “No one wants him to retire, but we really need to quit pretending that the lyrics don’t suck.”

Vegan singer and songwriter Missy Higgins recognizes how spreading the seemingly enthusiastic eco friendly love isn’t for every musical artist, so she stays away from it.

“I’ve tried, but I can’t figure out a way to do it without sounding cliché. Some people protest through their music, and some have to do it through other means. Midnight Oil does it pretty well [through their music]. They’re big environmentalists.”

via sierraclub.typepad.com

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Happy Birthday to us!

A year ago, Vegetarian Star was launched.

Being the giving people that we are, instead of buying presents for ourselves, we’re giving away something to one of our lovely readers.

From now until August 8th, you can enter for a chance to win Erin McKenna’s BabyCakes : Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York’s Most Talked-About Bakery.

BabyCakes is filled with vegan dessert recipes, many of which are gluten-free and sugar free as well.

The book contains recipes to some of the items sold at the BabyCakes bakery in New York city, which Erin started to provide baked goodies for people with allergies and sensitivities to ingredients found in regular cupcakes, cookies, and the like.

Erin’s bakery and products have become so popular, people stop by just to pick up tubes of frosting to devour.

Plus, veg celebrities like Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel have given it rave reviews!

For a chance to win the cookbook and make your own addictive frosting, just leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite dessert is.

Comments will be closed midnight EST on August 8. The winner will be chosen from a random drawing and be notified via email on August 11, and will have 3 days to respond to our email after being notified. If we don’t get a response, we’ll pick another winner!

So go ahead and celebrate with us. Tell us what your favorite dessert is. And good luck!

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The Vegiterranean, a vegan restaurant created and owned by The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, isn’t exactly located in the hub of vegetarianism.

But that doesn’t stop her from bringing business to her hometown of Akron, Ohio, as she says mostly meat eaters dine there.

“Ninety per cent of the people who go there are meat eaters,” Hynde said. “They just think the food’s great and there’s not a bean sprout in sight.”

Not that Chrissie isn’t into anything with the word “bean” attached to it.

“I could eat beans on toast every day for the rest of my life, no complaints at all. I’m a buffet kind of person. I’d much rather go in for a buffet, load up my plate, sit down, eat and split, or have a piece of pizza on a doorstep or something. I can’t stand fuss.”

She’s not a party person either, stating she never gets invited because “they don’t invite vegetarians.”

But that may be for the best, as she gets to dart silly questions like, “Do you eat fish?”

“I’ve been having that same conversation for 40 years!” she said.

via wrexhamchronicle.co.uk

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Once upon a time, Miley Cyrus was a vegetable hating vegetarian.

Now it seems she’s hating on the whole veg lifestyle as it’s been revealed she’s couldn’t resist giving into those occasional meat cravings now and then.

“I’m from Tennessee and we like country fried steak a lot,” Miley said to Inquirer.net. “I like fried food. I wasn’t able to give up the meat. I want a steak or a burger from McDonald’s every once in a while. A double-double is just way too good. I’ve still got to eat. I’ve got the rest of my life to stay healthy.”

Now we know you Tennesseans are shaking your heads and restraining yourself from giving Miley a smack for speaking for all of you.

Ginnifer Goodwin is from Tennessee too Miley. That’s no excuse.

If Hannah Montana likes to fry it, she could at least fry tofu in vegetable oil. And country fried steak? Amy might be able to help her out in the Southern Whole Meals department.

Why not try a vegan until 6 thing like Mark Bittman. Or the Graham Hill weekday vegetarian plan.

Teenagers are already experiencing high blood pressure and wacko blood sugar levels that put them at risk for heart disease later.

Don’t just write it off Miley, because contrary to what you say, you don’t have your entire life to be healthy.

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“I just don’t understand those meat eaters. How can they justify eating those beautiful animals? And how can they justify the fact that half the world is starving when there is enough food for everybody? We’re feeding grain to cows while people die of hunger. How can people not see that is wrong?”

—-Chrissie Hynde, in a recent interview with the Liverpool Daily Post. Chrissie likes to stay in the business of what she can get, and that’s owning her own vegan restaurant, The Vegiterranean, in her hometown of Akron, Ohio.

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Hot, hot, hot!

She’ll never have to call Tyrone for anything because The Vegan Scoop is all she’ll ever need.

Earlier this year, Erykah Badu got some samples of Wheeler’s Frozen Desserts.

She thoroughly enjoyed them and recently had the pleasure of receiving a copy of The Vegan Scoop, a recipe book filled with tricks and trades to make your own vegan ice cream at home.

“I can’t wait to make it at home,” she said, according to a recent post on Wheeler’s blog, titled, “Erykah Badu plans to “do it” at home with The Vegan Scoop.”

“I heard she was looking for a great vegan ice cream so I shipped her over 15 samples earlier this year,” said chef Wheeler del Torro, author of The Vegan Scoop.

Wheeler’s vegan Frozen desserts are crafted from soy and nut milk blends and certified organic ingredients.

via Wheeler’s Black Label Vegan Ice Cream

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