Vegetarian Star

Author Michael Pollan hasn’t always expressed warm feelings for the vegetarian and vegan community, but in a recent interview with Time magazine, he said he has “enormous respect for vegetarians,” and eats a lot less meat than in the past.

In an exclusive interview with the Huffington Post, Pollan gave his thoughts on animal rights, criticizer of factory farming and author Jonathan Safran Foer and even Oprah.

That’s quite a combination, and here are a few highlights.

On Foer and “Eating Animals”
In terms of the argument that I don’t grapple with meat, I would refer Jonathan and anyone else to Chapter…hold on, I can dig it out… (flips through book)…it’s a very long…Chapter 17 of Omnivore’s Dilemma, “The Ethics of Eating Animals.” And that is where I try to grapple with the best arguments against meat eating, which in my view are Peter Singer’s arguments, and defend a very limited kind of meat eating, which is the kind I do.

On Animal Rights:
I think one of the changes you’ve seen in the animals right’s community in the last five or ten years is a lot more interest in mitigating the worst abuses of animal agriculture …which I think is a more realistic goal than abolition.

On Oprah Winfrey:
She had a very bad run-in with the cattle industry, and she doesn’t want to spend any more time in court, so it was much to her credit and it took a certain courage for her to air the issues and show clips from Food Inc., especially, and to have me on, and the fact that she was willing to re-engage on these issues of factory farming was all to her credit.

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“My doctor said, ‘I think you should become a vegan. That’s when I decided to try the ‘vegan before 6’ thing. It worked for me. In three months, I lost 35 pounds. My cholesterol went down and stayed down. My blood sugar went down and stayed down. My knees pretty much got better. It solved everything.”

—Mark Bittman to the Washington Post.  The author of books like How To Cook Everything and How To Cook Everything Vegetarian recommends a vegan before 6 approach for those who can’t go all the way. Eat what you want for dinner, but keep breakfast and lunch animal product free!

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Like many considering vegetarianism, for Graham Hill, founder of the environmental website Treehugger, the thought of the “last burger” was similar to what some pets might think about a visit to the veterinarian for spaying/neutering.

Instead of ignoring the environmental problems of eating meat and continuing to do so, he struck a deal with himself that allowed him lighten his impact with deprivation.

From his speech at a recent TED conference:

“Either you’re a meat-eater or you’re a vegetarian and I guess I just wasn’t ready. Imagine: Your last burger. So, my common sense and my good intentions clashed with my taste buds and lead me to commit to doing it “later”. And later never came. Sound familiar? I wondered “Could there be a 3rd option?” And I found one, and I ‘ve been doing it for the last year and it works. It’s called Weekday Vegetarian. And the name says it all. Nothing with a face during the week and on the weekends, your call.”

Weekday vegetarianism may find you keeping your promise to yourself and the earth easier, given the fact meals during the week are usually for work. Taking time to plan ahead for your lunches may force you to try new items, improving both your cooking skills and repertoire.

The old standard PB & J every day works just as well.

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In The Green Kitchen: Techniques To Learn By Heart. Author: Alice Waters.

Local and sustainable food champion Alice Waters has gathered 30 different chefs to contribute to her latest book, In The Green Kitchen: Techniques To Learn By Heart.

You’ll recognize some of the vegetarian contributors, such as Vegan Soul Kitchen author Bryant Terry, which may explain why Waters, although not vegetarian, has compiled a collection of recipes and techniques helpful to the mixed eating household or individual.

As Treehugger states in their Weekday Vegetarian Feature, “This is also a terrific book if you are eating less meat. There are recipes for meat and fish here, but there are many more recipes featuring beautiful produce, beans, eggs, breads and pastas.”

The theme for In The Green Kitchen is simplicity, both in recipes and technique, so there’ll be no need to stock items for a 30 ingredient dish.

Besides Terry, other contributing authors include Anna Lappé.

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Flexitarian Claudia Schiffer says she tries to eat more organic foods, a practice that started with her first child.

“During my first pregnancy, I started to eat organically and healthily because that was the first time I actually thought about what I was putting in my body,” she told Celebrity-Babies. “I’m still doing that today and I’m also just taking it easy, not working out too much, just enjoying this time in my life.”

Claudia is expecting her third child.

Claudia told Star Magazine that she tries to eat fruits and vegetables before noon and keeps her lunches with salads and vegetable based soups, saying “lots of meat” makes her tired.

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Once upon a time, many steaks ago, Kate Moss was rumored to be a vegetarian.

Now she hosts parties with fur rugs on the floor, but she might try to please one of her best vegetarian friends, Stella McCartney by going vegetarian again for one day a week.

The Sun reported a source said, “Kate has spent time catching up with Stella during Paris Fashion Week and finally agreed to support her friend by going without meat for a day each week.”

Kate’s been snacking on raw and other vegetarian food lately and is thinking of dining once of week with Stella to keep the Meat-Free Monday vow.

The buddy system is a great way to achieve goals like maintaining a regular exercise routine or quitting smoking.

Is a meat-free sponsor what everybody needs to take the plunge to help themselves, the animals and the environment?

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Oprah Winfrey‘s show on Wednesday January 27 will feature Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual.

Oprah aims to let her audience know where their food comes from.

During the segment, Oprah asks Pollan, “What do you eat?”

Although it’s already known Pollan’s not a full time vegetarian, he does advocate eating less meat.

Watch the clip for a preview of the show and be sure to catch Alicia Silverstone‘s appearance towards the end of the video.

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Michael Pollan was interviewed by Time magazine where he answered 10 questions on food, health, the environment and animals.

The author of the The Omnivore’s Dilemmna and most recently, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, was asked about his diet.

“I still eat meat. But I eat a lot less. I have enormous respect for vegetarians, but I believe there are ways to eat meat that are good for you and good for the environment.”

What do you think of Pollan’s response?

Are there environmentally friendly ways to produce and consume a little bit of “ethically raised” meat or non threatened fish every now and then?

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