Vegetarian Star

“I was 57, which you know, happens to everyone who is lucky enough to live to be 57 and I was 40 pounds overweight, my cholesterol was 50 points higher than it should have been and my blood sugar was high. I had a conventional doctor who wanted to do things via surgery and drugs and then I went and saw this older guy, who’s not very conventional, but is very smart, who I’ve known for a long time and I said, “Here’s the numbers, what should I do?”

“He said: “You should become a vegan.”

—Mark Bittman, in a feature in the Huffington Post on his new book, Eat Vegan Before 6, and the flexitarian plan he designed that serves as the book’s inspiration.

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Mark Bittman visited the set of Today to discuss his popular flexitarian eating plan, “vegan before six,” as well as showcase a few of his favorite vegan recipes.

As you may have guessed from the name, “vegan before six,” is not about eliminating every animal product from your diet, but eating plant-based for every meal except dinner and snacks after that.

The principles of vegan before six, or VB6, were outlined on the show and include the following practices:

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Mark Bittman already has a pretty flexible vegan eating plan.

Eat what you want (sensibly) at dinnertime, but every meal before 6:00 P.M. should be vegan.

Can there be any more wiggle room for the flexitarian not willing to give up all animal products?

During an interview on Huffington Post Live, Bittman reveals yes–if you’re willing to cheat.

“Yes, I put milk in my coffee in the morning,” Bittman said. “Real vegans don’t, but I’m not a real vegan….On strict days, [I eat] no dairy, no animal products at all, no processed food, no white food like white rice, pasta, bread, etc..”

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Jillian Michaels is currently making rounds in the U.S. for her “Maximize Your Life Tour,” dispensing all the great advice and counsel she gives to those lucky enough to land a spot on The Biggest Loser.

Michaels is almost a vegan.

In the past she’s discussed eating fish as her only meat and she promoted coconut milk for a company that specializes in vegan dairy products like ice cream and yogurt.

If you fall under the same category as Michaels and aren’t giving up animal products completely, that’s still no excuse to completely sabotage a good diet, as Michaels explained it’s about eating right most of the time, as she shared with U.S. News and World Report.

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Michael Pollan was a guest with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report discussing his latest book that explores the art of cooking in the home kitchen, Cooked.

Pollan, also the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is not a proponent of a completely vegetarian diet, but he has a lot to say about avoiding processed food and shunning corporations that do not put a lot of thought into the ingredients that go into their products.

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“I need rules. To say “I’m just going to eat better” doesn’t work for me. I can probably follow almost any rule I think that makes sense and doesn’t rob me of all of my enjoyment of food.”

“I could’ve said “vegan weekdays, omnivore weekends,” or “three weeks out of four vegan” but this makes the most sense to me. I want my health and I want to enjoy dinner.”

—Mark Bittman, to WLRN on the motivation behind his flexitarian eating plan of making both breakfast and lunch vegan. Bittman’s latest book, VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health…For Good, will be released in April.

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Mark Bittman has reissued his book, Leafy Greens: An A-to-Z Guide to 30 Types of Greens Plus 120 Delicious Recipes.

This should keep vegetarians busy until the release of the New York Time’s columnist book on flexitarian eating, VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00, in March 2013.

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Merriam-Webster has updated its Collegiate Dictionary.

Although “F-bomb” and “Sexting” sound like fun words to put in your A+ college paper, Vegetarian Star is more thrilled that “Flexitarian” made the cut.

“As our society has become more aware of our eating patterns, we’ve seen a proliferation of its use,” said Kory Stamper, an associate editor for Merriam-Webster.

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