Vegetarian Star

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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Hain Celestial Group, the makers of the vegetarian food range started by the late Linda McCartney, has unveiled four new products to its line.

The mini snack vegetarian sausages, vegetarian roast, rosemary and red onion sausages and cranberry and camembert quarter pounders are expected to hit the shelves at Sainsbury’s and Asda stores in the UK in November.

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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.”

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Dr. Oz has always welcomed vegan topics on his daytime television show, and next week on October 28, Oz will invite author, dietitian and Forks Over Knives consultant Julieanna Hever to discuss the benefits of a plant-based diet, as well as demonstrate several recipes from her book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition.

According to the site from the publisher of her book, Hever will show the audience how to make the It’s Easy Being Green Smoothie, Noritos and Beans and Greens Chili.

Below is Hever demonstrating making Noritos, which are burritos made with seaweed wrap. Hever makes a Mediterranen, Japanese and Mexican version of this burrito twist.

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Skinny Bitch co-author Rory Freedman will be emceeing the Los Angeles premiere of Vegucated, a vegetarian documenetary that follows the lives of several people who are transformed by the diet.

“I love this film.,” Freedman said. “Not only does it cover the hows and whys of healthy, humane eating, but it captures the OMGs and WTFs of the transformation process.”

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TLC’s Extreme Couponing follows the lives of those who set the alarm early for Sunday morning just to start clipping before the coffee’s even heated.

Most vegetarians know that the coupon world is more of a miss than hit for us, as brands of meatless, eggless and dairyless products usually aren’t promoted in the Sunday paper.

But one woman named Perry who’s raising her family on a vegan diet is showing there’s a voucher for everything–even that soft, vitamin-infused, miso flavored tofu you thought you’d never get a discount on.

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Jon Bon Jovi leads the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation and the charity has announced its latest philanthropic event, a pay what you can diner located in Red Bank, New Jersey, Soul Kitchen.

Jovi claims Soul Kitchen serves everything that nourishes the body as well as the soul.

“It’s healthy, not health food. Healthy has a better connotation,” Jovi told GrubStreet. “You won’t see burgers and fries there; it’s organic, healthy, good-for-you food, and vegetarian stuff too.”

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Hillary Clinton was recently interviewed with Savannah Guthrie of NBC’s Today Show when the subject of her husband’s diet came up.

Bill has continued to vouch for the diet during press appearances and now the Secretary of State is verifying he does sneak soy nuts and not chickens wings to bed as a snack.

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