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Ted Danson Tempted By “CSI” Set Catering

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 5th, 2012 in Actors, Film & TV, Food & Drink.

Ted Danson

Ted Danson has said that although he considers himself an environmentalist, you shouldn’t look to him as a role model for vegetarianism.

“Oh yeah, no, I’m an actor,” Danson told GQ magazine. “Which means one week I’m vegan, the next I don’t know.”

It appears he’s back to a vegan diet again, but the meat items provided by catering on the set of CSI may have him saying, “I don’t know” shortly.

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Bill Clinton made a guest appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight where he gave his thoughts on the soda ban New York City Mayor Bloomberg would like to implement.

Bloomberg would like to ban all soda drinks served over 16 ounces in various establishments like sports arenas and restaurants.

The former president who turned vegan to fight heart disease says he thinks Bloomberg is “doing the right thing.”

Clinton has worked with schools and soft drink companies to improve their lunch menus, including removing or limiting the available of soda in the cafeteria.

“We got a voluntary agreement from all the soft-drinks people to [pull full-calorie soft drinks from schools in 2006]. It has reduced by 88%, the total calories going to kids in vending machines and cafeterias” Clinton said.

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Animal Rights Group Protests Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 5th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Coney Island

Joey Chesnut won his 6th straight first place championship in the 4th of July Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing a whopping 68 dogs and buns.

Despite the dozens of animal parts, sodium and preservatives in hot dogs linked to cancer, Chesnut said he felt “good” about the experience and it was a “great win.”

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Bree Olson

Rachel Oberlin, better known as her adult start name Bree Olson, is asking Chipotle to make their pinto beans vegetarian.

Some may believe ordering a vegetarian burrito from the restaurant will result in a meat-free meal. But only the company’s black beans are vegetarian, as the pinto beans are cooked with bacon.

“You don’t need to be a vegetarian to want your pinto beans to be piggy free. Please, @ChipotleTweets, save money & lives, let it be vegan,” the Tweet read.

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Alec Baldwin Hilaria Thomas

Alec Baldwin and new bride Hilaria Thomas celebrated their union by taking a day on the town of NYC, reports the New York Daily News.

The couple visited a macrobiotic restaurant, where Baldwin attempted to sample the vegan curry, but the kitchen was already closed. He instead opted for a cucumber salad. Hilaria ordered steamed greens and veggies.

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Olympic Games 2012

The Chinese Women’s Volleyball team has decided to eliminate meat from its training diet, due to concerns of consuming meat products contains chemicals that would make them test positive for doping.

The main ingredient of concern is clenbuterol, a drug given to livestock animals that results in leaner meat, but is banned by Olympic committees.

The athletes say the vegetarian diet they’ve been following as an alternative is causing poor performance.

“They have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness,” coach Yu Juemin said.

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Vegetarian Fourth Of July Ideas For The Grill

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

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The Fourth of July holiday is tomorrow, but there’s still plenty of time to run to the supermarket or natural foods store to pick up all items veggie for a great outdoor grill!

Delish has a few ideas for those that choose not to grill dead bodies.

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Bollywood Stars Contribute To “Bolly Holly Vegan Cookbook”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 in Actresses, Bollywood, Books, Food & Drink.

Amrita Rao

Several Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities have collaborated to create a vegan cookbook filled with recipes and tips that is set for release in 2013.

The Bolly Holly Vegan Cookbook contains contributions from big names like Amrita Rao, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Neha Dhupia.

“It will be perfect for everyone – veteran vegans, curious newcomers and those who just want to try the occasional meatless meal – as well as both kitchen novices and culinary wizards,” said Poorva Joshipura, head of animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and vice president (International Operations), PETA Foundation UK.

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