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Christie Brinkley

“I’m a life-long vegetarian. I’m a mother of three kids, two of whom are quite young and I’ve got to be able to ski, snowboard, surf, kayak, paddleboard and all that stuff and dancing has now become a major way to be in shape for all of that. Definitely my body has been in shape since I took on this role so I’m going to be doing the Honey Rag, every day.”

Christie Brinkley, on how she keeps Roxy Hart’s legs looking sexy on the Broadway musical Chicago. Christie can be seen demonstrating some of her musical moves on Good Morning America below.

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“Self Magazine” Names Least Nutritious Veggies

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Self Magazine

Not all vegetables are tastefully equal. Nobody will admit to liking an iceberg lettuce salad over arugula and walnuts, but it’s also important to remember you won’t get as much Vitamin A from it.

Self magazine has named the three least nutrient dense veggies. None of the vegetables are completely without nutritional value, but Self recommends swapping some of the lower nutrient dense veggies like celery and iceberg lettuce for plants that pack more goodness like carrots and romaine lettuce.

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Pac Div’s Like Goes Vegetarian For PETA2 (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Male Singers, Videos.

Pac Div

Pac Div‘s Like is liking more things green and crunchy these days.

The member of the trio recorded a PSA for vegetarianism for PETA2 where he discusses what motivated him to go veg.

“The reason I changed this way is because I just had a cousin who died young–36 years old and high blood pressure,” Like says in the video.

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Emily Osment Got Raw Vegan Lesson From Kelly Rowan On “Cyberbully”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

Emily Osment

Emily Osment (Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, Hannah Montana: The Movie) stars in the ABC movie about the effect Internet bullying has on people. The film is aptly titled Cyberbully.

Osment plays Taylor Hillridge, a teen who becomes a victim of cyberbullying and is motivated to help change legislation because of her experiences.

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Yotam Ottolenghi On Ingredients That Make Vegetarianism Difficult

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 18th, 2011 in Authors, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Yotam Ottolenghi already eats a pretty heavy plant-based diet. As a former vegetarian columnist who’s just released a vegetable cookbook, Plenty, he knows a thing or two about putting together a meatless meal.

And if he had to give up meat completely, there are only a few items he thinks would be hard to replace.

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Sara Gilbert Featuring Vegan Cooking On “The Talk” (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 18th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

Sara Gilbert

Tuesday’s episode of The Talk will feature vegan family cooking tips and ideas.

Host and actress Sara Gilbert was a vegetarian for two decades and then became a vegan. Before The Talk premiered, Gilbert had said food and nutrition were so important to her,  she definitely wanted to give the issues some time on the show.

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Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the best selling book about the link between diseases of affluence and meat, The China Study, was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss the film Forks Over Knives and the idea of eating less meat for good health.

“It’s the story of one of the best kept secrets in healthcare that I can think of,” Campbell said. “It’s what food can do for us.”

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Martha Quinn

“I went with a friend to [California’s] Santa Monica Pier. We were idly watching a guy fishing; he reeled in a fish, and the poor thing was gasping and writhing. I thought, I’m going to take a break from the animal-killing thing. I still think about the fish, and wish I could communicate to that spirit how many lives it saved.”

Martha Quinn, well-known 80s pop culture icon who was one of the original MTV VJs. Quinn’s entire family is vegetarian–even the dogs. Quinn’s Q & A can be found in the July/August 2011 issue of Vegetarian Times.

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