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Forks Over Knives, a documentary that suggests America’s health problems can be overcome by a switch to a plant-based diet, has partnered with Whole Foods and the store’s Healthy Eating Partner, Rip Esselstyn, author of “The Engine 2 Diet,” to offer a series of pre-screenings of the film. Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia sponsored the first screening, which sold out in July.

The following are some of the tour dates for when “Forks Over Knives” will be screening in a city near you. For exact time and location, check with your local Whole Foods Market.

• Nashville, TN–Wednesday, October 6th

• Chicago, IL–Tuesday, October 19th

• Fort Collins, CO–Wednesday, October 20th

• Los Angeles, CA–Thursday, November 11th

• Portland, OR–TBA

• Seattle, WA–TBA

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“We have to be able to know what we’re buying when we go out to shop for food. The way things are now, (food producers) can say if something is made without antibiotics or genetic modification, but they’re not required to state if they do use those things. I just think we have to concentrate on growing real food in the parts of the country that have climates that support it. If we can grow more real food, and buy and cook more real food, we’re all in better shape.”

–Author Mark Bittman, a flexitarian who follows a “vegan until six” approach to eating, on the recent FDA ruling that genetically modified salmon does not have to be labeled. Unfortunately, this trend could have serious consequences as some studies have already linked GM foods to abnormalities in mammals, such as genetically modified soy diets leading to abnormal ovary and uterus changes in mice.

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Oh, no. The life of stardom has turned Juliette Lewis into an addict who can’t break the habit of the white stuff. The coconut stuff, that is.

“Since I’m a health freak, it’s my crack,” the actress told New York Magazine of coconut milk, before getting her fix of a smoothie with extra coconut and hemp protein.

Thankfully, coconut milk is both legal and readily available for purchase in the non-seedy parts of town during the daylight hours. One brand you might see regularly in natural foods stores in Thai Kitchen. Originating in Thailand, the excellent non-dairy substitute is made from pressing ripe coconuts and adding nothing else–no preservatives or chemicals.

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Faux meat mixes are fun to play with in the kitchen. You get to make a patty as big or small as you want and shape it to desired thickness. And who can beat an easier mix than one that requires you only add water?

Harmony Valley Vegetarian Burger and Sausage Mixes are soy based, vegan certified, kosher certified, high in protein and contain 0 grams of cholesterol and trans fat.

We’re giving away 5 pairs of faux burger and faux sausage mixes. Think of it as matching his and hers gifts, only these fauxs are a lot classier than the cubic zirconia he tried to pull off for an anniversary gift instead of that eco-friendly mined rock she asked for.

To enter to win one of the 5 sets of faux burger and faux sausage mixes, you may do the following:

• For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want Harmony Valley Vegetarian Burger and Vegetarian Sausage mixes.

• For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want Harmony Valley Vegetarian Burger and Vegetarian Sausage mixes AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Harmony Valley Vegetarian Burger and Sausage Mix). If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handler in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win the faux mixes, you must leave a comment too.

Contest ends on Tuesday, October 5th at midnight Pacific Time. Winners will be chosen at random and notified by October 11th.

Launched in 2009, Harmony Valley is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and their mixes are currently served in the hot bar/deli section of Whole Foods Markets in the Rocky Mountain area. The mixes are produced in an energy efficient facility that utilizes wind power. For more information and recipes, visit HarmonyValleyFoods.com.

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Russell Simmons has gone  from founding a hip hop music label to creating an urban clothing line to now a reality TV show featuring the ins and outs of his daily life.

Running Russell Simmons premiers November 2nd on the Oxygen channel and chronicles Russell’s life and his staff, including one of his closest assistants Simone Reyes.

Reyes, like Russell, is a vegan and animal rights activist who’s used her publicity to draw attention to various causes, whether that’d be Tweeting about the delicious meal of tempeh hash, vegan frittata, soy buttermilk biscuits and tofu scramble from Sacred Chow restaurant to getting the message out about lost animals and yes, commenting on Lady Gaga‘s meat outfit. Read what Reyes had to say about it and see a sneak premier of Running Russell Simmons below.

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Kevin Bacon is edible. Even for the vegetarians. Even for the kosher vegetarians.

Dave Lefkow is one of the faux pork powers behind Bacon Salt, an imitation bacon flavor from J & D Foods, which has infused bacon flavor in mayonnaise, popcorn and other foods. Lefkow has created a bust of Kevin Bacon from the bits of Bacon Salt and the creation is being auctioned off on ebay to raise money for Ashley’s Team, a charity for children with cancer.

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Nellie McKay has an extensive interview with Broadway World where she spills her heart on issues like animal rights and global warming, vegan food, favorite celebrities and that never going away topic of Lady Gaga‘s meat dress.

A song on her latest CD, Home Sweet Mobile Home, titled “Unknown Reggae,” is about animals being consumed for meat.

“For animal rights, it would be “Unknown Reggae” on the new record. It is about the meat, in particular. But, animal products – including dairy and eggs, although I know it is difficult to get off of them – that’s the quickest way to end global warming. It really has a terrible impact on the earth, eating higher up on the food chain like that. If we went back to the basics of vegetables, legumes, grains – the things closer to the earth – it’s a lot better for the earth and for other people. We can feed more people, we can feed the starving people.”

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Growing up in her Italian family, actress Lea Michele‘s meals must have consisted of lots of formaggio, but no carne.

Even though today she’s pretty much vegan, the Glee star also confesses she’s never eaten a piece of red meat in her life. Michele, who was scheduled to get a glimpse of Stella McCartney‘s vegetarian fashions in Paris, France recently, said, “I do a lot of work with PETA. I’m mostly vegan and I’ve never eaten red meat, so a brand that is beautiful without harming animals is my idea of fashion-forward.”

You could say she already had a significant lighter footprint before she gave up other animal products. While it’s ideal to give up all meat, just giving up red meat can have a major beneficial impact on the environment.

Good.is recently highlighted a graph included in a paper by Weber and Mathews of Carnegie Mellon University, which lists the impact of various forms of food and beverage on the environment, from the production to delivery to retail end. From the graph below, you can see that red meat produces more carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane emissions.

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