Vegetarian Star

As a kid, Colorado representative Jared Polis never brought a Lunchable to school for lunch.

Nor did he dine on a gourmet meal of beef jerky, processed packaged gas station stick cheese and fruit rollups for desserts.

He described his typical lunchbox as being filled with yogurt, celery, carrots, dried fruit and almonds.

Maybe that’s why he’s so adamant about getting his Healthy School Meals Act passed, a bill that would give schools more money to incorporate vegetarian and non-dairy items on the menu.

“They don’t get the kind of choices I did,” Polis was quoted as saying by Westword. “Many times, it’s their most substantial meal of the day.”

As an adult, Polis nibbles on Nori in between congressional meetings.

Creative, vegetarian and vegan lunch ideas can be found at Vegan Lunch Box, a blog written by mom Jennifer McCann, who’s made contributions to well read magazines like Vegetarian Times.

McCann’s ideas are great for kids, but big kids can also take advantage of her suggestions, which are accompanied by colorful photos of often Bento Box style arrangements of food.

McCann’s book, Vegan Lunchbox, as well as her cookbook that includes vegan cuisines from Japanese, Moroccan and other regions, Vegan Lunchbox Around The World, is a good  supplement to the blog containing recipes like Buckwheat Tabbouleh Wraps, Cabbage Rolls with Garbanzo Beans and Magic Loaf Sandwich.

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Gordon Ramsay will prepare a vegetarian dinner for the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Tun Razak, and others visiting the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Kuala Lumpur for the Wesak Day celebration that celebrates, birth, life, enlightenment, and the passing of a great spiritual leader, Gautama Buddha.

According to The Star,  the chef’s production crew found out about the celebration through a food blogger who had attended a Sri Lankan Fiesta in March.

“Ramsay’s production crew read about it and asked her what other interesting events would be taking place and we told her about the upcoming Wesak Day and soon everything fell into place,” said Leslie Tilak, Buddhist Maha Vihara president.

Ramsay has been spending much time at the temple, learning the cuisine from local chefs, but the dish he will actually prepare for the celebration on the 21st of May is still unknown.

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Jelly Belly "Strawberry Daiquiri"

Jelly Belly has a collection of cocktail jelly beans that are legal to consume at the office.

As stated from a press release regarding Jelly Bean Cocktail Classics, “They left out the distilled spirits, so these “mocktails” have all the flavors and none of the hangover.”

Three new flavors, Mojito, Pomegranate and Peach Bellini are joining the already existing drink line of Margarita, Strawberry Daiquiri and Pina Colada in June 2010.

Cocktail jelly beans, like other Jelly Belly flavors, are vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, gelatin-free and OU Kosher.

According to VegBlog, an investigation revealed the beans contains beeswax, so that may make them unacceptable for vegans.

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An informative article with a funny title, What You Can Learn From Flailing Stars, discusses various celebrities who have medical conditions and how to seek treatment if you suffer from the condition.

According to the article, vegetarian Orlando Bloom is also lactose intolerant, meaning his shared refrigerator with Miranda Kerr might have cartons of rice milk inside.

If you believe you suffer from such a condition, there are three tests you can ask your doctor to perform, the Lactose Intolerance Test, the Hydrogen Breath Test, and if you’re a genius infant who happens to have the ability to read gossip blogs, the Stool Acidity Test, all discussed on the Mayo Clinic website.

The Lactose Intolerance Test involves drinking a liquid that has high levels of lactose and getting blood tested two hours later. If your glucose level doesn’t rise, this means the body isn’t digesting and absorbing lactose.

The Hydrogen Breath test is not a sobriety one.

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The Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park in London is set for June 25-27, with big acts lined up like Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Paul McCartney.

One of the first waitresses for the first Hard Rock Cafe in London will be happy to see McCartney in person again.

Rita Gulligan, who now does extensive PR work for the company, revealed to The Daily Star that the catering staff for the festival will be doing a special vegetarian meal for him and that veggie burgers from the Linda McCartney vegetarian food line were first launched at the Hard Rock Cafe, adding “they were top sellers.”

Although the menus at Hard Rock Cafes nationwide may vary, many offer a veggie burger topped with items like zucchini, squash and salsa.

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Kate Hudson was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at New York City’s Angelica Kitchen after filming on the set of Something Borrowed.

The vegan restaurant, like many well known eating spots, has a cookbook for those that can’t make to the Big Apple or prefer it DIY.

Not only does The Angelica Home Kitchen contain dozens of recipes for dishes like 3 bean chili with seitan and pumpkin pate, author Leslie McEachern also discusses the economical, social and ecological impact of our food choices.

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Mike Tyson‘s interview with the YES Network’s Center Stage airs tomorrow night.

Previous gossip has already revealed Tyson’s announcement that he’s vegan, and here’s a little more explanation from the interview preview.

“I’m a vegan. I don’t eat anything. I’m starving myself, but in order to live I have to die. I feel awesome, and it’s scary.”

Vegans might at first get upset that Tyson’s comment is saying a vegan diet means not eating anything that taste good or it means you’re hungry all the time, but it’s important to note Tyson says he does feel “awesome.”

Plus, he may be on a temporary very restrictive diet until he resolves some health issues, hence the “in order to live,” statement.

Although animal rights activists have criticized his Animal Planet show about pigeon racing, Take On Tyson, it was his love for his possessions that drew him to fighting to begin with.

“I come from this really macho area, so they take my money, take my pigeons, and one day a friend of mine said, “fight back.” And I fought. I had a high-pitched voice, I was really obesely overweight, and so I would never go to school. But, this guy: took one of my pigeons, and my friend said “fight him.” I fought him, and I don’t know, I guess I beat him up and stuff.”

Lesson learned: Don’t ever mess with man’s pigeons! That guy’s lucky he kept his ear.

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The Simpsons In The Classroom

The Simpsons have made numerous pop culture contributions since the cartoon debuted in the late 80s, but who would have thought the FOX series would make academic impact as well.

“The Simpsons in the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield” by Karma Waltonen and Denise Du Vernay, is a look at Springfield’s favorite family through the eyes of a PhD and a Master’s in American Literature, giving suggested mind exploratory exercises such as writing an essay on whether or not the show is respectful of different religions.

Dr. Waltonen told The Sacramento Bee her favorite episode is “Lisa The Vegetarian” partly because Lisa doesn’t go back to eating meat.

“It’s an episode where a character changes, and the change stays. In a lot of sitcoms you don’t actually have things move, but Lisa has remained a vegetarian. And the two-minute “meat industry” (skit) in that episode – “Meat and You: Partners in Freedom” – are the funniest that have ever been on television.”

A clip from “Meat and You: Partners in Freedom”, can be seen after the break.

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