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Bethenny Frankel Does Veggie Burgers, Tofu Sandwiches

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Reality TV, Videos.

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OMG! Don’t watch this while you’re hungry.

Bethenny Frankel showed us how to combine Pepperidge Farm products with hummus for healthier dips for the Super Bowl not long ago, and we dug up a video in the archives of her demonstrating quick and easy vegetarian lunches.

The Real Housewives of New York City star says these are the foods she eats everyday, which include Open Faced Pesto Boca Cheeseburger with soy cheese on sprouted grain bread and Tofu Salad Sandwich with Greens with vegan mayonnaise and Spike Seasoning.

If you aren’t in the kitchen raiding your refrigerator by now, you can watch the video to see how Bethenny demonstrates making these foods before you attempt them.

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PETA After McDonald’s…Again

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Food & Drink.

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PETA has relaunched its campaign against McDonald’s since it originally did so in 2000, because the company continues to use outdated methods to kill chickens.

The current methods involve chickens being dumped from the transport carriers, hung upside down, their throats slit while still being conscious, with some even boiled in hot water while still being able to feel pain, according to the PETA McDonald’s campaign website.

A similar campaign was launched against KFC, which PETA won in Canada, and now not only are Canadian KFCs moving towards complete Controlled Action Killing (CAK), they’re offering a vegan faux chicken sandwich as well. CAK involves replacing Oxygen with a gas that slowly puts the chickens to sleep.

After PETA launched its original McCruelty campaign in 2000, McDonald’s had agreed to work towards better welfare for its chickens, but almost a decade after original talks, not much has changed.

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Jimmy Osmond: Ice Cream Nemesis, Veg Diet, And Health

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Male Singers.

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Jimmy Osmond is the youngest of what was practically a musical royalty-the family that includes Donny and Marie-the Osmonds.

Although he tries to stick to a vegetarian diet, he does have an occasional McDonald’s breakdown every now and then.

‘My nemesis is ice cream – I love it so much – and I do have the occasional McDonald’s cheeseburger, but generally I avoid foods such as red meat and fry-ups,” Osmond told the UK Daily Mail.

“Actually, I try to stick to a vegetarian diet.”

The singer has a congenital defect that led to a stroke a few years ago, Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) – a hole in the septal wall that separates the right and upper left chambers of the heart.

After other Osmond siblings (who remain anonymous) were tested, it was revealed they too had the same congenital condition.

Jimmy’s illness surprised him because he always felt healthy, had normal test results at the doctor, and although his family had a tendency to put on weight easily, he remained for the most part healthy.

He serves as proof that no one is immune to serious illness, regardless of health and diet. As vegetarians or vegans, we often think we are invincible, without realizing that even diet can only protect you from so much.

Have you or a fellow veg you know suffered a serious health problem that had nothing to do with your diet and lifestyle. Was it hard to accept and cope with, since you knew you were doing all you could to be healthy?

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Maya Angelou’s Health-Food Diner Retaliation

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 in Authors, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

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Maya Angelou is one of the most respected and brilliant poets and speakers of her time. A chance to see her speak live is truly an extraordinary experience. Which is why it’s so disappointing to learn the motivation behind her Health-Food Diner poem.

The poet and author who’s been involved with human rights certainly doesn’t crusade for animal rights. Or at least not when she’s ticked off or offended.

Angelou, who was a big supporter of Hillary Clinton on the recent Presidential campaign trail, walked into a vegetarian restaurant in the 80s where smoking wasn’t allowed. However, there were no visible signs that said, “No Smoking,” so Angelou decided to light one up. It was then when a waitress scolded her for endangering the health of the other patrons.

So Maya wrote Health-Food Diner, praising meat:

Health-food folks around the world
Are thinned by anxious zeal,
They look for help in seafood kelp
(I count on breaded veal)

Ouch! Not only is she praising eating animals, she’s praising eating baby animals taken away from mom just days after being born.

Really, Maya, how cruel can you get?

Wouldn’t it have been better just to write about annoying, granola biting, skinny, health food nuts and wished a bad case of bloating and gas on them from eating too many fibrous foods?

Luckily for her, at least she hasn’t smoked in two decades. 

Source: Chron.com

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Carrie Underwood Wants It Everyday!

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

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Carrie Underwood had previously mentioned she wanted a  home cooked vegetarian meal for Valentine’s Day.

Scratch that. She wants it everyday. Uh, a home cooked vegetarian meal, that is…sometimes you gotta elaborate.

American Idol alumnus said she really doesn’t like Valentine’s Day and that couples should show their love every day of the year, according Lime Life.

“I’m anti-Valentine’s Day. I don’t believe – and this goes for anybody – your man shouldn’t love you for one day out of 365. He should love you 365 days out of the year. I want Valentine’s Day every day.”

She has said before that she’d choose animals over men, because a good dog was much easier to find than a good man. Looks like she found another good dog to spend the day with.

She traveled with her rat terrier this past Valentine’s Day.

Hope they got lots of snuggling in.

Source: Reality TV Magazine

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Bill Galvano Represents Florida’s Tuscano Eggplant Supreme

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 in Business, Food & Drink, Politicians, Restaurants.

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Florida’s House of Representatives member Bill Galvano had a habit of ordering a particular sandwich at Andrew’s Capital Bar and Grill in Tallahassee more than a fiscal conservative votes against more spending.  So the eating establishment elected to name a sandwich after him.

The Galvano Tuscano Eggplant Supreme is a fried eggplant, spinach, red onion, tomato, sprouts, roasted garlic hummus, and balsamic vinegar treat rolled into a wrap or piled high on bread of your choice.

It’s one of three vegetarian sandwiches on the lunch menu.

Although it’s not known whether or not the Republican representative is vegetarian,  it is known that he had a predictable record of ordering the sandwich when he dined there.

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Strictly Come Eating: Heather Small’s Dining Recommendations

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

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M People vocalist Heather Small, who also was a contestant on the UK dance competition show, Strictly Come Dancing, has some favorite spots in London where she knows they’ll treat her like the veg queen she is and cater to her dietary requirements.

One of her favorite spots is Eat and Two Veg.

“They have good vegetarian options like meat-free sausages,” she said on VisitLondon.com.

In mixed veg and non veg company, E & O is her top pick because, “It’s private enough to have meetings there, the food is nice and they cater for my dietary requirements.”

This chick is even ethical down to her clothing as she’s into Stella McCartney’s boutique.

You can learn more about where you might find Heather while in London on VisitLondon.com.

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Benji And Joel Madden Create Denny’s Veg Burritos

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, February 14th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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Veg Brothers Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte recently made vegetarian and vegan burritos at Denny’s in Los Angeles!

The burritos will be available on Denny’s Allnighter Rockstar Menu.

Yes, Canadians may have their KFC vegan faux chicken sandwich, but now folks in the U.S. have another veg option in a traditionally fast food restaurant.

Since Benji and Joel are both known and outspoken vegetarians as well as known rockstars, who better to choose to be the poster boys of veg Denny’s?

The Rock Star Menus were created when Denny’s allowed musicians like Katy Perry, Taking Back Sunday, Boys Like Girls, and Hoobastank into the kitchen (dangerous, we know) to cook up what they like to chow down on after hours.

Benji and Joel’s creations will be featured on the third Rock Star Menu, which is launching this summer.

Men with guitars are sexy enough. Men with guitars who can cook are almost too much to handle. 

You can view more pics of the Madden brothers in Denny’s Kitchen over at Denny’s blog.

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