Vegetarian Star

“Dan and I spent a lot of years talking to people who were either vegan or they stopped being vegan at some point and they were struggling with it. We kept hearing the same things over and over again, that ‘it’s too hard,’ ‘the food’s weird,’ or ‘I really don’t know how to use things like mock meat or fake cheeses.’ And so we really wanted to address those issues.”

–Annie Shannon, co-author of the book that turns takes the meat, egg and dairy out of classic Betty Crocker Recipes, Betty Goes Vegan.

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Mayim Bialik has shared a few vegan substitutions for traditional Passover dishes in the New York Times “Well” blog.

In a post titled, “A Vegan Passover,” the blog discusses how certain foods restricted at Passover, grains, beans and corn, may present a problem for vegans who subsists on the items.

The traditional Seder plate, consisting of six foods that symbolize the story of Exodus, contains both lamb and egg, two items that are definitely not vegan.

Bialik has created substitutions for both.

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Mark Bittman, founder of the “vegan before six,” has written a guide to his flexitarian eating plan.

VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 will hit the shelves next month, but the New York Times food writer has never been a stranger to plant-based foods.

Many of his columns are devoted to more sustainable eating–which includes leaning away from meat.

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ABC’s Nightline recently featured a segment on the numerous ag-gag laws making their way through Congress.

“Would you like to see where your dinner came from?” asked Bill Weir during the episode.

Executive Director for the animal welfare group Mercy for Animals Nathan Runkle made an appearance to discuss the laws that seek to make hidden camera investigations on factory farms illegal. It is a move that many activists feel would hamper whistle blowers who out acts of animal cruelty.

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Alicia Silverstone has shared her ideas for an animal friendly Passover and Easter.

Alicia writes on The Kind Life:

“Last year I got thinking about the similarities between the Passover and Easter traditions. Jewish people search their homes for leaven before Passover starts to get it out of the house (since chametz or “leavening” isn’t allowed in the house during Passover). Christians celebrate Easter by searching for eggs (the egg is seen as a sign of renewed life or resurrected life by breaking out of it, relating to Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday). So both holidays have this tradition of searching…”

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Alberto Perlman (center) is the co-founder of Zumba Fitness, an aerobic workout done to the tunes of Latin American music.

Perlman has been named Ink Magazine’s list of the top five CEOs to watch in 2013.

You can’t be a leader in the fitness industry without setting an example at the table.

Perlman consumes a mostly vegan diet and avoid dairy like some dieters avoid the scale.

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“The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible [laughs]. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn’t going to do any invasion with my face. I am almost a vegetarian, and I meditate, do yoga and love to hike.”

—Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion designer known for the “wrap dress,” to Vanity Fair.

When asked what her favorite indulgence was, Fürstenberg responded “dark chocolate,” which happens to be just as equally hip and fashionable, considering it is often vegan.

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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Avril Lavigne‘s foundation, The Avril Lavigne Foundation, has partnered with the Race to Erase MS, an annual fundraising gala for Multiple Schlerosis.

Lavigne would like to eradicate many diseases, including those that may be prevented with diet and exercise.

She shared her secrets for healthy eating in a recent interview with WebMD.

When asked what her favorite health habit was, Lavigne responded, “I like to cook vegan,” with pizza being the only occasional indulgence.

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