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Minnie Driver Playing Vegan Mom In “About A Boy” Adaptation

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, February 15th, 2013 in Actresses, Film & TV, Food & Drink.

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver is set to star in an NBC Adaptation of About A Boy, a novel by Nick Hornsby.

A film based on the book was created in 2002, featuring Toni Collette and Hugh Grant.

The story follows a live-for-himself bachelor who’s life is changed when he meets Marcus, a young boy living with his eccentric mother.

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Johnny Marr Says Portland Is So Overtly Vegan (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, February 15th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Videos.

Johnny Marr is not the first celebrity to comment on how great Portland is for vegetarians.

The former Smiths singer said the city is so “overtly vegan,” and that’s one of the reasons why he’s spent so much time there.

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Angelina Jolie Receives Vegan Eat Whatever Mints From Brad Pitt

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, February 15th, 2013 in Actors, Actresses, Food & Drink.

Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Cannes

Does Angelina Jolie have less than fresh breath?

Now she can enjoy that minty fresh taste without animal products.

US Weekly reports the actress received breath mints for Valentine’s Day from Brad Pitt.

“It is sort of a joke — and not,” a source told US Weekly.

“He always teases her that she has bad breath.”

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Alicia Silverstone

“Now, let’s make our hearts stronger in honor of Valentine’s Day! Meat is a major contributing factor to high blood pressure and heart disease, which lead to heart attack and stroke. And beef isn’t the only culprit… chicken contains as much cholesterol as beef and trout is right behind! Dr. William Castelli, director of the Framingham Heart Study, says a low-fat plant-based diet would lower an individual’s risk of heart attack by 85%! You can read more about this in The Kind Diet. So be kind to your heart today by eating veg!”

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Paul McCartney Comments On Horse Meat Scandal

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 14th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney has made a statement regarding the controversy of horse meat showing up in the meat supply.

On the topic of supermarkets in the UK selling ready made meals that actually contained horse meat instead of beef, McCartney said the revelation was “scandalous.”

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Meatless Mouthful–Martha Stewart On Finding Cheaper Veggies

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

“Look for things that are on special. Look for vegetables you can buy in bulk. Go to ethnic stores. Ethnic stores are a great source of fruits and vegetables. I buy all my avocados at a Spanish market. So look around — there’s a lot of sources of good food in places you wouldn’t necessarily be shopping.”

Martha Stewart, to the Houston Chronicle, on finding affordable ways to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet.

Stewart’s latest cookbook, Meatless, is a great way to start practicing the art of add more bargain veggies to every meal.

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Staples Center Most Vegetarian Friendly NBA Arena Says PETA

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Staples Center

Staples Center has been named the most vegetarian-friendly NBA arena by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Whether you’re rooting for the Lakers or the Clippers, as long as you’re rooting for veggies, you won’t lose.

Vegan sloppy Joes, a veggie burger, vegan sushi, a grilled veggie sandwich and hummus and pita all helped the center score a slam dunk for vegetarian basketball lovers.

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Robin Quivers Cookbook “The Vegucation Of Robin”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 in Books, Food & Drink.

The Vegucation of Robin

Robin Quivers, the famous radio host sidekick of Howard Stern, has written a cookbook, The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life.

The book contains 90 recipes like the ones you’ll find Quivers demonstrating on her YouTube cooking channel, with a similar name, Vegucating Robin.

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