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Meatless Mouthful–Ed Begley Jr. On Tofurky Holiday Traditions

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 in Actors, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

Ed Begley Jr.

“I’ve had Tofurky for the last six years and I couldn’t be happier!”

Ed Begley Jr., on what he and his family ate this Thanksgiving holiday. The actor who hasn’t touched a piece of red meat since the 70s says that although he’s been an on and off vegan since then, he’s been fully committed to the diet since 1992.

Photo: PR Photos

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Phoebe Tonkin Tweets The Vegan Lifestyle

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 in Actresses, Celebrity Tweets, Food & Drink.

Phoebe Tonkin

Phoebe Tonkin may live in a world of flesh biting creatures as Hayley on the CW series Vampire Diaries, but in real life she may prefer sucking the blood from grapefruit instead.

According to Wetpaint, Tonkin frequently Tweets about vegan food, including her love for kale and coconut water.

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Hayden Panettiere Gives Up Vegetarian Diet

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere is now listed under the category of celebrities with an excuse to quit vegetarianism lamer than one of their bombed box office flicks.

The actress claims the diet made her tired, forcing her to add animal products in her meals.

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Men’s Health Recommends Veggies For Better Sex

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Men's Health

PETA has a long tradition of using vegetables to promote sex, but Men’s Health is now jumping on the bandwagon.

In a recent online article, the magazine recommends a plant-based diet to men for a better sex life.

“Want to boost your sexual stamina? Just cut out meat, fish, and dairy from your diet,” the magazine writes.

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Twinkie And Hostess Demise Result Of Healthier Eating?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Hostess Twinkies

Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of sugary-filled sweets such as Ho-Hos, Ding-Dongs and of course, the omnipresent Twinkie, is planning to shut its doors for good.

America is nowhere near earning the nickname of the “health foodie state,” but could it be that the fall of the Twinkie empire is due to people simply changing their habits and wanting to eat better?

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“ABC” Features Vegetarian And Vegan Thanksgiving Sides (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 in Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

ABC’s KABC-TV in Los Angeles, CA has a short feature on vegetarian Thanksgiving side dishes.

While many officially celebrated un-turkey day yesterday, some will still be cooking for the entire weekend, depending on when friends and relatives are able to visit.

“You’ve got to provide something for everyone. You want to make everyone happy on Thanksgiving,” Chef Anthony Jacquet said. “The sides are the personality of the meal also and people get just as excited about those as the turkey.”

Or the tofu turkey.

Great side dishes include Colorful Kale Salad, Farro Salad and Roasted Kabocha Squash.

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Obama Turkey Pardon Discussed By PETA

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 in Animal Issues, Food & Drink, Politicians.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking President Obama to do more than just pardon Cobbler and Gobbler–the two turkeys he is set to spare from the dinner table as every U.S. president does annually in tradition.

They’d like him to remove turkeys from America’s dinner plate entirely.

‘It makes light of the mass slaughter of some 46 million gentle, intelligent birds and portrays the United States’ president as being in some sort of business partnership with the turkey-killing industry,” said Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA, in a statement to the Obama.

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Kristen Bell Shares Vegan Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell and her fiance Dax Shepard are expecting a vegan baby.

The couple will probably enjoy the actress’ vegan Thanksgiving stuffing this holiday, along with something like a Tofurkey.

“I love the stuffing because it is a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy,” Bell told People. “The best of both worlds.

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