Vegetarian Star

Michelle Obama was a guest on Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible where she and host Robert Irvine visited a school garden at the non-profit Horton’s Kids in Washington, D.C.   The First Lady’s challenge for Irvine, who usually spends the episode trying to salvage failing restaurants, was to help “kids eat right and get active, so that they can grow up healthy and strong.”

Mrs. Obama used the analogy that caring for a garden was similar to caring for the human body, citing you wouldn’t use soda to water it.

The group also witness how a bicycle powered hose could combine exercise and gardening. Rainwater was collected and the bike is then ridden by students to push the water onto the land.

When Michelle got on the bike to water the garden, Irvine said, “We have one of the fittest first ladies in the history of America and she’s talking the talk and walking the walk.”

A clip from the show can be viewed below.

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Awhile back, we told you about the human breast milk cheese created by a New York University graduate student.

Mirium Simun conducted taste tests of the different flavors of cheese sourced from milk of several women in the New York and Wisconsin area and results were overwhelmingly positive.

Now, the cheese has been packaged and is ready for distribution and we’d like to spread the word on getting this cruelty-free cheese into the fridges of everyone by offering not one, not two, but 5 FREE PACKAGES of one breast milk cheese that most vegans consider vegan-friendly.

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Last chance to enter our Gardein faux meat products giveaway!

Don’t miss your chance to sample the hearty flavor of products like Seven Grain Crispy Tenders, Beefless Tips and Classic Style Buffalo Wings for free!

Contest ends tonight.

Visit here to enter and grab a recipe for faux barbecue chicken pizza.

Photo: Vegan Vagrant

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It’s been awhile since we gave something away. We’ve been too busy munching on crispy faux chicken fingers and mock beef tips in burgundy sauce.

Vegetarian Star is giving away 2 coupons for a free Gardein product, which you can find at stores like Kroger, Whole Foods and Safeway. To find a Gardein carrying establishment near you, visit this form.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling us why you want to win.

The coupon is for any product you’d like, but we’re partial to the chicken fingers (which look like something you’d find in a basket at TGIF) or the Burgundy Trio, which is reminiscent of beef stew and rice without the factory farmed cow who keeps farting and contributing to methane gases.

Contest starts today and ends Tuesday, Februrary 1, 2011 at midnight Pacific Time. The two winners will be chosen randomly and notified via email within 72 hours of contest end date.

Gardein carries vegan fresh and frozen faux meats like chicken, barbecue wings, beefless tips and whole meals featuring mock meat, rice and veggies. Want a recipe idea? Check out Gardein’s recipe for faux bbq chik’n pizza below.

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As promised, we’re giving away a copy of Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian, the new cookbook that is the first vegetarian one from the editors of Cooking Light Magazine.

Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian is over 400 pages of vegetarian and vegan recipes, glossy photos, food cooking and preparation tips and even an entire chapter dedicated to just tofu and tempeh recipes.

To enter to win, simply do the following:

*For one chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want to win Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian.
*For two chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want to win Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian AND Tell us what you’re favorite vegetarian/vegan item to cook is.

Contests ends November 3rd, 2010 at midnight Pacific Time and the winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email within 72 hours.

Need an incentive to enter? Try this sample vegan recipe from Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian, Hash Browns With Italian Seasoned Tofu.

Hash Browns With Italian Seasoned Tofu

Enter the giveaway and view the recipe below.

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For the final day of the Veggie Patch giveaway, we’re extending the deadline to enter through the weekend!

So from now until Monday Morning you may enter to win the grand prize of Veggie Patch’s Spinach with Three Cheese Bites.

These vegetarian snacks feature spinach mixed with ricotta, mozzarella and feta cheese, wrapped into a breaded crust. Containing absolutely no trans-fats, Veggie Patch Spinach with Three Cheese Bites also provide a good source of fiber, Vitamin A and Vitamin C.

To enter to win, you may do the following:

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want Veggie Patch Spinach With Three Cheese Bites.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want Veggie Patch Spinach with Three Cheese Bites AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Veggie Patch Spinach with Three Cheese Bites. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handle in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win a coupon for Veggie Patch Spinach with Three Cheese Bites, you must leave a comment too.

Contest ends on Monday, October 25th and winners will be notified via email. Please check your spam box (cough, cough Yahoo users) because if you don’t respond in 48 hours, we’ll pick another winner.

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There are more veggie burgers on the market than you can name, but it’s always nice to see one that breaks tradition in textured vegetable protein land by offering a flavorful difference.

Veggie Patch Meatless Garlic Portabella Burgers combine soy protein with real portabella mushrooms and a hint of garlic for a patty that’s vegetarian, full of protein and fiber, cholesterol-free, 94% fat-free and not mention containing 20% of your daily Calcium needs. When’s the last time a hamburger could drop a pickup line that was that impressive?

Plus, Veggie Patch is kind enough to offer several recipes to use with their Meatless Garlic Portabella Burgers, including Pepper Steak, Veggie Patch Smile Burgers and Veggie Patch Veg-ka-Bobs.

For a chance to win today’s coupon (which is good for any Veggie Patch product, not just Meatless Garlic Portabella Burgers), you may do the following.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a free Veggie Patch product.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a free Veggie Patch product AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Veggie Patch Thursday Product. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handle in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product, you must leave a comment too.

Contest will end when tomorrow’s giveaway is posted and winners will be notified via email daily. Please check your spam box (cough, cough Yahoo users) because if you don’t respond in 48 hours, we’ll pick another winner.

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The best part about prepared vegetarian food is saving time in the kitchen. Veggie Patch Falafel Chickpea Balls are an example of fully cooked  falafel tasting goodness you may only be used to from a cart in New York City!  There’s no mixing of dehydrated powder with water, no buying dozens of spices at the grocery yourself and no frying. These trans-fat free falafel balls only require a microwave!

If you win today’s coupon for 1 free Veggie Patch product, will the family be enjoying Mediterranean soon? (Of course, the coupon allows you to pick any Veggie Patch product you like.)

For a chance to win today’s coupon, you may do the following.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a free Veggie Patch product.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a free Veggie Patch product AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Veggie Patch Product For Wednesday. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handle in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product, you must leave a comment too.

Contest will end when tomorrow’s giveaway is posted and winners will be notified via email daily. Please check your spam box (cough, cough Yahoo users) because if you don’t respond in 48 hours, we’ll pick another winner.

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