Vegetarian Star

Further evidence that a vegetarian or vegan should never take a job involving handling meat, as your duties may including eating on the job.

It seems at one McDonald’s restaurant in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a manager was required to taste test every day for “quality control.” Naturally, he blew up like a golden arch to 230 pounds and was awarded $17,500 for the damages, enough to purchase some healthy vegetarian items to help get him on his way back to the healthy 154 pounds he weighed on day one of the job.

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Rich Roll

At the age of 40, Rich Roll took a good look at his physique and a deeper look at his family medical history of heart problems and realized he could no longer hide behind the illusion of the fit, college swimmer he was years ago.

The ultra-distance athlete who was named “25 Fittest Guys In The World,” by Men’s Fitness Magazine found the only way to redeem himself was through a vegan diet. In interviews with Planet Green and Mind Body Green, Rich explains how he rolls on entirely plant-based meals.

From Planet Green:

“By excelling as an ultra-endurance athlete in my mid-40’s on an entirely plant-based diet, it is my hope that I can help inspire others to understand that they too have the inner power improve their wellness. Of course, not everyone is going to go entirely vegan or complete the Ultraman, but maybe they will be inspired enough to unearth those running shoes collecting dust in the closet; or think twice before ordering that steak.”

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Haven’t already entered to win Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian? What are you waiting for?

If over 400 pages and 700 color photos of vegetarian and vegan recipes from the editors of one the most respected cooking magazines around isn’t enough to convince you, how about the assurance that they’ve researched the veggie diet enough to know not to offer salads on every other page. Included in the book is a section on 7 Healthy Eating Principles for a Vegetarian Diet. As a bonus, we’ve reprinted them with permission.

1. Think about protein. You can easily meet your daily protein needs by eating an array of plant-based foods. Fill out your meals with beans, lentils, nuts, rice, and soy products like tofu and tempeh. Don’t rely on a hefty portion of cheese to fill the protein gap since cheeses often add saturated fat.

2. Consider calcium. Vegetarians can meet their calcium requirements by including calcium-rich dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt) in meals and snacks. If you’re lactose intolerant, a vegan, or simply want to incorporate other nondairy sources of calcium into your diet, you have options: fortified breakfast cereals, soy products and some green leafy vegetables.

3. When it comes to fruits and vegetables, more matters (and color counts). Whole fruits and vegetables are some of the best foods you can eat. And color is certainly key—the vitamins and phytochemicals that give plants their brilliant colors work as antioxidants, immune boosters, and anti-inflammatories in humans.

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It’s no wonder Robin Quivers is searching for the perfect vegan energy gel. The radio personality and Howard Stern‘s sidekick is gearing up for a New York City Marathon that takes place on November 7th, 2010 and will benefit two charities who’s goals are to help families cook nutritious, healthy food, The Sylvia Center and Family Cook Productions.

Americans are cooking less in the home than in previous years. Data collected from the The Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) found less people were cooking 2 or more meals per day or even 1 meal per day at home in 2001 than they were in 1993. This could be due to time constraints of a modern society, or, like some food activists have suggested, more generations are growing up not knowing how to properly prepare nutritious meals for themselves. By targeting children at a young age, hopefully, programs like The Sylvia Center and Family Cook Productions will reverse these trends.

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Amazing Race Nat and Kat

If Terence Gerchberg is keeping up with this season’s Amazing Race, he may have experienced some post traumatic stress after watching one of the contestants eat sheep in a challenge.

Gerchberg, a vegetarian, couldn’t stomach it, but Kat, a vegetarian for over two decades, said the sheep’s head tasted “like money” and she and teammate Nat received the Fast Forward Pass for gulping it down.

Whether or not Kat’s conscience will be throwing up later is still in question. But have you ever wondered what happens to a vegetarian or vegan’s stomach after eating meat it hasn’t touched in years? You may have unwillingly participated in such an experiment and have come to your own conclusions (what do you mean there’s beef broth in the Very Veggy Soup?), but a Cornell University nutrition professor and Dr. Michael Greger, clinical nutritionist and director of public health and animal agriculture for the Humane Society of the United States, have two explanations.

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In an interview on The Leonard Lopate Show (the audio of which can be heard below), food author and flexitarian Mark Bittman shares a concern about getting sick from prepared, bagged produce that most of the public would naturally have after hearing of the outbreaks of illnesses over the years. Although he recommends a salad a day, he’s not so sure that salad should come from a bag.

“My only concern with the bagged stuff is whether or not it’s going to poison you or not. The convenience of cut up vegetables…what could be more convenient than that, as long as you’re not going to get salmonella from that. And I can’t answer that. I’d like to see our food safety system in a place where if people want to buy more conveniently prepared vegetables, they could do so without worrying about it.”

The convenience of bagged fruits and veggies have not come without consequence. There’s the occasional found frog leg in the frozen vegetables. The inedible glass pieces found in frozen peas. However, it’s usually contamination with e. coli or salmonella that leads to widespread sickness and fear of eating things good for you. Just when you thought it was okay to eat bagged spinach again, Consumer Reports recently conducted tests of 16 brands commonly found in stores and found, in the sanitation and contamination levels, there’s room for improvement.

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Living in New York City, Lea Michele sees horse-drawn carriages on a regular basis. And while some may feel it’s innocent entertainment or tradition, the actress took to Alicia Silverstone‘s blog, The Kind Life, to urge readers to take a stroll through city parks by foot instead–and possibly get the horses to a sanctuary.

“My biggest trouble these days are the poor horses in Central Park. Living in New York City, I see them sadly standing on the sides of busy streets with their heads right in the asses of the horse right in front of them! They walk in the rain, snow, and heat, pulling people all day long, rarely getting proper food, water or care.”

“If you live in New York, next time you’re walking down Central Park Blvd. and you see tourists considering going for a ride, suggest to them that they take a stroll through Strawberry Field instead–the horses cant go through there-or rent a bike…or now they even have people who ride bikes and have seats for people on the back! It’s so much more fun.”

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To prepare for the role in Stone, where a convict is eligible for early release for covering up the murder of his parents with a fire, Edward Norton traveled to talk to those behind real bars for answers. Real prisoners provided so much insight, Norton said 60% of the lines in the movie were changed based on their answers. If you’re looking to stay out of trouble, for example, be a vegetarian.

“At one point one of these guys was talking about a fight, and how he just had to let it happen,” Norton told Frothygirlz. “He said, “I’m three months out from review, I can’t get a ticket, I can’t get anything. When you are short time, you have to be a vegetarian.”

“I said, “What?” and he said,” A vegetarian, you can’t have a beef with nobody.”

While veggie has taken a place as slang in the slammer, those avoiding meat may be happier in general than those who don’t, thus making it less likely they’ll be picking a “beef” with anyone and jeopardizing a lot of things, including early parole.

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