Vegetarian Star

First Lady Michelle Obama has published a gardening book that includes her experiences in the White House garden, gardening while growing up in South Chicago and America’s passion for gardening.

Divided into the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, the chapters of American Grown: The Story of the White House Garden and Gardens Across America contain photographs of the White House Garden’s progress throughout the year, tips for starting and maintaining private and community gardens and, as expected, delicious recipes.

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Michelle Obama has launched an online recipe contest for children, aged 8-12, to develop healthy meal ideas and earn a chance to sit as a guest of honor at a White House State Dinner.

Choosemyplate.gov is recommended as a resource for parents and children looking to create these healthier meal ideas and the site recognizes a vegetarian diet as one that “can meet all the recommendations for nutrients,” the key being to “consume a variety of foods and the right amount of foods to meet your calorie needs.”

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The request for Obama to stop eating meat in public apparently hasn’t been put on any recent Congress agenda, but activists are hoping the President will consider a ban on factory farmed meat.

Wendy Matthews of Farm Sanctuary has started a petition that urges Obama to promote nutrition education programs that emphasize grains, fruits and vegetables; reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock animals; improve waste disposal methods on farms and eliminating practices used where animals are intensely confined, such as debeaking and tail-docking.

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At least someone is following the advice to stop eating meat in public.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dined with President Barack Obama and several other leaders in Washington, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev).

The Atlantic reports Pelosi ordered a “vegan sub with sprouts” from Taylor Gourmet, an Italian deli and market specializing in Philadelphia-style hoagies that happens to have a separate vegetarian menu with several sandwich options.

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With several women who’ve ran for high political offices, including president and vice-president, an African-American president in office with several other minorities under his leadership, one might think the United States has come a long way in equal opportunity and diversifying those that run the country.

But we’ve yet to see a president who eats tofu served from the White House kitchen. And Bill Maher doubts we will soon.

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is asking the White House to ban photo ops of President Obama, Vice President Biden and other Executive staff members eating meat dishes such as burgers and hot dogs.

Such products are linked to diseases like obesity and cancer and the group compares these photographs to advertisements promoting other unhealthy habits, such as smoking.

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Bill Clinton appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he revealed what he felt were some of his greatest accomplishments, such as the William J. Clinton Foundation’s push to provide medication to children in impoverished countries.

Clinton’s greatest personal health accomplishment is adopting a vegan diet after learning it could help him reverse some of the damage heart disease has caused.

It’s also helped him look a little sleeker in his swim trunks.

“This is the third week in a row where I will weigh less than I did when I finished high school,” Clinton said.

Clinton can be seen discussing his foundation’s accomplishment’s below.

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Former mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley took a trip to China to enjoy some time off and some good food. Did we mention he’s sporting a sexier look due to the vegetarian diet he adopted there?

Richard’s brother Bill Daley told the Chicago Sun-Times, “He has lost some weight. He went to China for two weeks, got on a vegetarian diet — that’s what you eat when you’re there.”

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