Vegetarian Star

Most of us healthy veg gals have nothing to fear from a grumpy, dysfunctional waifer-thin woman. But actress Lauren Conrad is still shook up from her encounter with one particular “Skinny Bitch.”

Conrad was asked by Celebuzz to reveal her life changing secret. The answer is one of the best-selling diet books that launched a mega vegan book brand.

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

Co-author of the Skinny Bitch series and author of her own cookbook, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate, Everyday Cookbook, Kim Barnouin, will be signing copies of books and greeting visitors to the Kaeng Raeng Cleanse booth at the LA Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, March 12, from 1-3 p.m.

The Natural Products Expo West is one of the largest, natural and organic products and trade shows in the nation, and featured over 3,000 exhibits in 2010.

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

Kim Barnouin has given one vegan cleanse two bitch slaps up.

On her website, HealthyBitchDaily.com, Barnouin discusses the Kaeng Raeng Detox Cleanse, a 100% vegan, gluten-free, peanut-free, caffeine-free cleanse with no artificial colors, sweeteners or preservatives.

“I swear by vegan detox meal replacement program Kaeng Raeng,” writes Barnouin. “Kaeng Raeng helps to peel off pounds, relieve bloating, improve digestion, bolster immunity, enhance energy, and give you that natural vegan glow – without depriving you.”

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

“People want to know what I’m using. If I’m not hard core I’ll get my ass handed to me on a silver platter for that. So I do stay very true to the vegan code of ethics. But I’m not a judgmental person about that because I feel that it is a very difficult challenge anyway. When you’re overhauling what you’re using on your body and what you’re eating it can be exhausting. People do the best they can. Everything is a process, and if you’re okay with having some beeswax in your products, then that works for you. I’m not Judgey McJudge. I like to give people alternatives. I’m not the vegan police.”

–Kim Barnouin, author and chef on the different  levels of veganism. Bill Clinton eats the occasional fish. Some may still eat honey or use beeswax. But with the list of everything that’s derived from or uses animal products, can any vegan point the finger?

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

If cutting back on desserts is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you may want to put it on hold until you’ve gobbled up Kim Barnouin‘s Vegan Apple Pie.

A treat that Barnouin’s mother has made for 40 years, Jack’s Grandma’s Apple Pie has undergone a few transformations to suit the Skinny Bitch author’s egg and dairy-free dietary preferences.

Earth Balance vegan butter and Spectrum vegetable shortening are Kim’s preferred switches for the pie, but she was nice enough to give other vegan baking suggestions during her interview with EcoStiletto.

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“After reading “Potatoes Not Prozac” by Kathleen Des Maisons, I knew I was a sugar addict. I started to eat healthier forms of protein such as lentils, quinoa, beans and nuts, and switched from white breads and rice to whole grain breads and brown rice. I added leafy greens and fruit to my daily meals and gave up fast food and the tons of sugar, caffeine and white refined foods that were making up the bulk of my meals.”

–Kim Barnouin, vegan co-author of Skinny Bitch books and her own cookbook, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook, to Ecostiletto on the journey that led her to eat healthier, which included learning to control her mad sugar cravings.

Potatoes Not Prozac by Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons takes sugar dependency in a step-by-step manner like drug addiction and offers diet advice to manage it. So just what exactly would a potato do that’s similar to an anti-depressant? Dr. Judith Wurtman, an expert in serotonin who’s studied the neurotransmitter at MIT explains.

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Curry Tofu Egg-Less Salad

The staples of a vegan egg salad are easy to get down. Tofu, some vegan mayonnaise and a spice for that yellow coloring eggs give, like turmeric or curry.

Kim Barnouin, who prefers Nasoya vegan mayonnaise, chose to put curry in this vegan egg salad recipe she created that’s found in her new cookbook, “Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook.” Curry, she notes on her blog, is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. This has been shown in both research and anecdotally. One doctored recalled that when his patients vacationed in India and ate the curry-rich dishes popular in the region, their arthritic pain decreased.

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

Kim Barnouin, co-author of the Skinny Bitch series who recently wrote her own cookbook, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook, was a guest on CBS’ “The Early Show” as part of the show’s “Saturday Morning Chef on a Shoestring Challenge.”

Barnouin was there to show her favorite substitutes for animal products, which included almond butter and vegetables oils as well as explain the health benefits of a vegan diet and the controversy surrounding some suggested consequences of meat, such as early puberty in girls.

Her challenge was the make a 3-course meal with a budget of $40. She took the challenge by making an entire vegan meal of kale and white bean soup, polenta-crusted eggplant Parmesan, and chocolate cupcakes with peanut-butter frosting.

You can view the video to Barnouin’s appearance here. Ignore the blooper around minute 6-8, and skip to around 8:30 if you must to avoid listening to it.

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