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Best Vegetarian Stories Of 2014

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Chefs, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Models, Reality TV, TV Hosts.

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2014 was a great year for vegetarian news. Here’s a look at the top stories Vegetarian Star feels were the most worthy.

#5. TODAY Hosts Do Real Vs. Faux Meat Taste Test. Al Roker, Matt Lauer and the crew agreed even a meat lover would enjoy digging their teeth in some of the faux cold cuts featured.

#4. The Year Of The Cat. Host of the popular Animal Planet series My Cat From Hell Jackson Galaxy did an exclusive interview with the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States Wayne Pacelle. Galaxy and Pacelle gave cats four paws up as they discussed cats in the news and the potential impact these animals can have on the lives of millions of pet owners.

#3. Vegan Chef Wins Cutthroat Kitchen. Vegans and vegetarians often get roasted (pun intended) on reality cooking shows. But  Louisville vegan chef Kristina Addington beat her competitors in the series where opponents spend money to sabotage the competition. It pays to be nice. It doesn’t hurt to be vegan either.

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“TODAY” Hosts Do Real V. Fake Meat Test With Beyond Meat (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

TODAY show hosts had the opportunity to sample a faux meat product that has been rising in popularity for the past couple of years.

Matt Lauer, Al Roker and others from the crew sampled a few pieces of Beyond Meat to see if their taste buds could tell the difference.

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Meatless Monday Recipe–Al Roker Smoothie

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 12th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Meatless Monday Recipe, Recipes, TV Hosts.

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Al Rokie can predict a health disaster as well as he can forecast the weather.

The Today host dramatically transformed his body and his outlook for a longer life by losing almost half of himself.

Much of the details of his journey going from 350 pounds to 190 are included in his book, Never Goin’ Back: Winning the Weight Lost Battle for Good.

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Chloe Coscarelli Makes Vegan Cookies On “Today” (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 in Chefs, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

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Chloe Coscarelli joined Al Roker and Sunny Anderson to make vegan cookies on a recent episode of Today.

The best part of a vegan diet is vegan dessert and Chloe has three recipes that are sure to win anyone over to the diet–even if it’s just for the sweets.

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Al Roker Never Goin' Back

Al Roker has a brand new book out, Never Goin’ Back: Winning The Weight Loss Battle For Good.

Just released this month, the book tells the story of Roker’s amazing fight for his health as he went from a life threatening 350 pounds to a slimmer 190 with the help of both surgery and diet and lifestyle changes.

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