Vegetarian Star

Alicia Silverstone has teamed up with EcoTools, a division of Paris Presents, to produce an eco-friendly line of makeup brushes and bags this December.

Silverstone should be prepared for a lot of press this winter, given the fact her vegan diet book, A Kind Diet, is also expected to be released in the fall.

You’ll be able to carry your five-piece brush set in a cosmetic bag made from recycled materials and hemp,.

“I only wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before,” Silverstone told WWD. “This is a conscious product line that is good for the planet. Unless you need it, it’s just stuff,” she added.

Being the down to earth gal she is, Alicia’s products will be available in drugstores.  Along with a five-piece brush set and bag ($16), she’ll have a cosmetic bag ($9); a cosmetics brush bag ($13); a train case ($15); and an overnight bag in the set ($20).

via easyeasy.biz

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If you followed Alicia Silverstone in the 90s, you may be wondering when she’ll make her next big acting move.

Wonder no more, the Clueless Girl is making a career comeback on the Broadway stage, playing the girlfriend of an editor in the play Time Stands Still.

You Alicia fanatics know that she’s never really taken a “break,” especially when it comes to her vegan and animal activism. Maybe that’s why thefrisky.com lists those traits as one of the 10 reasons to appreciate this gal’s comeback.

3.”Alicia likes animals! The actress filmed the first-ever naked PSA for PETA, promoting the benefits of her vegan lifestyle. Number one benefit: That you look good naked.”

7. “The girl likes to eat! Unlike other paper-thin vegans out there, Alicia revealed one of her favorite hobbies is cooking and going to the farmer’s market.”

9. “Alicia gets down and dirty—she’s big into gardening.”

The vegan girl who likes to eat will make her Broadway appearance when the play officially opens on January 28, 2010, with previews on Jan. 5 at Manhattan Theater Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theater.

Read the entire list at 10 Reasons Why We Are So Ready For Alicia Silverstone’s Comeback.

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After Men’s Fitness magazine named El Paso, Texas as one of the fattest cities, PETA decided to do some “target advertising” and is showing an Alicia Silverstone vegetarian PSA in a TV ad campaign in the city.

You know, the one where Alicia’s emerging from the swimming pool, au naturel.

“I’m Alicia Silverstone, and I’m a vegetarian,” Silverstone says and goes on to explain how the diet has changed her life and given her more energy.

The ad is currently airing in El Paso this week on KVIA-TV (ABC).

“The Sun City’s love affair with meat is making its residents fat — and could literally be killing them,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “If the good people of El Paso want to shed their ‘saddlebags’ and get on the road to good health, the best thing that they can do is go vegetarian.”

While El Paso is one of the fattest cities on the Men’s Fitness list, the number one spot went to Miami, Florida. Salt Lake City, Utah took the fittest.

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The New York City Wine and Food Festival isn’t until October, but good wine events require proper planning, so time to mark your calendars and cancel the family reunion.

This year’s list of celebrities include well know celebrity chefs like Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri. But there are some non-foodie celebs in the lineup, including Alicia Silverstone.

Founder and director of the festival, Lee Schrager explained that the festival week coincides with the release of Silverstone’s vegan diet book. Plus, it’s all about the diversity. You know there will be vegan drunks, or uh, wine connoisseurs there who would love to see Alicia.

“I was having lunch with a good friend of mine, [book publisher] Pam Krauss, and she said she had Alicia Silverstone’s book coming out on the exact days of the festival. It’s a vegan cookbook, and it’s very funny because if you go to a lot of vegan Web sites, you’ll see “Alicia Silverstone.” She’s obviously big in the vegan world. The fact that someone is a vegan doesn’t mean they can’t go to a wine tasting. So I think it’s all about diversity.”

No, being a vegan doesn’t mean forgoing the alcohol, but not all alcohols are vegan.

Some wines contain or use animal ingredients in the production process, such as isinglass (fish bladder), gelatin, egg albumen, casein (milk), and chitin (shells of crabs or lobsters).

To animal check your favorite alcohol, visit barnivore.com, with over 700 listings for beer, wine, and liquor.

via newyork.metromix.com

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Vegan desserts are a weakness for anyone. From Uncle Eddie’s cookies to So Delicious Ice Cream to Amy’s new vegan cakes, you could easily rack up the grocery bill is sugar coated goodies and forget all the other “essentials” you came for.

Alicia Silverstone apparently is just as mortal as the rest of us and is a big fan of “Snickrz,” a cake made with chocolate, peanut butter, caramel and nuts.

We know this because raw foods chef Stephen Hauptfuhr has told all to the Los Angeles Times blog. Hauptfuhr opened a raw vegan foods catering company, Mooi, after hosting dozens of dinner parties at  his home and realizing that he could charge his friends, but he could make even more money charging others (haha, uh, we added that last revelation).

Some items on his catering menu include beet fettuccine with cilantro pesto and chocolate chili tacos with marinated greens

Oh, yeah, let’s not forget about the desserts, which are sold at the Elf cafe in LA (makes us think the Keebler elves went vegan and quit to work for someone else).

Soon Hauptfuhr will be opening his own cafe.

Read more of Hauptfuhr and his raw vegan goodies at latimesblogs.latimes.com.

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We told you a long time ago that Alicia Silverstone likes her balls raw, but another raw food staple she enjoys is Nori.

Although her vegan diet book, The Kind Diet, isn’t set to debut until the fall, Alicia just couldn’t wait to spill the vegan refried beans to Fitsguar.com about some of the recipes in it.

“One of the recipes in my book is leftover nori (a type of seaweed) wraps,” Silverstone said. “Anything in the fridge I want to use up, I shove into nori. It’s delicious.”

“It makes your skin look amazing and your hair really strong.”

Yep, Nori is full of good for you stuff like calcium, iron, and magnesium. You can make yourself some awesome veggie sushi or wrap it up and stuff it with veggies and dressing.

And who doesn’t like eating like a star?

If you have a good idea for using Nori or any other seaweed, you know the drill. You must speak now!

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Nothing better than two hot ladies duking it out in the ring.

Before you start to think this is a really sexist blog (especially if you’ve read that post on the vegetarian Playmate of the Year, Ida Ljungqvist), let us explain.

Alicia Silverstone and nutritionist Rachel Beller recently gave their input on the health effects of eliminating meat and dairy from your diet.

Here are a few replays:

Alicia Silverstone:
The excess animal protein in meat and dairy is so acidic that it causes the body to release calcium to buffer the acidity. Osteoporosis is very rare in countries that eat little or no dairy. Meat and dairy contain no phytonutrients, no complex carbs (which are very important). Basically meat and dairy are saturated fat and protein.

Rachel Beller:
The bottom line is that Alicia is NOT wrong, but the statement is polarizing. It sounds like all meat and dairy should be avoided; however, like so many things in life, it’s never this simple. A high protein diet that particularly emphasizes an intake of animal sources of meat and dairy does cause an acidic environment in the body, which subsequently must be neutralized by the body’s calcium. The prevailing idea is that calcium is absorbed from the bones to balance the acidic environment, thus leading to bone loss. Numerous studies have supported this theory for years. This is the basis of a long-standing claim that we (the American people) should increase our intake of vegetable sources of protein and decrease our animal sources of protein.

We’ve heard Alicia’s and Rachel’s input, now it’s time to hear yours. 

Continue reading what Alicia and Rachael have to say at Glamour.com.

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Emily Deschanel is not the only vegan actress to enjoy her local farmers’ market.

Alicia Silverstone recently interviewed with Glamour Magazine where she answers some questions about her vegan diet and lifestyle.

It’s no secret that fresh, organic produce and other staples of a vegetarian or vegan diet aren’t always cheap. Alicia gave some tips for making the transition easier on your pocketbook.

“The best way to save money is to go to a Farmer’s Market. Buy seasonal produce [that is grown locally]. It’s really, really cheap. I spend anywhere from $40 to $60 a week on produce. And that feeds my husband, my dogs, and me. My other grocery bill is a little bit more expensive, but that’s because I like making decadent desserts.”

“I would say to people who are concerned: I don’t go to the doctor; I don’t buy any prescriptions, antacids, or birth control. I don’t suffer from any illnesses. Consider it an investment for your health. And save money on other things. I look to eBay or Craigslist for deals on things to save money. Also, buy what you can in bulk.”

Read the rest of Alicia’s interview at Glamour.com.

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