Vegetarian Star

Green Bay Packers lineman A.J. Hawk is really into his black beans lately.

His favorite place to consume them is at Kavarna, a vegetarian coffee house in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin.

“It’s awesome,” Hawk told espnmilwaukee.com. “I’m all about the black bean burger. It’s great. I’m telling you. Or the southwestern wrap – it’s the black bean burger with vegetables, all cut up. I’d eat it every day if I could. (Strength and conditioning coach) Mark Lovat goes there a lot. He lives right by there, so he turned me onto it. It’s cool. Every once in awhile they’ll have a little dude playing the guitar there, too. Green Bay’s cool in that way.”

If you go to Kavarna’s website, there’s a picture of a little dude with his guitar right now, matter of fact.

Guess the advice from the book Hawk read that links diet and disease later in life, The China Study, really had an effect on him.

“I’m always reading about different nutritional stuff. I’m reading “The China Study” right now. Tony Gonzalez has his own nutrition book now, but this is the book that kind of got him into it. I’m reading that right now.”

Is Hawk just adding more vegetarian meals into his diet like Gonzalez? Or is he going for the touchdown and going veg completely?

We think we know who we’re rooting for this football season!

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“Back in 1977, when I was a player-coach, I came back from a road trip, and my wife was watching a PBS documentary on how veal comes to the table. As soon as I walked in the door, she said, “We will never eat veal again.” So that started it. Very soon after, all red meat disappeared from our plates, and the chicken and turkey, and then fish. Within a year to a year and a half, we were totally vegetarian.”

—-Major league baseball manager Tony La Russa, in an interview with Vegetarian Times in the September ’09 print issue. Tony and his wife, Elaine, founded the Animal Rescue Foundation, a nonprofit that provides services for abadoned animals, such as vet assistance and adoption.

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New York Knicks basketball player Eddie Curry has been packing on the pounds after some medical injuries, including a bacterial infection and bruised bone in his knee.

His weight gain further complicated his knee issues, making it harder to get back into shape.

“When you’re not playing, you’re not practicing, there’s really nothing you can do,” Curry said, “other than be a vegetarian.”

That’s right, Eddie. Looks like there’s nothing to do but go veg.

After all, vegetarians tend to have lower body weights than non-vegetarians. And some studies have shown people who follow vegetarian diets lose weight more easily than their omnivorous dieting pals.

And Eddie would be in great company of other vegetarian or vegan basketball stars like Salim Stoudamire, Blake Griffin, and John Salley.

Yep, it’s time for Curry to be making some (veggie) curry. He’s exhausted all other possible options.

via newsday.com

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Satirical news stories are hilarious.

But one particular document by The Onion highlights the serious issue of racing and entertainment animals that are put to sleep after an injury.

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson gets put to sleep after a leg injury. It was a difficult decision for her parents and tough on her fans, but she just wouldn’t be competitive anymore and it had to be done.

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Ah, would you like to recommend Tofurky Jurky to the office jerky who everyone tries to avoid?

That might not be such a bad idea as Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell said being vegetarian made him more friendly and cooperative.

From a recent interview:

Q: Your book talks a lot about male friendship. You thought your intense competitiveness made it difficult for you to have friendships. Are you competitive about everything?

A: No. When I was playing I was, extraordinarily so. But after I retired I was a vegetarian for a couple years, and it’s probably silly but I thought carnivores were very competitive. I thought if I was vegetarian, I would be more co-operative than competitive.

Q: Did it work?
A: Yes, and I was better able to exercise friendship.

Of course we already know being vegetarian doesn’t interfere with the competitive edge of being an athlete, given the highly successful veg men and women out there.

Read Bill Russell’s entire interview and find out why he refuses to visit the Hall of Fame he’s a part of at macleans.ca.

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Nothing like morning after regret.

After deciding to eat organic, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, who was baseball’s Rookie of the year in 2005 and MVP in 2006, lost 20 pounds!

When he slips up and eats terrible, he admits it’s not worth it afterwards.

“When you’re on that regular cycle of eating well…you go off and you get a burger and fries or whatever, you feel terrible…You feel, “Why did I just do that?”

Of course, if Howard’s got a craving for a burger every now and then, might we suggest any numerous veggie burgers available? Meat-free, cruelty-free, and no buyer’s remorse.

And it would be so easy to do, considering the Philadelphia Phillies have one of the most veggie friendly ballparks.

It’s the perfect next step in being healthy, Ryan. And you could join the ranks of dozens of other professional athletes who keep pork off the fork.

Howard visited the White House garden recently when he revealed he’d been ogling organic for some time.

via treehugger.com

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Major league baseball player Manny Ramirez has been suspended for failing a drug test that indicated the presence of female fertility drug HCG-something often taken by athletes to counteract the effects of withdrawing from steroids like shrinking testicles and sperm count.

Yep, that means Manny may not be able to make it to home base with the ladies until that he gets that girly drug out of his system.

If anyone is going to call someone out for suspected impotence, you know it’s got to be PETA.

The group is urging Ramirez to get on “Veggie Viagra” quick, as a diet high in plant based protein and without saturated animal fat could give him better performance results without drugs and is less likely to result in the blockage of blood flow to the, ahem, essential organs.

“On behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), I’m writing to offer a suggestion that may help you reclaim the nickname “Man-Ram.” To obtain the kind of stamina that you’re looking for—without the use of any performance-enhancing drugs that can get you banned from baseball—use “vegetarian Viagra,” a diet full of whole grains, beans, lentils, green vegetables, fresh fruits, nuts, and more. And a vegetarian diet will help to unblock the arteries to all your vital organs.”

“So, Manny, get your big stick back in the game by going vegetarian.”

Read PETA’s entire letter to Manny.

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There’s a lot of hoopla going around the web about Michelle Obama touching the Queen during a recent visit to Buckingham Palace.

We don’t know if there was any touching going on at this particular event, but a dinner where a famous British athlete preferred the veggie option is worth talking about.

Dame Kelly Holmes is a double Olympic gold medalist who has set British records in several middle distance running categories, including 600, 800, 1,000, and 1,500 meters distances.

She recently had lunch with First Lady Michelle Obama to celebrate the G20 summit.

Dame Kelly gave kudos to the vegetarian meal of goats cheese starter and potato dumpling.

We’re not sure if she sampled the meat dishes or if she doesn’t eat meat, but it’s cool she preferred the veggie option!

via kentnews.co.uk

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