Vegetarian Star

Here are a few of the top vegetarian stories featuring the famous and those who rose to fame because of their stance on food, animals and the environment.

10. The Apprentice is vegetarian. Brandy Kuentzel ran an eco-friendly cupcake truck before she was hired as Trump’s leading business lady. She revealed to us during an interview that she’d love to host a show with her best friend about all things sustainable. That show can’t come soon enough as we need some anti Paula Deen sausage segments on daytime.

9. A vegan baker wins “Cupcake Wars.” Chloe Coscarelli showed the world vegan is tasty. Very tasty. She won the war on the Food Network with her recipes for Ginger Nutmeg Spice with Date Caramel Drizzle, Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Crème-filled Chocolate Orange with Candied Orange Peel, and Raspberry Tiramisu.

8. Bob Harper invites “The Biggest Loser” contestants in home for vegan meal. Yum. Everybody was a winner on that episode, including Harper’s fans, who could download the recipes from his website. Harper showed America one of the best ways to lose weight healthily without sacrificing good grub.

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Bob Harper agrees with what many experts advocating a plant-based diet believe–most people are eating way to much protein!

This he repeated to the Edmonton Sun, recommending people get about half their body weight in protein grams and named his favorite sources of protein.

So if you eat veg like Bob, how much protein are you actually getting per serving?

The following is a rundown of the amount of protein in each of Bob’s favorite vegan sources.

Beans—The Idaho Bean Commission has the best way of stating the benefits of beans:

“Each half-cup serving of dry beans provides six to seven grams of protein, meets at least 10% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein, yet costs about 20 cents per serving. A single half-cup serving of cooked dry beans counts as one, one-ounce serving of lean meat in the USDA Food Pyramid Meat and Beans group, and as a full serving of vegetables in the Vegetables group.”

Ah, yes. Beans. The other white meat.

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“I think one of the biggest benefits for me was when I went from an animal diet to a plant-based diet, my cholesterol dropped over 100 points within a month. My doctor was floored by that. I feel like there is a fountain of youth attached to living a vegan lifestyle.”

—Bob Harper, on the benefits of a vegan diet.

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Two vegan gents represented Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Animals this year.

John “spider legs” Salley hosted the event, which took place in over 75 U.S cities and even included a “virtual” walk while Biggest Loser coach Bob Harper served as the celebrity spokesperson.

Guess it comes down to whether you want to gulp down Salley’s homemade root beer or munch on Harper’s Roasted Cauliflower as a side dish with your veggie burger.

Between the two celebrity Farm Sanctuary representatives, who would you rather…

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“I was at a friend’s house and it was right when Skinny Bitch came out. And she was like, “You need to read this book.” The title totally threw me off; I said, “I’m not reading some book that’s called Skinny Bitch.” But I took it with me on vacation and I was really interested and blown away by it at the same time.”

—Bob Harper, in an interview with VegNews in the magazine’s November/December 2010 issue, on how he first became interested in going vegetarian. Never judge a book by its cover. Or name. For men like Harper who are a little taken aback by Skinny Bitch, the sisters in sassiness, Freedman and Barnouin, have conveniently written the male counterpart to Bitch, Skinny Bastard. And let’s not forget John Joseph will make men feel like little girls if they continue to eat meat after reading, Meat Is For Pussies.

Saving our men. One title at a time.

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"The Biggest Loser" Burgandy Keel Before And After

“Bob is so gracious and we were so blessed to be able to go to his house this season. He has never done this before. When we saw the meal, I couldn’t believe the colors and the rich smells and it was so filling. But, on the other hand, I don’t know if I am ready to go vegan. Right now, I am just trying to eat whole foods every day.”

—Burgandy Keel, contestant on this season’s “The Biggest Loser,” on the vegan meal she and other contestants enjoyed at trainer Bob Harper‘s home. Whether you’re ready to go vegan or not, there’s no commitment involved in enjoying good food as often as you’d like. So print some of the recipes from the day like Roasted Wild Mushrooms with Shaved Fennel Salad, Roasted Cauliflower and Chopped Broccoli with Pine Nuts at Harper’s blog, My Trainer Bob.

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During this week’s episode of The Biggest Loser, trainer Bob Harper‘s trainer tip was to consume broccoli! Practicing what he preaches, Harper fed the contestants chopped broccoli with pine nuts this week as well.

“Whether it’s steamed, baked or even over a salad,” Harper says. “A little broccoli goes a long way.”

Broccoli has been hailed as the champion vegetable by researchers, citing it has more health benefits, contains more nutrients and is a strong potential cancer fighter.

Broccoli is also an all-in-one Vitamin D supplement. To benefit from Vitamin D, one also needs Vitamin K and Vitamin A to keep Vitamin D metabolism functioning properly.  Broccoli naturally contains a good combination of K and A (through beta-carotene) and may be a good food to consume when trying to rebuild D stores.

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So Bob Harper makes a confession. He really didn’t cook the vegan food The Biggest Loser Contestants ate this week at his home. His friend Brooke Larson did.

However, all is forgiven, as Harper was nice enough to post the recipes for the dishes on his website, My Trainer Bob.

Filled with exercise and diet tips, video and blog posts about fitness, My Trainer Bob is your one stop for Harper’s health and wellness recommendations.

Grab the secrets to making Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Wild Mushroom With Shaved Fennel Salad and Chopped Broccoli with Pine Nuts At MyTrainerBob.com.

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