Vegetarian Star

Alton Brown | Credit Jen Segrest Wikimedia Commons

Celebrity chef Alton Brown is no stranger to sustainable eating, taking interest after his then five year old daughter figured out chicken on the plate used to be her cute friend.

Good for children and all their hundreds of endless questions, because Alton describes himself as 80% vegetarian.

So what’s holding Alton back?

The Piven Syndrome.

At mnn.com, Alton says he encourages eating more sustainable fish and claims to keep a can of sardines in his suitcase.

Eww! Bet that suitcase smells worse than his dirty laundry.

Still, 80% is better than nothing and Alton would like to see more people adopt “diversification and seasonality when it comes to choosing vegetables.”

There’s no better way to do seasonal than the Farmer’s Market.

Alton’s new Food Network show, The Next Iron Chef, premiered October 4.

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Terence Gerchberg was the poor vegetarian soul on The Amazing Race who ate sheep rear during an eating challenge-only to throw it up moments later and be disgusted with the whole ordeal.

Since his stint on Amazing Race, he’s become vegan, according to The “V” Word, and made an appearance at this weekend’s Farm Sanctuary Walk For Animals.

“There was a surprise visit from Terence Gerchberg who competed on The Amazing Race last season. Gerchberg was a vegetarian who faced a challenge to eat meat for money. Today Terence is a vegan who says if ever faced with such a challenge again, he would never go against his ethics and values. Inspiring!”

Way to go Terence!

Besides Terence, Jane Velez-Mitchell gave a speech on her rescue dogs, New York State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal spoke on pets and domestic violence situations, and Shawn Sweeney from the Jane Goodall Institute shared his experiences from the Institute.

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No, Alcohol for Sustainable Living doesn’t mean ensuring the wine bar is stocked throughout your college days.

It’s the way of thinking that we can use ethanol for a variety of purposes-from powering cars to heating homes.

Veggie stars Daryl Hannah and Ed Begley Jr. were present at the recent Alcohol For Sustainable Living Press Conference in LA, where both talked about their views on using ethanol as fuel for vehicles.

“I’m a big fan of non-petroleum ways of moving ourselves around,” Hannah said, “including electric cars running on renewable energy and biofuels, which is why I was a cofounder of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance.”

Hannah showed off the 6.6-liter Trans-Am from Kill Bill, which she converted to alcohol with David Blume‘s, who wrote Alcohol can be a Gas, help.

According to Blume, driving your own drunken Kill Bill (but not driving drunk, as that’s irresponsible and dangerous) with E85 ethanol could eliminate the need for oil dependency in a few years.

via mnn.com

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Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro is protesting Bioculture‘s plans to build a massive monkey breeding facility, where the company’s products will be sold to laboratories that use primates for testing.

According to peta.org, the plan is to capture the monkeys in Mauritius, hold them captive in Puerto Rico, and then sell them and their offspring to labs all over the world.

The Sin City actor wrote a letter to the governor of Puerto Rico, asking him to halt the construction plans for the facility.

“I am disappointed to learn from my friends at PETA that a company called Bioculture is proposing to build a large monkey facility in Guayama, where it plans to breed thousands of these intelligent animals and lock them in cages before sending them off to laboratories around the world to be used in painful, deadly experiments. Won’t you please use your influence as governor and stop this from happening on our beautiful island?”

It appears the mayor of Guayama has already encouraged its citizens to protest the captures.

“Even the mayor of Guayama, Glorimari Jaime, has expressed her concern: “If my people do civil disobedience against this [Bioculture] project, I will be there to support them.…I want you to know that I have never given a sign to endorse this project. Everything was done by the previous administration.” Please don’t allow Puerto Rico to be associated with a facility that profits from extreme animal abuse.”

Go Glorimari!

Read Benicio’s entire letter at peta.org.

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Model Elle MacPherson was snapped coming from a school, more than likely after dropping her children off for the day.

Elle’s fashion sense consisted of sunglasses and this jacket with furry sleeves and collar.

Not all supermodels are vain, but we sure hope Elle’s a fake and she’s not wearing real fur.

Elle was criticized in the past for signing a deal with Blackglama, and was reportedly terrified of anti-fur activist so much she wanted Blackglama to cancel the shoot and not publicize the photographs.

Want do you think?

Is Elle fur real? Or is she faking it?

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Britain’s Department of Health is sponsoring three months of The Simpsons on Britain’s Channel 4 to help teach people about healthy lifestyles.

Huh?

Homer Simpson eating donut after donut isn’t exactly the paradigm of healthy living, but health officials believe the family has enough “healthy” elements and mass appeal to teach a lesson everyone could be reminded of to control obesity.

“The Simpsons are a much-loved, close-knit family facing some of the everyday challenges that modern-day families go through,” said Gillian Merron, public health minister. “They provide a popular and engaging way to get the message to real-life families about simple ways of improving their diet and activity for a healthier lifestyle.”

Like Lisa Simpson, the vegetarian. From the Times Online:

“Bart’s sister, Lisa, is a vegetarian and is likely to consume the daily target of five portions of fruit and vegetables.”

Also, Bart usually gets his recommended 60 minutes of exercise daily, whether it’s through skateboarding or vigorously trying to free himself from Homer’s choke grasp.

The department recognizes that not all the Simpsons’ lifestyle patterns and behaviors are healthy and this is reflected in the slogan: “Supporting The Simpsons: Sometimes.”

At the beginning of each episode, viewers will see the traditional Simpson gathering on the couch like the picture above, with junk food in their hands. Then, the junk food will disappear and be replaced with wholesome nutritional food like fresh produce.

Hmm…Is this an opportunity for the cat and dog to try veg?

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Much veggie ado is taking place on Jane Velez-Mitchell‘s Facebook.

A fan recently asked Jane, a vegan, if she was thinking of bringing her dogs over to that side, too.

“Hey Jane, I was just wondering, since you own Chihuahuas and your a vegetarian, do you have your dogs eating “meat-free” dog food? There are such products for dogs and cats of owners that are vegans, but dogs and cats are naturally meat eaters, so I think its bad to their health to restrict meat from their diet. What do you think?”

A vegetarian Chihuahua?

Yo quiero comida sin carne!

Lots of pet owners, including celebrities like Alicia Silverstone, Shahid Kapoor, and Paul McCartney, have put their dogs and cats on vegetarian diets, with special attention being paid to cats since it’s essential to have food that contains taurine, found mainly in chicken.

But vegan dog and cat food exists.

Have you made your pet go veg?

Did Whiskers enjoy the new meatless dish or did he develop a Goode Family dog Che syndrome?

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Mario Barth "Ink Not Mink" Ad

Mario Barth is the celebrity tattoo artist!

He hosts the annual Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth and decorates celebrities and regular people at his studio Starlight Tattoos.

He’s inked down the bodies of Jason Kidd, Fieldy of KoRn, Nikki Sixx, My Chemical Romance, rapper Jim Jones and Tommy Lee, who’s even had his own “Ink Not Mink” ad.

Shown here is Barth coming out to urge tattoo fanatics that while it’s okay to play with your own hide, it’s best to leave animals’ alone.

“Be comfortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs,” the ad reads.

BTW, have you ever stopped to think if your tattoo is vegan?

Parts of the ink solution, such as color pigments can sometimes be derived from animals, and additional ingredients like glycerin may also be unveggie friendly.

It’s always best to investigate.

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