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Chrissie Hynde

“For me it’s about their [the animals] health. If I get any (nutritional) benefits from not killing them, I guess that’s a bonus.”
—-Pretenders’ singer Chrissie Hynde, in an interview, on the health benefits of being a vegan. Chrissie’s reason sounds a lot like the late Isaac Bashevis Singer, who said he went vegetarian for the health of the chickens.

What health benefits did you receive as a bonus for going vegetarian or vegan?

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Lauren Bush Debuts New Eco-Friendly Fashion Line, Lauren Pierce

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 in Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion.

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Lauren Bush, who some have called the “green sheep” of the Bush monarchy, recently debuted her eco-friendly fashion line, Lauren Pierce.

The Lauren Pierce line offers dresses, blouses, and shorts made from hemp silk and bamboo, crafted by women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.

It was Lauren’s decision to name the line after her middle name, which also happens to be her grandmother’s maiden name and her younger brother’s name.  

She insists it only makes her more “incognito,” and in no way meant to downplay her association with the Bush name.

Lauren, who admits she has an eco-sin of loving too many magazines, is the CEO, Creative Director and co-Founder of FEED Projects LLC. She designed FEED t-shirts and bags, whose profits help support the UN World Food Programme in feeding hungry children.

via The Observer and Huffington Post

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Kelly Clarkson Vows Never To Cook Turkey Again

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 27th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

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We know not all vegetarians cook for their meat eating buddies, but some, like Kristen Bell do.

Last year Kelly Clarkson roasted bird with her family for Thanksgiving, even though she’s been vegetarian for more than year.  However, she found it so exhausting, she vowed never to do it again.

From her blog:

“so i’ve been in texas since ending the tour. i’ve been hanging with family during the holidays and i made my first turkey with my sister this year ….which is kind of hilarious seeing as how i haven’t eaten meat in over a year, but it was fun to make. and by fun, i mean our turkey was awesome and everything but i’ll never do it again. it was freakin’ exhausting!! i had to wake up at 5 in the morning, the night before we had to brine the dang thing, and oh my lord i’ll never do it again. my sister and i made the ENTIRE meal and i gotta be honest it gave me a whole new respect for housewives because it was just tiring!!”

Someone should whisper to Kelly that a Tofurky takes a lot less time to prepare. Just thaw, unwrap, do a little basting and bake for about an hour and a half. No brining and no wiping up the potential salmonella residue left behind.

And the housewives can rest and watch television all day, making the family think they’ve worked their butts off!

via Ecorazzi

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Alan Donohoe Exposes Butt, Says Why He Went Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 27th, 2009 in Male Singers, Videos.

Earlier we learned Alan Donohoe of The Rakes had his butt covered environmentally due to his vegan diet.

However, the latest dirt on Alan reveals something completely contradictory. It seems he’s taken his pants off and exposed his butt on one occasion. But it was all in the name of animal rights.

Alan ran naked in PETA’s Running Of The Nudes, to help bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

Alan’s cute rescue kitty, Fritz, makes an appearance in this clip. 

Watch the video to learn why Alan went vegan and visit peta2.org to enter to win a personal ring tone recorded by Alan and a signed copy of The Rakes’ latest CD, Klang!

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Stella McCartney Likes Simple, Home-Cooked Soup

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 27th, 2009 in Chefs, Fashion, Food & Drink.

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There’s nothing better than a celebrity chef who snitches.

From former White House chef Walter Scheib giving the dirt on how Chelsea Clinton went vegan to Aaron Ash, the now owner of a raw vegan foods restaurant telling how he gave Mike D of the Beastie Boys what he wanted, we love hearing from those who have spent time in some of the most private areas of a star’s life-their diet.

Eric Ienco has cooked for celebs such as Madonna, Sting’s wife Trudie Styler, Christie Turlington, and ethical fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Apparently, Stella can’t get enough of this guy’s soup.

From Roundtownnews.co.uk:

“She’s a vegetarian, through and through. I think Stella likes plain and simple home-cooked foods. I think her mum must have raised her this way – Linda was a veggie too. Stella isn’t picky but she’s very enthusiastic about my soup! I like her; she’s a good soul.”

Read what other foods celebrities enjoy Eric cooking for them.

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Morrissey Banned Meat From Webster Hall Concert

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 27th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Male Singers.

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Morrissey continues to put the smackdown on meat products during his performances.

He recently banned all such products from a concert he performed at Webster Hall in New York City. Unlike Chrissie Hynde, doesn’t look like he offerred any “wheat meat” for compensation.

Speaking of Morrissey, congrats to all our winners in the giveaway. If you aren’t already jamming to your CD, it should arrive any day now. Thanks for having fun with us!

via NYmag.com

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Vegan Bryan Adams Will Eat Well At Juno Awards Dinner

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, March 26th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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Like, fed to the tune of 100 pounds of mixed greens. Actually, Bryan will probably just have a nice helping of them that fills up a salad bowl or two, but hey, who’s to say he might not be really hungry on the evening of the Juno Awards banquet.

The Juno Awards highlight Canada’s best music performing artists. Besides the actual award ceremony taking place on March 29th, many “Juno” activities will be happening in the host city of Vancouver, including a dinner gala where hundreds of hungry musicians will meet up at Westin Bayshore Hotel for a dinner for the stars.

Celebs such as Sarah McLachlan, Nickelback, and vegan rocker Bryan Adams are expected  to be present. And it looks like Bryan will have a lot to chow down on.

“[In terms of] salad, we’ll probably go through almost 100 pounds of mixed greens,” said Executive Chef Kevin Doucette.

But that doesn’t mean Bryan will be munching like a rabbit for the big night, as they’ll be plenty of veg dishes to choose from.

Melanie Berry, president of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), which organizes the Junos, said, “There’s a fairly good number of vegetarians, too, so we want to sample those dishes because they are just so important.”

Not only that, Chef Doucette is thrilled to cook up meatless entrees. 

“Coming up with vegetarian dishes is more exciting than anything,” he said. “It’s not on the set menu. It has to be fresh. And it changes all the time.”

via VancouverSun.com

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Meatless Mouthful: Stella McCartney On Responsible Fashion

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 in Fashion, Meatless Mouthful.

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“I was brought up that way, so it kind of came very naturally to me. I was brought up on an organic farm in the countryside and the whole family was vegetarian. So it sort of came without thinking. But then when it came to my having a career, starting a job and starting a brand in fashion, I guess it wouldn’t have sat comfortably with me to be hypocritical. I guess that was the starting point. The seeds were already sown in my personal life, and then they came into my business life.”
—-Designer and daughter of Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney, on what led to her starting an ethical fashion line. Stella refuses to use fur or leather and became quite angry when a company once put a fur coat on a model wearing a piece from her lingerie set.

via Iht.com

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