Vegetarian Star

Bollywood actor Rajneesh Duggal was stuck eating veggies and rice every day after discovering France wasn’t the vegetarian mecca of the world during his visit.

He’s not the only one who feels the pain of trying to stick to your eating habits while overseas.

Larry Mullen, Jr., drummer for the band U2, described the food as being less than pleasant when he visited Morocco years ago.

“Bono had been talking about this religious festival and he mentioned it to me, thinking that I’d shoot it down. And I said, “Actually, that’s a good idea, I’d like to go back to Morocco.” The last time I was there the food was shite. I was vegetarian, full-blown, verging on vegan, and so it was a difficult time. But underneath all the cultural shock I enjoyed it. So i was happy to go back. I felt musically it would be a very good thing.”

via U2 France

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“We don’t need to eat anyone who would run, swim, or fly away if he could.”
—-James Cromwell, English actor

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Guys, if there’s anything you need to know about dating, it’s how to respect your chick. Actually, the same advice goes for girls, according to Filipina actress and singer Yasmien Kurdi.

She’s helped PETA Asia Pacific start their New Year off with a bang, appearing in two ads promoting vegetarianism.

“Respect Chicks” and “Try To Relate To Who Is On Your Plate” both feature Yasmien and her co-star, a chicken.

She’s been a longtime supporter of the organization and has worked for them in the past.

“With so many delicious alternatives now available, it’s easier than ever to enjoy great food without causing animal suffering,” Kurdi said.

What a pair of hot chicks they make. As far as we’ve heard, they’re both still single.

via GMA News

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If Newton’s 3rd Law applies to news, then if we bring you the Best Of Veggie 2008, ultimately, we have to discuss the worst. And they’re really bad. But in order of fairness, here goes…

#5: Andre 3000 Is Cheap-After bending over backwards to get him a vegan meal prepared, Andre’s waiter didn’t even get tipped! The carnis already say we’re weird and demanding. Now they’re gonna call us cheap. Thanks Andre.

#4:Amazing Race Sheep Butt Eating Incident-Vegetarian Terence Gerchberg was athletic, smart, and a promising part of the duo Terence and Sarah on Amazing Race this past season. So sad that he got taken out by sheep ass.

#3: Paula Deen’s Ham Delivery-25,000 pounds of pork nastiness delivered in the name of charity. At least we got Heather Mills donating veggie burgers to balance off this Karma.

#2: Gordon Ramsay Vegetarian Children Nightmare-The celebrity chef said his worst fear is one of his children coming home and telling him he or she is a vegetarian. In fact, this would cause Ramsay so much distress, he said he would promptly put them on a fence and electrocute them. Nice.

#1: Sarah Palin Thanksgiving Turkey Slaughter-Palin gave the meaning of “know where your food is coming from” a whole different twist as she did an interview with turkeys getting killed just over her shoulder. Wonder how many converted (to vegetarianism) after seeing this, uh, miracle?

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It’s just as well. He probably would have demanded his money back anyway.

Drummer Brandon Barnes in the all vegetarian band Rise Against said he didn’t watch the infamous video of Sarah Palin doing an interview with turkeys getting slaughtered in the background. You see, he’s not a fan, so he didn’t TiVo it or anything.

“No, I missed that,” he told Blog Critics. “Rise Against are not huge fans of Sarah Palin, but it doesn’t surprise me that she would do that. She doesn’t seem to be in control of a lot [of] the things she does, she’s had a lot of slips here and there.”

Yeah, tell us about it. She’ll be slipping up even more with all that wet snow being thrown at her lately.

Photo: Rise Against-Brandon Barnes by greendaii on Flickr

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If you’ve ever bought something off eBay or made other financial transactions on the Internet, you’ve probably taken advantage of the billion dollar company co-founded by Max Levchin, Pay Pal.

Levchin sold Pay Pal for $1.5 billion in 2002, but don’t let that fool you into thinking he’s lounging on the retirement patio every afternoon sipping lemonade. These days, he keeps busy as the CEO of Slide, which allows people to share pictures over Internet social networks like Facebook and Myspace.

He maintains a grueling physical fitness routine, cycling long distances-as much as 80 miles on the weekends-then stocking up on vegetarian protein to replenish.

“I’m not really into breakfast, but my wife, Nellie, is a huge breakfast fan. We’re both vegetarians and obsessively healthy eaters. Given the training, I tend to pound the protein, so breakfast will be some sort of yoghurt or an egg-white omelette with asparagus, which is very popular in California right now. Croissants are an occasional treat for us, perhaps on the weekend.”

You can find out more of what his typical day consists of at the Times Online.

Photo: Morgan Sherwood on Wikimedia Commons

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The former manager of Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, Nick Cowan, has written a tell all book, Fifty Teabags And A Bottle Of Rum, detailing all the drugs, women, and alcohol you could ever shove into a memoir about a rock and roll band.

There’s juicy info about Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, but drummer Charlie Watts has an empty chapter on that lifestyle. Known for refusing groupie action on the road and his soberness, he only had a brief period of heavier alcohol and drug use in the mid 80s.

He’s also vegetarian. Some material from the book:

At the hotel the band members retire to their respective suites. Charlie Watts, who is teetotal and vegetarian, settles in for a quiet night after his usual massage.

Mick Jagger has a rendezvous known only to his security man.

Ronnie’s suite is known as party central. All night, every night, the door is open to anyone who wants a drink and more.

Guess you could call Watts the “almost straight-edge sheep” of the otherwise bad boys of the Stones.

via The Sun

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Actress Kristen Wiig has been around the block quite a few times tickling our funny bone.

It’s her fourth season on Saturday Night Live, but her CV includes Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and most recently, Ghost Town.

Like the rest of us normal humans, she has an insane sweet and junk food tooth that drives her to the likes of Dark Chocolate Peanut M&Ms, lemon cupcakes, and “hot, melted cheesy sandwiches.”

But she’s only diet naughty once a week. For the other 6 days it’s tofu and jogging in Central Park. We’re not sure about the jogging, but the tofu part doesn’t sound like punishment at all.

From an interview with Women’s Health:

“I live between Central Park and the Hudson River, and those are two great places to walk and run. I also do yoga. A bunch of us have a private class once a week. When I’m working, I try to get something in a couple times a week. I’m a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy. I drink a lot of water, and I’m addicted to cranberry juice. I do have a splurge day once a week when I can eat whatever I want. It’s good, because it helps you stay on track the rest of the week. In the beginning, I ate anything I could see. But it’s funny: The more you do it, the less you end up splurging.”

Read the rest of Kristen’s interview to learn more about this hilarious woman who claims to love Target just as much as her SNL character does.

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