Vegetarian Star

Sure, we love Martha Stewart, but will her new animal-friendly and eco-detergent get the acai stain out of our white jackets?

Tests conducted by Consumer Reports, unfortunately, say no.

After staining swatches with compounds such as wine, blood and grass, the group tested 50 different detergents for their ability to clean and remove spots in conventional and high efficient washing machines.

“In conventional top loaders, there was barely a difference between the swatches washed in Martha’s detergent and those washed in plain water. The results from high-efficiency washers were only slightly better.”

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Himala Salt

Martha Stewart recently featured Himala Salt from Sustainable Sourcing on The Martha Stewart Show, where she commended the Himalayan salt and organic peppercorns from the company.

The salt, available in fine grain, coarse grain, chunks, cubes, bricks and special gift packaging, has no added Iodine to it, but naturally trace amounts are preserved.

Sustainable Sourcing products, founded by Melissa Kushi, are created in an organic, wind powered facility that uses the greenest, natural chemicals to cleanse the facility–Dr. Bronner’s Certified Organic Gluten-Free Soap and a rinse of a hot water solution with Eden Foods’ Certified Organic Apple Cider Vinegar.

Sustainable Sourcing packages in eco friendly materials that are either 100% recyclable, refillable and reusable. In addition, 5% of profits go to environment organizations.

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Martha Stewart had some experience with adding vegetarian sources of iron into meals when her daughter Alexis chose to become vegetarian.

One reader on her Martha Stewart Living column who happened to be a mother of a vegetarian daughter, was afraid her child wouldn’t get enough iron if she didn’t eat red meat.

Certain traditional vegetarian foods like soy may interfere with iron absorption, due to the presence of phytate, and calcium from dairy products can do this as well.

“There are plenty of iron-rich foods outside the animal kingdom, and a well-planned vegetarian diet can provide an ample amount,” the article reads. “Spinach, kale, collard and similar leafy greens are all good sources, as are beans, nuts, and whole grains, including quinoa and wild rice. Iron-fortified cereals and pastas are also worth seeking out.”

Getting plenty of Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables is actually favorable for a veggie, as this increases absorption.

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Martha Stewart is moving in on the eco friendly niche.

The domestic diva has a new line of eco-friendly cleaning products, Martha Stewart Clean.

Martha Stewart Clean products are made with at least 99% plant and mineral based ingredients, no artificial colors or fragrances, no sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and absolutely cruelty-free, as indicated on the company’s FAQs.

Q: Are your products tested on animals?
A: Martha Stewart Clean™ products are never tested on animals, and we do not allow our suppliers to do it for us. That’s why our labels carry the “Leaping Bunny” symbol indicating that our products are cruelty-free.

Q: Do Martha Stewart Clean™ products contain animal by-products?
A: No, Martha Stewart Clean™ products contain no animal by-products, unlike some other cleaning products (particularly fabric softeners).

Note: Many traditional fabric softeners contain animal fat.

Martha Stewart Clean

The Martha Stewart Clean line is broken into the categories of Laundry, All-Purpose, Kitchen and Bath.

Besides her non animal tallow containing fabric softener pictured here, Martha’s line includes glass and mirror cleaner, carpet stain remover, wood floor cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, dishwasher gel, liquid dishwasher hand soap,  bathroom cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, and laundry detergent.

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Vegan Soul Kitchen by Bryant Terry

Vegan chef Bryant Terry appeared on The Martha Stewart Show today and demonstrated his recipe for Spinach with Ginger and Chile.

The episode was meant to promote Terry’s mentor and local food proponent, Alice Waters‘ new book, In The Green Kitchen.

Part of the fun with trying new recipes is discovering an herb or spice you’ve never worked with fresh before.

Remember when you ditched the spice rack and headed for the produce section to check out those weird, finger looking plants called “ginger?”

Grab Bryant’s recipe featuring fresh chile, ginger and spinach at Martha Stewart.

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Martha Stewart will feature gluten-free, vegan products on her show on Thursday April 29.

Martha will host the founder of NoNuttin, a line of granola bars, snacks and baking ingredients that are dairy free, egg free, nut free and gluten free.

And according to NoNuttin’s website at NoNuttin.com, there are absolutely no animal by-products in the foods, including honey and gelatin.

The Canadian based company sent a sample of their granola bars to the producers of the Martha Stewart show who were impressed with what they tasted and decided a segment about allergy friendly granola bars would work.

Yeah, business deals often go over well when there’s a full stomach of goodness at the table.

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Martha Stewart‘s magazine Body + Soul, now known as Whole Living, treated New York city elementary school children for their efforts to bring awareness to Earth Day.

According to MNN, the magazine teamed up with the non-profit group PENCIL to sponsor an Earth Day poster contest.

Each school picked a poster from each grade to go on to the finals, where the children were rewarded with locally grown produce and dairy and eggs sourced from Stewart’s farm.

Last year Martha attended a launch party for Farm Forward, an organization that aims to move everyone away from factory farming and shift focus towards smaller, family farms that use more sustainable practices.

Martha allowed Access Hollywood to accompany her on her farm, which uses no pesticides.

“Everything can be picked off the plant and just eaten,” Martha says in the video.

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Martha Stewart loves us!

She’s featuring almost 100 vegetarian recipes on her website to celebrate Meatless Mondays during Earth Week.

There are two slideshows.

Fifty fast meatless main dishes give instructions for cooking up creative dishes like Lighter Eggplant Parmesan, Sesame Noodles and West Coast Grilled Vegetable Pizza.

The 45 meatless comfort food recipes offer meat free ways to create old time favorites like chili using vegetarian black beans and tacos with portabello mushrooms and zucchini.

Martha, who’s Sirius XM radio  host daughter Alexis, is vegetarian, has been regularly featuring vegetarian friendly segments, from her meatless Thanksgiving ideas to celebrating National Soy Month.

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