Vegetarian Star

“If it’s an anything-movement, it’s a common-sense movement. I do think the worm has turned and people are understanding that the diet that is the most prevalent and easiest is not the diet that’s best.”

—Mark Bittman, author and food writer at New York Times, on how more people should adopt a diet that consists of less meat and more plant products. Bittman was featured in an article in the Fargo-Moorhead Forum that discusses the popularity of people who reduce their meat intake without officially declaring themselves vegetarian.

Vegetarian Times, a magazine devoted to recipes and all things food and veg related, has estimated that up to 70% of its readers are flexitarians, looking for meal ideas to replace meat dishes during the day, week or month.

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After 13 years of entertaining readers with food writing and recipes in his weekly New York Times column, “The Minimalist,” Mark Bittman has announced he’s starting a new opinion column for the newspaper, starting February 6, 2011.

Bittman’s new column will focus on eating practices sustainable for the environment, food politics and health and nutrition. It will run online and occasionally in print.

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Breakfast food tastes good for any meal. How many times have you enjoyed waffles or tofu scramble for dinner instead of morning time?

Mark Bittman, food journalist and author of several cookbooks, including How To Cook Everything Vegetarian, was recently featured in Bon Appetit.

Bittman is known in the green world for his “vegan until six” approach, which allowed him to dramatically reduce his meat intake, along with his cholesterol and weight.

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Mark Bittman "How To Cook Everything" iphone Application

Mark Bittman‘s best selling cookbook, How To Cook Everything, is available on an iphone app from Culinate.

The author who eventually went on to write How To Cook Everything Vegetarian and Food Matters, took a vegan until 6 approach that resulted in weight loss and better health.

Like the author, the How To Cook Everything app is flexitarian friendly, and if you want to search for vegetarian recipes, simply add a filter to your search to yield only recipes without meat.

Besides featuring over 2,000 recipes, there’s also a feature to bookmark your favorite recipes and to store shopping lists.

The app is currently available for a limited time from itunes for $1.99.

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“My doctor said, ‘I think you should become a vegan. That’s when I decided to try the ‘vegan before 6’ thing. It worked for me. In three months, I lost 35 pounds. My cholesterol went down and stayed down. My blood sugar went down and stayed down. My knees pretty much got better. It solved everything.”

—Mark Bittman to the Washington Post.  The author of books like How To Cook Everything and How To Cook Everything Vegetarian recommends a vegan before 6 approach for those who can’t go all the way. Eat what you want for dinner, but keep breakfast and lunch animal product free!

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