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Martha Stewart visited Today to demonstrate a few recipes from her latest cookbook.

Meatless: More Than 200 of the Very Best Vegetarian Recipes is Stewart’s completely vegetarian cookbook.

Stewart briefly mentioned the benefits of a vegetarian diet, including lower risks for several health problems.

She then proceed to prepare Grilled Asparagus and Ricotta Pizza, Linguine with Toasted Almonds, Parsely and Lemon and Avocado, Beet and Orange Salad.

Visit Today for the recipes for all three dishes.

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Martha Stewart has gone meatless!

The new cookbook from Martha Stewart Living with a forward from the famous daytime chef contains over 200 recipes, beautiful photo illustrations, plant-based protein examples and more.

Meatless: More Than 200 of the Very Best Vegetarian Recipes is divided into seven sections, each containing a collection of different entrees.

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“We do Meatless Monday at my house. We’ve done it for about a year and a half. Going meatless isn’t necessarily so much of a political statement, it’s about changing your diet and finding interesting ways to eat different things. On Sundays I start thinking about what I’m going to make because I want to make sure the kids are satisfied and interested and part of the game.”

—Mario Batali, during a recent episode of the ABC cooking show he co-hosts, The Chew.

It’s never too early to start planning your meatless day of the week. Start today to ensure everyone will play the game next Monday.

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Padma Lakshmi stopped by the studios of The Ellen DeGeneres Show to demonstrate two healthy, exotic and vegan recipes: Pondicherry Lentil Salad and Fairy Water.

Lakshmi said she enjoys preparing the lentil salad when she wants to detox, adding that her hectic schedule on television often results in weight changes that can be remedied with wholesome foods such as the salad.

There’s water, there’s fruit or otherwise infused water and then there’s fairy water.

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Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cookoff premiered this week and both Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri have vegetarian and animal friendly stars on their teams.

Team Rachael is proud to be presented by Kathy Najimy, who’s playing for her favorite charity, PETA. Najimy also has a vegan teen daughter.

On Team Guy’s side is fashion designer and cookbook author Cornelia Guest, who’s playing for the Humane Society of New York.

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U.S. News and World Report has published its report on the best diets among those most popular.

In addition to it’s list of overall top ranking diets, the magazine has also ranked diets for specific purposes, such as weight loss, diabetes and heart health.

Best Plant-Based Diets was a category that ranked popular veggie friendly eating plans, including flexitarian, Engine 2 Diet, Asian diets and vegetarian.

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Martha Stewart is a friend to all domestic vegan divas.

From plant-based friendly side dishes to wholesome non-dairy smoothies to even recipes featuring meat substitutes like seitan, Stewart never fails to deliver something the entire family can enjoy, even if mixed eaters are in the home.

Cooking divas are usually busy and don’t always have time to prepare elaborate desserts for their families (or even themselves).

That’s why Stewart’s Easy Peanut Butter cups make a great treat that’s quick, convenient and dairy-free!

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Fran Drescher continues to be an advocate for greener living.

In addition to regular media discussion about her vegan diet, Drescher speaks out on the products and chemicals we use in everyday life that may put us at risk for cancer.

Her Cancer Schmancer charity is currently lobbying to pass a bill to include labels that indicate if an item is non-carcinogenic or not.

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