Vegetarian Star

Aldo Zilli will be one of several top-notch chefs presenting at the Natural Food Kitchen demonstration program featuring live sessions with chefs using natural and organic products at the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show taking place April 3-4 in Olympia, London.

The show is the UK’s only trade show for natural and organic products.

Zilli said of the trade show: “I am delighted to be involved in The Natural Food Kitchen. I love the fact that healthy and organic foods are available and the fact that the show proves that natural food doesn’t have to be dull but can be interesting and delicious. I am proud to be showcasing my new organic range of baby food, Baby Zilli here and look forward to hearing the feedback about it from visitors to the show.”

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If you follow Forest Whitaker, you know he had to shed that 70 pounds of extra baggage he put on for The Last King of Scotland, a film which earned him an Oscar in 2007.

Forest has been following a vegetarian diet for years, but he found cutting back on many processed foods, especially soy, helped the cause.

In other words: Forest cut the vegan junk food!

“I cut all the soy out and it changed everything… I just wanted to take care of myself,” Forest said.

Faux meats and cheeses are no doubt delicious, but YES, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. But is soy itself to blame for the vegan Santa Clause look? Not necessarily, says Dr. Andrew Weil, healthy living expert.

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

Co-author of the Skinny Bitch series and author of her own cookbook, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate, Everyday Cookbook, Kim Barnouin, will be signing copies of books and greeting visitors to the Kaeng Raeng Cleanse booth at the LA Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, March 12, from 1-3 p.m.

The Natural Products Expo West is one of the largest, natural and organic products and trade shows in the nation, and featured over 3,000 exhibits in 2010.

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“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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Chloe Coscarelli set the example when she won the Food Network‘s cupcake baking competition, Cupcake Wars last year. Coscarelli impressed the judges with dairy-free and egg-free versions of Ginger Nutmeg Spice with Date Caramel Drizzle, Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Crème-filled Chocolate Orange with Candied Orange Peel and Raspberry Tiramisu.

Recently, Cupcake Wars featured a vegan-on-vegan competition, where Doron Petersan from D.C.’s Sticky Fingers Bakery and Kim Garr of L.A.’s C’est La V Bakeshop squared off.

In the end, Petersan took home the $10,000 grand prize, but when two vegan bakers are featured on such a popular national food show, is there really a loser?

We don’t think so!

Vegnews had the opportunity to chat with both owners to learn what it’s like behind the scenes with all the lights, cameras, hot ovens and muffin tins.

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One of Charlie Sheen‘s “goddesses,” also known as his two girlfriends who reside in his home, is a proud vegan.

Which tickles us pink, knowing that Fort Wayne, Indiana native Rachel, known by her, cough,cough “adult” star name as Bree Olson, is probably feeding little Charlie and her co-girlfriend Nat, well.

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If you’re picking up a copy of Dr. Neal Barnard’s latest vegan diet book, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, you will probably find yourself following the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the group Dr. Barnard founded.

PCRM has introduced the Power Plate, a set of guidelines like the USDA’s food pyramid, only this one consists of eating from four food groups: grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables.

Susan Levin, M.S., R.D, is the nutrition education director for the PCRM and she’s shown here demonstrating the group derived the plate shape and a little history of the U.S. government’s categorization of food groups from the in 1900s to today.

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After learning how animals are killed for food, Waka Flocka Flame gave up more than his clothes like he did for his recent PETA PSA against fur.

In an exclusive, behind the scenes video with PETA, Waka says he doesn’t even eat red meat anymore, citing the treatment of animals for food as one of his reasons.

Lent is approaching, and many are considering giving up what they consider pleasurable foods such as chocolate and meat. If they continued giving up animals products long after the holiday is over, what are some benefits they might gain?

Medical benefits range from the bones to the bowels.

Here are a few reasons to give up red meat like Waka, from The Independent.

Bowel Cancer: People who eat several portions of meat per week are 30% more likely to develop bowel cancer than those who eat less than one portion per week.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Researchers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) suggest red meat may cause a buildup of Iron in the brain. To make a long story short, your brain gets rusty.

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