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Now that Jason Mraz doesn’t always eat vegan, he’s labeling himself with an entirely different phrase referring to the type of food he purchases and eats.

“I’m mostly a vegan because I don’t prefer dairy or cheeses, but I think of myself more as a qualitarian,” he said. “I don’t eat anything with more than three ingredients.”

One definition of qualitarian is someone who eats foods of the highest quality that will benefit both humans and the environment the most.

If you can’t bring yourself to label your eating habits as strictly vegetarian, there are multiple green labels popping up, as Long Island Press states, that can help you describe your consumption.

Like a vegeprefarian. From Long Island Press:

“Someone who is for the most part a vegetarian, but won’t refuse a bit of meat now and then. They might also opt for certain meals without meat.”

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Alicia Silverstone will deliver the keynote speech at the Natural Products Expo East, the East Coast’s largest trade show for natural, organic and healthy products on Oct. 13-16, 2010 in Boston, MA.

As a vegan and author of the diet, lifestyle and cookbook The Kind Diet, Silverstone’s presence at the conference complements the dozens as vegetarian, vegan and organic products that are scheduled for the showroom. Familiar names of food, body care and more can be found on the exhibitor list, such as Aubrey Organics body and hair care products, Barleans, Bi-O-Kleen, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Cherrybrook Kitchen Inc. vegan desserts, Clif Bar & Co. and more.

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“Men’s Journal” Features How To Go Vegan Article

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 9th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Men's Journal

Men's Journal

Men’s Journal, a mainstream magazine with a readership of over 700,000, recently published an article on going vegan.

The story explains what to expect during the first few weeks, sources for protein, recipes and more.

Tempeh Tacos, Roasted Vegetables With Pasta, tempeh BLT wrap and Easy Bean Dip are a few ways the journal is offering cooking tips to recruit more hegans.

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Russell Brand Learns The Hard Way About Hidden Ingredients

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 9th, 2010 in Actors, Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Russell Brand learned the hard way how not asking for ingredients can turn a vegetarian’s meal sour. Or fishy.

The actor was sampling a dip while dining out when he realized it tasted like something formerly alive in the sea.

“About three days ago was the last time I ate an animal. I was in a restaurant and they have me some dips. One of them was taramosalata. I didn’t know and ate some and it tasted like disgusting fish,” Brand said.

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Leilani Munter. Credit: Alan Moore

Leilani Munter. Credit: Alan Moore

Leilani Munter explained to the Huffington Post how she fuels up during race time on the track and on the road.

“Carbs are key. I like a hearty pasta with a meat-substitute. Say a Quorn “chicken” breast cut up and sauteed over pasta, lots of veggies from my garden. I eat a lot of high-protein meat-substitutes. MorningStar Farms has great products. It’s SO tasty.”

“I stock up at the grocery store — fresh produce and meat substitutes — and my garden beforehand. The rest of the team might have hotdogs in the garage, I’ll fire up my Tofurky dogs.”

It’s been said that if humans consume plants from the ground that animals raised for food eat, we’d save a lot of energy, land and feed more people. An article at Food Navigator suggests that eating the plant can also directly give you to the taste of meat–as long as there are a few adjustments made in the laboratory.

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PeTA Butter. Credit: ilovepeanutbutter.com

If you love peanut butter and animals, grab a few jars of the nut butter designed to celebrate People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ 30th anniversary, PeTA Butter.

With a name so quirky, PeTA Butter could almost be interpreted as an April Fools’ post, but these 16 oz. jars that sell for about $5 were crafted by the folks at New York based Peanut Butter & Co, a maker of 10 varieties of peanut butter flavors, each given unique and delicious sounding names like Dark Chocolate Dreams, White Chocolate Wonderful, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl and Mighty Maple.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 9th, 2010 in Actresses, Birthdays.

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

Photo: PR Photos

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Win Fresh, Hand Delivered Earth Balance Soymilk Coupon

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Giveaways.

Milk with edamame

In the good ol’ days, fresh milk was delivered to your doorstep that came from a cow in someone’s backyard that roamed freely and wasn’t on any numerous “roids” designed to get her pumping faster.

Those days are gone, but Vegetarian Star is putting a twist on milk delivery in 2010.

Get soymilk delivered to your door. Enter the contest to win one of four coupons for a free carton of Earth Balance’s new vegan, organic, non-GMO Project Verified soymilk that comes in original, chocolate, vanilla and unsweetened.

The coupon doesn’t get any fresher, as it’s hand delivered by the mailman (or mailwoman). You still have to (hopefully, in the interest of being green) bike or walk to Whole Foods to redeem it though.

Yum.

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