Vegetarian Star

Earthlings has inspired many to go vegetarian and rethink their ideas about animals being used for human convenience. The director of the film, Shaun Monson, attended the World Fest 2010, an Earth Day festival in Los Angeles, California where he was briefly interviewed on vegetarianism, myths about protein and more.

Monson also touches on how humans have empathy for some creatures, like other humans and pets, but not farm animals.

“I suspect that if we view any expression of life with apathy that will mirror itself in humanity,” Monson says and cites a quote from Leo Tolstoy that says, “As long as their are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields,” tying the link between killing animals and aggressive and general malcontent humans have towards other humans.

Meat affects on health, and more, this guy doesn’t miss a beat!

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Although The Cove was scheduled to screen in theatres in Tokyo, protests from groups in the city caused those venues to cancel the showing of the Oscar winning documentary about the killing of dolphins in Taiji that are later sold as unhealthy, mercury contaminated meat for human consumption.

Another cinema, Osaka, has followed the Tokyo theatres and cancelled its plans to show the film as well.

Director Louie Psihoyos spoke about the cancellation, as quoted in Black Book Magazine:

“It’s unfortunate that a few extremists scared one of the Tokyo venues from showing The Cove but I’m confident that the Japanese people will now be even more curious to know what these few people are trying so hard to hide. The extremists themselves are scared of the truth being known because what they are trying to hide cannot survive debate.”

The Japanese distributor, Unplugged, still plans to show the film in Japanese cities that are willing to do so.

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The Daily Mail has a “Guess that celebrity diva” article, featuring some picky stars like Victoria Beckham and her requests for specifically chopped produce from specific stores. One vegetarian musician has some pretty strict demands, not only about eating, but also forbids animal hides in anything– vehicle or room. “…won’t travel in a stretch limousine with leather seats and issues blanket bans on animal skin coverings of any kind. Even fake animal print is unacceptable.” “…insists on full vegetarian catering served on an 8ft banqueting table covered in a white tablecloth.” Can you guess that vegetarian? Answer below. (more…)

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Poker player Annie LePage makes raw mango and coconut sushi in this video where rice is substituted for a nut pate in the recipe.

LePage has her daughter to thank for going vegan, as she says in a new PETA PSA for vegetarianism.

Given the fact she has children, LePage is extremely upset that companies like McDonald’s market their less than healthy and cruelly sourced products to kids.

“If kids really saw what goes on behind the scene, instead of that silly clown, I don’t think they would want to eat it so much,” she says in the PSA, which can be seen below. Grab a pen and jot down the ingredients to the veggie sushi, which are displayed across the screen as LePage prepares it.

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Packaged foods are not always associated with health, but in a world with college classes, over time, children and two working parent families, the idyllic scene of a home cooked meal over a kitchen stove with fresh vegetables picked straight from the garden doesn’t always screen regularly in everyone’s homes.

Prevention has named their 49 best ready to eat foods for those that need convenience, but don’t want to increase their health care costs from the consequential high blood pressure, obesity or other ailments related to diet. As expected, plant based foods like whole wheat pasta made the list and tofu is #7, when judged by a panel of nutrition experts, specifically Nasoya Tofu Plus with extra vitamins.

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Megan Mullally is 51 and proud of it!

The actress who’s appeared in Will & Grace, 30 Rock and New Adventures of Old Christine says she tries to eat organic whenever possible, though that’s not always easy, depending on where she’s living.

“I try to eat all organic foods, but I’m not rigid about it. I’m going to visit my mother, and I don’t think organic food has hit Oklahoma City yet,” she told Parade. “Let’s see, I never have caffeine. I drink water, herbal tea, and juice.”

A 1986 article in the Ludington Daily News revealed the Oklahoma raised Mullally followed a mostly vegetarian diet.

“I try to eat well whenever possible,” she said. “I’ll have some chicken and fish, although I’m mostly vegetarian. I like lots of grains and potatoes, too.”

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Serena Palumbo

Serena Palumbo is a contestant on this seasons’ “The Next Food Network Star,” which premieres on June 7. Palumbo discovered a vegan friendly alternative to sugar and honey through a friend, and lists it as one of her most prized kitchen ingredients.

“I always have some agave nectar handy–my friend Matthew Kenney, a great chef who prepares some delicious vegan food, introduced me to it years ago during a cooking class. I started using it as a sweetener and never went back,” she told the Huffington Post.

Agave nectar is touted as more healthful than sugar because of its low glycemic index, and it makes vegans happy when they don’t want to use honey in tea or other items, but some should be cautious about making it their only sweet replacement.

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“Once you fully understand it then you see that everything is replaceable and that’s why I created a virtual replication of McDonald’s. If my daughter wants to have a burger and chips, she can have it. It’s just the chips are oven-baked and the burger is meat-free, but tastes like a burger. Everything is replaceable. If she wants a cake, she can have a cake. If she wants ice cream, she can have ice cream.”

—Heather Mills, in an interview with Birmingham Post, on how a vegan/vegetarian diet doesn’t mean giving up traditional foods, just replacing with with ones made from plant based ingredients. Heather has replaced many animal products in her line of Redwood Wholefood faux meat and cheeses.

From faux burgers, faux cheese and egg substitute powders in vegan desserts, what’s your favorite way to replace animal ingredients in your diet?

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