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15th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books - Day 1

Alicia Silverstone spoke at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this past weekend where she promoted her vegan lifestyle and diet cookbook, The Kind Diet.

She revealed that wearing a maternity suit while acting in the play Time Stands Still, was fun, and that she can’t wait to get pregnant.

“I’ve been wanting to have a baby since I was 2 years old – I’m destined to be a mother,” she said.

When she finally is carrying child, Silverstone is sure discuss details of her pregnancy, including how it affects her vegan cravings.

Bet she’ll even make her own vegetarian baby food, something a registered dietitian from Vegetarian Resource Group says is easy to do and includes recipes for suggestion on the group’s website.

Given the fact that so many female vegetarian celebrities complain of and give into meat cravings, it will be refreshing to hear the nine month experiences of a staunch vegan activist who will most likely not cave like the rest.

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"Trading Spouses" Barbara Gates

"Trading Spouses" Barbara Gates

A list of the most annoying reality TV stars has been compiled.

Remember Barbara Gates from Trading Spouses?

She was one of those annoying vegans who preached the word to everyone she came in contact with in a state where vegetarians aren’t 1 out of 3 people–Louisiana.

She was pretty bad about practicing her religion, though, cause in the end, she ended up eating alligator meat because those animals are, “ugly and mean.”

One more reason to run far, far away from the militant vegan.

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Lucy Devito Likes Gobo Restaurant

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 in Actresses, Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

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Lucy Devito recently revealed where you might find her eating dinner after a long day on the set.

“I really like Gobo which is on Sixth Avenue,” she said. “It’s a vegetarian place.”

With the slogan of “Food for the Five Senses,” everything you see, taste, touch, smell and hear at Gobo is meatless, with vegan options available.

With two locations, one in Greenwich Village and the other on the Upper East Side, Gobo features many dishes of Asian cuisine made of lots of soy and seitan.

Try an appetizer of crispy spinach and soy cheese wantons or smoked Beijing style seitan with Chinese broccoli.

Don’t forget to save room for the vegan desserts.

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Natalie Portman Had Vision For Fashion–Via Spiga Director

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 in Actresses, Fashion.

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When Natalie Portman decided to launch her line of vegan shoes with Te Casan, she collaborated with Via Spiga creative director Paola Venturi.

Venturi had nothing but good words to say about Portman in an interview with Orange County Local News.

“She contacted me at the Te Casan company because she wanted to design a vegan shoe line. She fell in love with the brand and we started to work together on a small collection. She’s fabulous because she has a vision about fashion. She was really directional so it was easy to interpret.”

Unfortunately, some good things do come to an end, and Portman’s shoe line received the boot in 2008 bad economy.

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Sam Bradford of Oklahoma University holds a St Louis Rams jersey in New York

Much to the disappointment of vegans, the NFL has teamed up with dairy farmers in a campaign to fight childhood obesity.

The Fuel Up To Play 60 campaign encourages children to practice better lifestyle habits such as consuming low fat milk and exercising.

Politics aside, evidence for dairy being beneficial to weight maintenance is not conclusive.

Some studies have linked milk consumption to a decrease in the risk for obesity, while others found the opposite.

Since this particular campaign is directed at children, it’s interesting to note one study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine found children that drank the most milk gained the most weight.

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Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall Praises Seasonal British Produce

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 in Food & Drink.

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British food dull and boring?

Ha!

That’s not what the Duchess of Cornwall thinks.

At an event to launch British Food Fortnight, an campaign meant to highlight British producers, Camilla said the stereotypes of British food being “dull, turgid and over-boiled” were “utter rubbish”.

Camilla said she loved food that “followed the seasons”, not the “whims” of “multinational food conglomerates”.

It must be a family affair, as Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, supports eating locally, organic grown produce too.

Information about the seasonal produce available in different areas of Britain, as well as advice for starting your own garden, can be found on the British Fortnight website.

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Maureen McCormick–Marcia Brady Likes Beans And Rice

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

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Maureen McCormick may like beans and rice as much as she liked kissing Gary Williams, otherwise known as Greg Brady, from the 70s series they starred in, The Brady Bunch.

“I had a mad crush on Barry at the time,” McCormick said, according to Palm Beach Post. “He’s single now, by the way.”

McCormick said she’s a vegetarian, and eating lots of the two foods together is how she gets her protein.

Interesting…

Two years ago, PETA sent McCormick a letter asking her to go vegetarian, insisting the diet would help her maintain her trim figure she obtained from Celebrity Fit Club.

Bet the animal rights group is smug knowing they can claim her as a victory.

Traditionally, kidney or black beans first come to mind when a dinner for beans and rice is suggested, but that shouldn’t stop you from exploring other legumes.

If you like hummus, you might love chickpeas, as the garbanzo bean is what’s mashed up and blended with spices to create the dip accompanied with pita chips.

If you’ve ever eaten an Asian meal with red bean paste, you’ve probably tasted the azuki bean, the tiny reddish brown bean grown in Asia and the Himalayans, that taste incredible over a salad as well.

Maybe McCormick will talk about her bean experiences in the follow up to her 2008 book she’s writing.

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Nicole Richie Says Eat Less Meat On Twitter

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 in Celebrity Tweets, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.

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Nicole Richie shared seven things she does to live green on Twitter.

We knew there was no way she could share a home with vegetarian Joel Madden and eat burgers every day.

The organic loving mother of two includes the #6 way to live an eco friendly lifestyle as:

“Eat less meat and eat more local and organic foods.”

Richie also recommends riding a bike for a trip within 2 miles of your home, adding that “1 pound of CO2 pollution is cut for every mile pedaled” and composting your table scraps and avoiding bottled water.

If you’re ready to take the Meatless Mondays plunge, Martha Stewart has provided almost 100 vegetarian recipes that she’s posted on her website for Earth Week.

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