Vegetarian Star

One of Rachael Ray‘s dozens of Food Network shows, 30 Minute Meals, focuses on preparing comfort foods with convenience, using fresh ingredients while speeding up some of the processes normally required for that slow cooked flavor.

Not only are Ray’s meals quick and delivered to the table in 30 minutes or less, many of her dishes featured are vegetarian friendly.

Her Meat Free and Fabulous episode of 30 Minute Meals, for example, featured a Meat Free BLT Spaghetti with Butter Lettuce, Leek and Tomato plus Stuffed Young Zucchini.

Other vegetarian quickie meals featured include Radicchio Pasta Salad and a whole wheat skillet lasagna.

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Dr. Oz must live by his wife’s advice now.

After he and Lisa appeared on The View together, the Mrs. revealed that although she’s been a vegetarian since age 15, it took a little nudging from her to get the doctor putting the right prescription for food in his body.

But he’s not vegetarian yet.

However, Oz is a big fan of a plant based diet, recommending a meat loving cowboy on his show go vegan for 28 days in an effort to cleanse his system.

Plus, he’s all about getting dirty when it comes to what you eat.

“The body is designed for whole foods — foods that come out of the ground,” Dr. Oz said. “And if the foods you are eating are not of that nature, eventually you can’t process them.”

Groundling foods include nuts, fruits and veggies.

And low fat items don’t grow from the ground, so don’t let their clean labels fool you.

“They have to put something else in place of that fat. Low-fat foods don’t grow on trees. And when they chemically modify food, it becomes a game for you and your mind can’t win.”

Heart healthy, cholesterol lowering olive oil came from the ground.

Low-fat margarine, buttery tasting weird substitute with ingredients and preservatives you can’t pronounce grew from the laboratory.

Sounds simple enough.

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Sadie Frost has four kids, so it’s hard for her to attend regular dinner parties on the weekends, but that doesn’t stop her from enjoy food at home.

Lucky enough to live in household full of vegetarians (both she and her sister and the children), there’s always dishes of noodles, tofu and vegetables being passed around the table.

So if all the children were grown and no longer needed attending to, what would Sadie make for an ideal dinner party with friends?

“I’d probably make an artichoke and goat’s cheese salad and quinoa with really nice, succulent, oven-roasted sun-dried tomatoes from Whole Foods in Camden, North London. We always get through pots of hoummos too, and I might do some roasted vegetables and lentil soup. My mum gave me her recipe when I left home at 16 and it’s a real staple in our family. It’s so simple, but everyone who comes round loves it.”

You can grab the recipe for Sadie’s Artichoke and Goat’s Cheese Salad, along with three others that include lentil soup and quinoa with sun dried tomatoes at the Times Online.

If this is what she eats before doing nude, unbrushed cover shoots, then every woman should serve these at dinner parties.

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Teri Hatcher is in the process of launching a new website, Get Hatched, hosted by the Disney Channel and meant to give tips on health, beauty, and more.

We’re sure hoping Teri includes some fantastic vegetarian recipes, like the one she gave to Rachael Ray for vegetarian stuffing.

Since so many stuffing mixes on the shelves contain the very unnecessary ingredient of chicken stock, it’s not as easy to “eat the sides” during Thanksgiving dinner like every meat eating family member says.

Teri’s uses olive oil, fresh herbs like sage and apples that you can stuff into your homemade tofu turkey or eat plain.

You can grab the recipe, here.

Also an animal activist, Hatcher attended the recent Genesis Awards put on by the Humane Society of the United States and co-owns land with former NFL player Howie Long that she plans to turn into an animal sanctuary.

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Out magazine has compiled its annual “Most Influential Gay Men and Women” and vegan Ellen DeGeneres is number one on the list.

Besides her presence on television and activism for gay rights, Ellen’s impact on the animal rights movement is touched on as well in Out’s short description of why she topples the competition.

From Out:

“A passionate advocate for marriage equality, an avid opponent of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and staunch defender of animal rights, DeGeneres’s enormous platform is many an American’s gain.”

Other notables who’ve made or are making contributions to the vegetarian and animal community are Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, who recorded an anti-fur PSA and frowns upon contestants who attempt to use it in competition.

Also, representative Jared Polis, who recently introduced the Healthy School Meals Act that will hopefully introduce more meat free and non dairy beverage options in school districts, is in the top 10.

For the entire list, visit Out.

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Kristin Bauer from HBO’s True Blood is so close to being vegetarian, we’re going to award her an Honorable Mention.

The actress recently attended the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine’s 25th Anniversary Gala where she revealed she only eats meat about twice a year.

“I find it hard to find the words on how much it pains me,” Kristin said regarding how some animals are abused or mistreated.

The two times she does eat meat are at Christmas gatherings with the family.

“But I buy the free range meat at least,” she added.

Looking forward to the day when Kristin announces she’s making a seitan loaf or Tofurky for the next family gathering.

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A future Law and Order episode will touch on the meat industry and activism.

After a young woman’s murder, detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler learn the first suspect, her boyfriend, is a pacifist vegan type and unlikely to be involved.

They soon learn the victim had went undercover to expose questionable practices in a meat plant.

Beef is scheduled to air April 21.

Watch the clip for a preview.

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Betty White likes her wieners naked.

So that’s why Pink’s Hot Dogs is serving a completely plain dog in honor of Betty at the grand opening of their new restaurant in Universal City.

The actress will appear at the restaurant on Monday at 10AM for the celebration, according to The Laist.

There are two fantastic parts to this story.

First, Pink’s Hot Dogs has a vegan dog available.

There are several celebrity signature versions of dogs and the “Patt Morrison Baja Veggie Dog” is a vegan hot dog topped w/fresh guacamole, chopped tomatoes and chopped onions.

Second, for every Betty “Naked in the City” hot dog ordered, a portion of the profits will go to support the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services’ animal shelters.

Do a double good deed and ask for a vegan Betty’s naked hot dog.

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