Vegetarian Star

Chris DeCinque, front man for the rising Australian band Closure In Moscow sat down with Vegnews.com to discuss his thoughts on being vegan, including the most important question every vegetarian should be able to answer.

Tofu or seitan?

Chris chose seitan, along with soy milk over rice and and vegan sesame prawn toast.

“Back home in Australia you can’t go past vegan sesame prawn toast—to die for. It’s basically deep-fried batter stuffed with “prawn” filling and a layer of sesame seeds on top, cut into the shape of toast. Simple, but amazing.”

Wonder if fellow Australian vegan musician Missy Higgins snacks on that during her home visits?

There is life after Vegemite down under.

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Gunnar Peterson, a celebrity fitness trainer, has teamed up with Silk Soy Milk to promote the dairy free goodness drink.

“I encourage all of my clients to choose foods that satisfy their hunger and supply them with enough energy and fuel to get through a busy day,” said Peterson.

“Silk soymilk is one of the easiest ways to add protein into your daily diet. With nutrient-rich ingredients like whole harvested soybeans, it’s really a perfect protein for any time of the day.”

Peterson has worked with many professional sports players in the NFL, NBA, NHL and NCAA.

We’re not sure of Gunnar’s vegetarian status. Would it have been more suitable to have vegetarian Biggest Loser coach Bob Harper promote Silk?

“Soymilk contains all of the essential amino acids for optimum health and experts agree that soy protein is comparable to the protein found in dairy, meat and eggs,” Peterson added. “But, unlike many animal-protein sources, Silk is low in saturated fat and 100 percent cholesterol free.”

Yay!

Now show us the soybean mustache, Gunnar.

via reuters.com

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Vegan House actress Olivia Wilde is gracing the cover of the October 2009 issue of GQ magazine and she’s giving the vegs a darn good name.

Apparently before the interview, the reporter had this “fantasy” plan of how everything would be conducted, including Olivia eating veggie burgers at In and Out.

Um, In-n-Out has veggie burgers? Don’t see any on the menu.

“We’re going to shoot sloppy pool and play Galaga and persuade two burly Hells Angels on their Harleys to drive us to an In-N-Out Burger, where I’ll order the Double-Double and Olivia, a vegetarian, will have a veggie burger and maybe a few fries, because, you know, she’s drunk, and those fries are amazing. Then we’ll climb into the hills and scale the famous hollywood sign, where we’ll sit until sunrise on opposite sides of the giant H, and Olivia will grandly recall her adventures in show business before she throws up, as I hold her flowing brown hair.”

Read the more realistic version of the conversation between GQ and Olivia at style.com.

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We briefly touched on the fact that Woody Harrelson turned Zombieland into a more environmentally friendly set during its shooting.

Now we’re learning more details on how Woody used his vegan eco powers to make the set a little greener.

Director Ruben Fleischer, who Woody convinced to eat veg during the filming, has revealed to WENN:

“He practices what he preaches and made us all aware. I’m far healthier since knowing him. He’s very persuasive.”

“He eats raw food and vegan items, so he had a chef making delicious things for him every day that he shared with me and the rest of the cast that was healthy and delicious.”

“One of the requirements for him doing the film was that we have a green set as much as possible. All the silverware was metal that could be washed and reused, as opposed to just thrown away.”

“If we did use plates or cups or glasses it was all biodegradable. We didn’t use plastic. Instead of having plastic water bottles, which he sees as a huge environmental threat, we had big coolers and everybody on the set got their own jug that they could refill.”

Wonder if Fleischer and the cast continued the veg and green efforts once the shooting wrapped up.

via contactmusic.com

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We can’t stop posting about Audrey Kitching cause she can’t stop posting all her daily adventures in veg land.

The latest is her Facebook status, which describes how she feels on the juice.

“Raw veggie juice is so hard to drink. BUT detox is such a good feeling.. ugh.”

Whether your raw juice goes down smoothly or not, if you’re going to juice, you gotta have the right equipment.

Which is great that some folks decided to list the best of the best in juicers at consumersearch.com.

Yep, it’s nice to sit back and let someone else do the hard work.

There are juicers for citrus, vegetables, and even wheatgrass in case the cat is into raw juice too.

Ha. Just kidding wheatgrass juice lovers.

With prices from $20 to $300, there’s a juicer that won’t rub your budget raw.

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Much Music

The evening at Tryst in Toronto went well, the event being a fundraiser for the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Much Music VJ Sarah Taylor was there at the door checking people for cruel clothing like Pamela Anderson stripped potential passengers in the Cruelty Doesn’t Fly ad.

“I’m vegan. This is a cause I really believe in,” Taylor said. “I’m all about cruelty-free products.”

She was asked if she was trying to be the next Pamela Anderson.

“Looking down at my chest, I’d say no,” she replied.

Ah, boobs.

They’re not important.

What matters is that you never possess any chicken breasts.

Go Sarah!

via torontolife.com

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A few months ago, we posted a comment Jim Carrey made about swine flu and pigs at the MTV Movie Awards.

“There wouldn’t be a swine flu if we treated the pigs better!”

Shortly after, we received a comment on the post from a “Meat McSausage,” mocking our theories.

“No. Who ever wrote this is a braying jackass. He said it as a joke. He could probably give a flying f*ck about pigs living conditions. And even if he did he wouldnt take it upon himself to say that during a speech at an awards show. Idiots”

While we pride ourselves on diversity at the Veg Star, we definitely don’t have any jackasses on staff.

Jenny McCarthy has recently announced she’s vegan.

Could Jenny’s diet change have been prompted by animal welfare reasons, especially after learning about the factory farmed conditions pigs are kept in?

And could Jim, who might not necessarily be vegetarian, also be thinking about where the food on his plate comes from and the ethics of eating.

Suddenly, we’re not sounding  like braying idiots after all.

Jenny and Jim got married, by the way.

Maybe a meatless union is in store for the happy newlyweds.

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Yesterday we learned that Wheeler’s Vegan Ice cream had its share of celebrity followings, including Erykah Badu and other hip hop stars.

Last week, Mos Def and Talib Kweli performed at the House of Blues in Boston and enjoyed some frozen vegan treats, courtesy of Wheeler’s backstage.

Plenty of Platinum Patron Apple Cider, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Swirl, Mexican Chocolate, Cucumber Vanilla and Mango ice cream were available to the performers.

Platinum Patron Apple Cider? Let’s not forget the Dom Perignon flavor with gold flakes.

Does chef Wheeler del Torro have an imagination or what?

The event will be featured in Wheeler’s next book, a followup to The Vegan Scoop.

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