Vegetarian Star

She’s just what the doctor ordered.

Former longtime House actress Lisa Edelstein isn’t taking a break from the spotlight since she’s left the show. This lovely lady has agreed to a pro-vegetarian ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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“I am not a vegetarian, but I don’t eat meat very often. First of all, I don’t want to make any declarations like that. Look, If I’m in Cleveland at 3 in the morning and I’m hungry and the only thing I can get is a room service turkey burger, I’m going to get it. But for my own health, meat is probably not the best thing for me. I eat meat like people in the Middle Ages, only on feast days. I probably eat it maybe a dozen times a year or probably eat it maybe a dozen times a year or something. If that’s not good enough for the vegetarians, sorry.”

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Comedian and co-executive producer of Rules of Engagement Carol Leifer has a serious tip for those wanting to save the planet.

When Mother Nature Network asked her to share her tip for going green, Leifer replied:

“Did you know that by going vegan you are so much more ecological and green than anything else? You make so much more of a statement with your fork than what you drive. So go vegan, people. Do it for the environment. And do it for your health, too.”

Don’t believe that eating nuts, legumes and grains damages the planet less than consuming steak and burgers? Calculate the cost of your next meal using the Food Emissions Calculator.

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Kathy Freston "Veganist"

“It’s a complex issue, but to put it briefly: raising animals for food is the primary cause of: land degradation, air pollution, water shortage and climate change. If we care about the planet, then eating vegan is an excellent step we can all take.”

—Kathy Freston, author of the hot-selling book, Veganist, who recently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about the lifestyle and help the Harpo Studios crew go vegan for a week.

A couple of years ago, Freston wrote an article that appeared in the Huffington Post on the effects going vegetarian part-time has on the environment. According to Environmental Defense, if every American skipped just one meal of chicken per week and substituted it with a vegetarian meal, it would save the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide as taking half a million cars off the road.

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The Kind Diet

Pregnancy spent on the couch eating dairy-free ice cream may sound like a dream come true, but it’s far from the way Alicia Silverstone is spending her days with child.

The actress who authored the vegan diet and cookbook, The Kind Diet, is still out and about being an activist and will be giving a speech next month on February 3rd, titled “An Afternoon with Alicia Silverstone on the Environment” at the University of Central Florida. Silverstone’s speech will begin at 3 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.

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Livia Firth got involved in being green three years ago, and more recently she discovered Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the book, Eating Animals, that made her rethink her eating habits.

“I recently read an interview with Jonathan Safran Foer, who wrote the book, Eating Animals, about becoming a vegetarian,” Firth told Ecostiletto. “He pointed out that if you eat meat only one day less a week it’s the equivalent of taking five million cars off the road.”

Firth insists that anyone can make the most of their buying habits, regardless of their budget.

“Once you know these things it becomes less about what background and money you have—it’s about how you behave as a consumer.”

“Instead of buying an economy pack of chicken and eating that every day, eat pasta or vegetables and buy organic chicken once a week.”

Firth tries to buy local and organic whenever possible and has three veggie beds in her garden, something she’s been doing since childhood without attaching the label “green” to it.

“As Italians, the way we grew up was just that way—we cooked only fresh, locally produced food. It just came naturally.”

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If you’re wondering what the top veggie stories of 2009 will be, have patience!

The big newsbreaker may come on December 31.

In the meantime, take a look at the top green stories of the decade provide by grist.org, which practically names Al Gore as a green savior of the decade.

“After a short, bearded, self-imposed exile, he made a simple decision: if climate change is the greatest danger to humanity, something he’d been discouraged from saying for most of his electoral career, then he would say so. He set about spreading the word in characteristic nerdy, earnest fashion, with a slide show, a patient explanation, and four gazillion frequent flier miles.”

What’s even greater than his Inconvenient Truths or big green balls, however, is the fact that good ol’ Al is going in the veg direction.

After being chided for not bringing up the effects of meat on the environment, Gore finally said it straight.

“It’s absolutely correct that the growing meat intensity of diets around the world is one of the issues connected to this global crisis – not only because of the CO2 involved, but also because of the water consumed in the process,” Gore told ABC television.

“I’m not a vegetarian, but I have cut back sharply on the meat that I eat,” he added.

Crossing the fingers Gore goes all the way in 2010!

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Ingrid Newkirk Photo Credit: David Shankbone on Wikimedia Commons

PETA’s co-founder and President Ingrid Newkirk recently addressed an audience on vegetarianism while attending an environmental conference on economic sustainability in Mumbai.

Someone in the audience raised a hand and asked, “If I become a vegan, what can I eat?”

Here’s how Ingrid responded to the individual, from Huffingtonpost.com:

Being a lover of Indian food, I could only say this:

Papad, chapattis,

Dumplings and naan,

Channa and rotis,

Onion uttapam,

Masala dosa,

Green callaloo,

Gourd and samosa,

Corn and aloo.

Shalgam, bryani,

And channa masala,

Tomato soup…

A diet of Indian food is one of the best ways to remain vegetarian, as many of the dishes consist of lentil, grains and vegetables.

And if you’re not a master in the kitchen, there are even microwave versions of the ethic cuisine, such as any of the Amy’s entrees of Mattar Tofu or Vegetable Korma.

Not to mention how impressed your taste buds will be with the use of flavorful spices like curry.

A night with friends and family at the Indian restaurant buffet and you might find yourself unbuttoning your pants from too many samosas.

As Ingrid said in her article, “I think we’ll survive without milk and meat. In fact, it may be the only way to help the planet itself survive.”

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