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Sodexo Switching To 100% Cage-Free Eggs By 2014

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 10th, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink.

Sodexo has been consistently improving its reputation as a food service company valuing both the vegetarian and animal welfare movements.

Last year, it launched Meatless Mondays in the cafeterias of hospitals and several of its big-named corporate clients like Toyota. Now, it’s announced it will serve only cage-free eggs to its over 10 million customers by July 2014.

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Meatless Mouthful–Russell Brand Acts Now Kind To All Creatures

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 10th, 2012 in Actors, Comedians, Meatless Mouthful.

Russell Brand

“I’d like you to make that clear, mate: I’m a vegetarian now, and I’m a great respecter of all religious backgrounds. I just want make people laugh and be kind to animals, especially the hairless apes that dominate this planet.”

Russell Brand, on his calmer, less offensive comedy routines he’s created since turning sober and drug-free.

Photo: Eva Rinaldi/Creative Commons

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Venus Williams Serena Williams

We already know tennis champ Serena Williams likes supporting her sister Venus Williams by avoiding eating animal products when the two dine together. As part of her regime to fight an autoimmune disease, Venus adopted a vegan diet not long ago.

Now we learn the pair has given itself a nickname, “the cheagan,” or cheating vegans, because even tennis superstars succumb every now and then.

Watch an interview with Serena at CBS News for more.

Photo: emmett anderson/Creative Commons

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Rosie O’Donnell Wants Name Removed From Pink’s Hot Dog Menu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 10th, 2012 in Comedians, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O’Donnell has experienced weight loss success since adopting a vegetarian diet and hopes to be on her way toward recovery from a recent cardiovascular scare by keeping animal products off her plate.

Doesn’t look like she’ll be eating the hot dog named after her at Pink’s Hollywood anytime soon.

Rumor has it she’d rather have it removed from the menu entirely.

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Natalie Portman Tells “Instyle” UK Why She Quit Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 10th, 2012 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is featured in the October 2012 issue of InStyle UK.

Inside, the former vegan shared what happened during her recent pregnancy that made her want to eat some animal products again.

“I was a vegan, but I went back to being a vegetarian during my pregnancy. I think you crave comfort foods [when you’re pregnant] and I wanted dairy,” she explained.

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Dirt Candy A Cookbook

Amanda Cohen‘s Dirt Candy Cookbook has given these hush puppies the description of: “like crack: cheap, easy, and people can’t get enough of it.”

Luckily, like many of the items Cohen serves at her NYC restaurant with the same name as her recently released cookbook, this drug can be veganized by substituting the one egg, milk and butter.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 7th, 2012 in Actresses, Birthdays, Female Musicians, Female Singers.

JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

Photo: PR Photos

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Lady Gaga Meat Dress Born This Way Tour

Lady Gaga‘s meat dress will be preserved a little longer than beef is in your stomach at the “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power” exhibit at the National Museum of Women and Arts.

The exhibit is meant to highlight women in rock music who’ve also struck the rights cords in humanitarian issues, such as women’s rights.

The event is a nice tribute to female rockers, but while we’re on the subject of  being pro-woman, it’s  best to touch on the fact that a diet consisting of what Gaga has worn on several occasions is about as far backwards as blocking ladies from voting.

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