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Dotsie Bausch Helps US Women Win Silver In Olympic Cycling

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

US Women's Velodrome Cycling

Dotsie Bausch (far left), a seven-time U.S. National bike racer who pedals on plant power, helped the U.S. Women’s Cycling Team win a Silver Medal at the Olympic Velodrome this past week.

Bausch and her teammates Sarah Hammer and Lauren Tamayo averaged a speed of 54.073 Km/h, or 33.5 mph, on the track,finishing a mere 5 seconds behind the British, who set a new world record of 3:14.051 for the gold.

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Meatless Monday Recipe–Laura Bush Vegetable Soup

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Meatless Monday Recipe, Recipes.

Laura Bush

Who’s says Texas is all about the cattle?

This week’s Meatless Monday recipe bears the name of a very famous former First Lady that hails from a land known for steak and not seitan.

That doesn’t mean the Bushes never enjoyed anything vegetarian.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in Birthdays, Male Singers.

Travis  McCoy

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

Photo: Megan Westerby/Creative Commons

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Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton has discovered what many vegetarians and vegans have known for quite some time–that yoga is a great way to relax and wind down and keep with the diet’s principles of not harming any being.

“Ever since his heart scare, Bill has looked for ways to help him relax,” a source said, according to Radar Online.

“He has a hectic life, he travels a lot on business as an ambassador for the U.S. and needs something to keep him sane.

“Meditation offers him that, he has a mantra that he likes to chant and after every session he feels transformed and full of positive energy.”

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“The Great Food Truck Race” To Get Prickly And Vegan Soon

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, August 3rd, 2012 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

The Great Food Truck Race

An upcoming episode of The Great Food Truck Race will have the contestants cooking vegan on the road!

The August 26th premiere titled “Attitude at High Altitude” has Tyler Florence and the team traveling to Flagstaff, Arizona, cooking with some rather unusual “local” ingredients.

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Arian Foster

“Everybody is a nutritionist now and they’re an expert on protein. Every day, every single day somebody knows something new to do. I just smile and say, ‘OK.’ “I didn’t just blindly stop eating meat. I know what I’m doing.”

Arian Foster, on the fact that he didn’t wake up yesterday and decide to trade beef for a steady diet of blueberries. He woke up a long time ago and realized eating cows wasn’t cool. And that blueberries need to be paired with a protein-rich non-dairy beverage like soy milk in a smoothie.

Photo:  AJ Guel/Creative Commons

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Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner is one of two finalist in a summer grilling contest sponsored by Live with Kelly.

Henner is competing to win $25,000 for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group of doctors and various laypersons recommending a vegan diet for health and animal welfare.

Henner’s Healthy/Easy Grilled Mushroom and Heirloom Tomato Summer Dish is pitted against Ashanti’s Grilled Pineapple Chicken Kabobs.

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Thomas Tadlock

Thomas Tadlock has worked as a celebrity fitness instructor, professional sports consultant, MTV’s Hottest Body trainer and is the CEO of Express Results Boot Camp, a fitness boot camp in Orange County, California.

Tadlock has an interview on tape with Masters Audio Club, where he discusses the secrets to fitness through a healthy diet.

For Tadlock, healthy diet means plant-based.

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