The nation’s capitol will get a little greener tomorrow as the annual D.C. Veg Fest which will bring great speakers, great food and a great way for anyone with an interest in vegetarianism to get acquainted with the lifestyle.
Sponsored by both Compassion Over Killing and The Vegetarian Society of D.C., the festival taking place on Saturday, September 11th from 12 PM to 6PM at the University Yard of Georgetown University will feature well known speakers like vegan chef Tal Ronnen and Miss D.C. Mackenzie Green.
The first 400 people to stop by the information booth will get a D.C. Veg Fest 2010 commemorative bag filled with veggie goodies from food to beauty products.
For more information and to keep up with the countdown blog, visit DCVegFest.
Unfortunately, that number may increase during this season’s Dancing with the Stars as rumors say the famous teenage mother and daughter of 2008 vice presidential candidate wants to use fur in her costumes.
“Bristol made clear to the costume designers that she loves fur,” a source, according to Popeater, said. “She said she thinks it’s sexy, classy and very glamorous and is encouraging the designers to use as much as possible on her costumes.”
Ugh!
One wouldn’t think the costume crew at DWTS would have Bristol sweating it up on the dance floor wearing a fur coat. Instead, Bristol will probably make use of fur trim in her outfits, which is killing more animals than full length fur outfits.
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“Two years ago, I became a vegan. One of the reasons I became a vegan is my cholesterol. I stopped eating eggs. I stopped putting bad cholesterol into my body.”
—John Salley, during an interview with The Healthy Voyager Caroline Scott on how going vegan improved his cholesterol levels.
Can food really do what drugs like Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor aim to do? Consider this bit of information from GoVeg. The average American’s cholesterol is 210. The average vegetarian’s cholesterol is 161 and the average vegan’s is 133. Anything above 150 raises your risk of atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries that could lead to heart disease or stroke. A study by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn (Rip‘s dad) published in the American Journal of Cardiology suggested patients who suffer from clogged arteries can become “heart-attack proof” by lowering their cholesterol to 150 or below.
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Most Americans aren’t getting enough servings of fruits and vegetables, according to an article in Time which cites a study done by the Centers for Disease Control. And fruit consumption is lower than before.
In 2009, the CDC found that 1/3 of U.S. adults had 2 or more servings of fruit a day, which is down from 34% in 2000. Twenty-six percent of adults ate at least 3 servings of vegetables a day, which is the same as 2000.
Among the states that had the highest produce consumption, California took the lead for eating the most fruit and Tennessee for the most vegetables. Oklahoma came in last for eating the least amount of fruit and South Dakota residents ate the least amount of vegetables.
While CDC officials are disappointed with the results, Time emphasizes that the study was done before the wave of promoting home and community gardens. A new study is planned for 2011 to assess consumption again.
White is known for her love of animals and the comic has a picture of her as the Statue of Library, holding her dog in one hand and the torch in another.
Another picture shows Betty as a young child bringing a stray animal home and wanting to keep it.
Best known for her role in The Golden Girls, White has won 7 Emmys and has an acting career that spans over 70 years.
The comic is scheduled for release in November of this year and is expected to cost $3.99.
Now that Jason Mraz doesn’t always eat vegan, he’s labeling himself with an entirely different phrase referring to the type of food he purchases and eats.
“I’m mostly a vegan because I don’t prefer dairy or cheeses, but I think of myself more as a qualitarian,” he said. “I don’t eat anything with more than three ingredients.”
One definition of qualitarian is someone who eats foods of the highest quality that will benefit both humans and the environment the most.
If you can’t bring yourself to label your eating habits as strictly vegetarian, there are multiple green labels popping up, as Long Island Press states, that can help you describe your consumption.
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FEED USA
The long awaited US component of the FEED Projects bags created to raise funds to provide nutrition to impoverished children in the U.S. will debut at the GAP x FEED U.S.A. Pop-Up Shop during Fashion’s Night Out in New York City, September 10th, 2010.
The bags were co-designed by GAP and come in three different designs, one canvass tote and two denim buckets. The bags retail between $29.50 to $39.50 and will be available exclusively at GAP stores in the U.S.
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Alicia Silverstone will deliver the keynote speech at the Natural Products Expo East, the East Coast’s largest trade show for natural, organic and healthy products on Oct. 13-16, 2010 in Boston, MA.
As a vegan and author of the diet, lifestyle and cookbook The Kind Diet, Silverstone’s presence at the conference complements the dozens as vegetarian, vegan and organic products that are scheduled for the showroom. Familiar names of food, body care and more can be found on the exhibitor list, such as Aubrey Organics body and hair care products, Barleans, Bi-O-Kleen, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Cherrybrook Kitchen Inc. vegan desserts, Clif Bar & Co. and more.
