If you had any hope that Cameron Diazwas going back to being a vegetarian, those dreams are about to be squashed.
The Shrek actress told SELF she went back to eating pork because it tasted so “damned good.”
If you prefer to get jiggy with a piggy, there’s no better time than now to explore the options of fake bacon, as there are numerous damned good tasting meatless options out there.
Try the B.L.T quality of Lightlife Smart Bacon or the fake McMuffin qualities of Yves Meatless Canadian Bacon.
Whether you’re motivated by emotion or the rational, thinking either “Babe” or “factory farms and swine flu go together like spandex on hot bottoms (or maybe the last part’s not so rational), these alternatives should keep your cart clear out of the meat section of the deli.
According to the Daily Mail, a source told Showbiz Spy that David has been taking cooking lesson and making more home made meals for the children.
“He has been showing the boys how to make simple pasta dishes and they’ve all had a great time together in the kitchen,” the source said.
Sure hope David is buying organic vegetables to go with the whole wheat penne, as a new study shows children who eat non organic produce with common pesticides may be at greater risk of ADHD.
The study published in Pediatrics had researchers from the University of Montreal and Harvard evaluate 1,139 children, ages 8 to 15, for key compounds found in common pesticides, including the commonly used compound malathion.
ADHD rates were doubled among kids with higher than average levels of malathion.
The scary part is that the link between pesticides and ADHD seems quite plausible, given the fact the compounds are designed to damage the neural pathways of insects by interfering with brain chemicals and ADHD in humans has been linked to problems with those same brain chemicals.
Comments Off on Go Vegan! Jonathan Horowitz Exhibit Housed In Former Meat Facility (Video)
Go Vegan! is an art exhibit by vegan artist Jonathan Horowitz that’s currently on display at the Gavin Brown Enterprise, former home of a meat packing facility in Manhattan.
The exhibit features artwork, as well as pictures of vegetarian celebrities in different parts of the facility that housed dead animals for so many decades, the stench of meat is very hard to remove and is considered to be “part of the experience.”
Shaking, trepid stomached vegetarians, beware! This video may be the closest you can come to seeing the exhibit.
An old meat locker features a picture of a turkey being served at dinner, with the addition of blood splattered words and markings on it.
Horowitz’s work will be on display through June 19 at the Gavin Brown’s Enterprise on 601 Washington Street and Leroy Street in Manhattan.
Comments Off on Pamela Anderson Pens Letter Supporting Great Ape Protection Act
Pamela Anderson may have been eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, but she has still managed to dance her way into Washington to tangle with lawmakers over using chimpanzees in medical research.
The actress supports the Great Ape Protection Act, H.R. 1326, that would ban experiments on the animals, and she’s written to Rep. Henry Waxman, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Frank Pallone, who chairs a health subcommittee, asking for their hands in ending the testing.
Anderson points out that although she is a sufferer of a chronic disease, Hepatitis C, she still feels research on human subjects and other non animal tests would go further in treating and curing such ailments.
“As one of the more than 3 million Americans living with hepatitis C, I am writing to ask that you take steps to end ineffective and cruel research using chimpanzees and direct federal funds to modern, human-based research methods that will be more effective at finding a vaccine and treatment for hepatitis C and other deadly diseases,” writes Anderson. “I implore that you encourage the National Institutes of Health and other agencies to invest in more effective and efficient human cell based technologies that are more likely to yield successful results.”
Actress Emily Deschanel has written a similar letter supporting the bill.
Comments Off on Audrey Kitching Designs “Change” Clothing That Benefits PETA
Audrey Kitching has designed a set of shirts, buttons and hoodies for her new movie, Change, and is donating a portion of the proceeds to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Kitching plays both the villain and the superhero in the film which is set to be released soon.
The model and actress who’s constantly Tweeting away about her latest vegan adventure in the kitchen told Peta2, “I love animals, and peta2 is one of my favorite nonprofits, so it just made sense. That in each and every one of us is the ability to be a hero and that people everywhere will join the fight for those who can’t speak for themselves!”
Organic Avenue is one of the companies to be featured on the new MTV series, Hired, where applicants go through all the ups and downs of the job hunting process.
Organic Avenue is set to open its third location in Southampton, New York this Memorial Day weekend, serving up cold pressed juices, raw food entrees and desserts.
According to The Hamptons, Organic Avenue has a strong celebrity following, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Silverstone, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Russell Simmons, Matt Dillon and L.A. Reid.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Why Vanessa Lengies Went Vegan
“Selfishly, it was for health reasons at first, but spiritually it just dawned on me that I don’t want to eat animals or any products that might cause harm to animals.”
–Canadian actress Vanessa Lengies on why she went vegan, from the May/June 2010 issue of VegNews.
Comments Off on Alicia Silverstone’s “Time Stands Still” Vegan Costumes
Alicia Silverstone dressed cruelty-free during her performance of Time Stands Still, and she recently took to her blog to discuss some of the companies the play’s costume designer, Rita Ryack, patronized to find outfits for Silverstone’s character, Mandy.
You may have heard of Alternative Outfitters, home to vegan shoes, handbags and other accessories.
Ryack shopped there, as well as Anthropologie, which she loved because of its use of natural fibers.
“I do worry about synthetics a little, though – because who knows what goes into their production?” Ryack said.
