Written by Vegetarian Star on May 5th, 2010 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Kristina Groves To Open Expo West Trade Show Featuring Natural, Organic Products
Four time Olympic Medalist Kristina Groves will open the largest trade show in Western Canada for natural and organic products, Expo West, on May 15.
Hain Celestial Canada will sponsor Groves’ appearance, where she will sign autographs at the Hain Celestial Booth.
Expo West will give natural health retailers the opportunity to explore the latest in natural health, beauty, pet supplies and other products.
“We are so proud of Kristina and her Olympic accomplishments,” said Beena Goldenberg, President, Hain Celestial Canada, who cites Groves is a consumer of natural and organic foods and a proponent of green living.
“Hain Celestial is so fortunate to be associated with Kristina.”
Hain Celestial produces brands vegetarians may be quite familiar with, such as Yves Veggie Cuisines, Garden of Eatin’ and MaraNatha.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 5th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Gardening, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Comments Off on Jason Mraz Turning Avocado Farm Organic
Jason Mraz is about to turn his famous avocado farm organic.
During an interview with Hitflix, Mraz said, “The grove company has been [harvesting the groves], but we’re about to take over because we noticed over the past few years the helicopter would come by and spray the area and we’re done with that. So we’re kind of taking control and it’s been a lot of fun.”
Glad to hear it won’t be raining chemicals on the green fruit anymore.
The process of officially certifying a farm organic in the United States requires three years of no application of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and GMOs.
Interested farmers should also take steps to ensure there won’t be any contamination from the adjacent, non-organic farm that still uses the helicopter to kill bugs.
Other requirements include the use of commercially available organic seeds not treated with prohibited synthetic materials like fungicides, and not using sewage sludge or irradiation.
It was the sewage sludge used as fertilizer that got the White House Garden’s designation officially changed from “organic” to just a regular garden.
Of course, if Jason’s not interested in an “official” status, it’s still great he and his neighbors will be using more environmentally friendly methods to grow avocados.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 5th, 2010 in Actresses, Reality TV.
Comments Off on Pamela Anderson Dancing Activism Ends On “Dancing With The Stars”
Pamela Anderson won’t be shaking her vegetarian hips to the Salsa anymore on Dancing with the Stars.
The actress and animal rights campaigner was voted off last night, after she and partner Damien Whitewood found themselves in the bottom two for the third time in a row.
Bummer!
Pamela highlighted the very important issue of bullfighting during one of her dances earlier in the season. Contestants were asked to tell a story through their dance and Pamela’s depicted a woman torn because she was in love with a matador even though she disagreed with him killing animals.
Pamela described bullfighting as a “dance with the devil.”
As for her future plans now that she’s put away her heels and DWTS sexy outfits, Pamela told UK Ok!, “I’m doing a lot of things. I’ve got my clothing line; I’ve got my fragrance, my body care, hair care, all this organic crazy stuff I’m doing. But performance wise, I don’t know what I’m doing to do next.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 5th, 2010 in Actors, Food & Drink, Recipes.
Comments Off on Dirk Benedict Follows Strict Macrobiotic Diet
Dirk Benedict, former star of The A-Team television show, has announced he now follows a strict macrobiotic diet.
Macrobiotic involves eating grains as the staple of the diet, with lots of beans and vegetables and avoiding processed or refined foods.
Usually vegetarian, some macrobiotic diets are pescatarian, as they allow certain types of fish.
Benedict’s co-star on The A Team, George Peppard’s character John “Hannibal” Smith, was famous for his saying, “I love it when a plan comes together.”
You can’t make a plan come together unless you have the instructions for it.
If your plan includes macrobiotic eating, investigate these recipes before you dive into the grains!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 4th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Offbeat, Pop Culture, Tech.
Tofu Hunter game
And who said vegetarian was another word for lousy hunter?
Adult Swim has unveiled a game that proves vegetarians are the first in line to target and capture their prey of grains, seeds and soybean.
Tofu Hunter allows players to hunt down their blocks of curd or “tofu bucks” as they are called.
Before you begin, there is a disclaimer that the “game contains graphic depictions of violence against tofu.”
If you’re okay with that, just go ahead and click “next” to start the kind killin’!
Besides tofu, you can shoot trophy tofu, tofu hot dogs, seitan birds and soy milk containers for bonus points.
Head on over to Adult Swim to play the free online game.
Just don’t shoot any “doe tofu” or you will lose big time!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 4th, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Jennifer Aniston Enjoys Raw Food Before “Just Go With It.” Should You?
Ok! Magazine reports that Jennifer Aniston went on a raw food cleanse before heading to Hawaii to film her latest movie, Just Go With It.
Proponents of a raw food diet swear that it allows your body to absorb nutrients that are normally destroyed if the food is heated higher than 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
However, a dietitian from the American Dietetic Association says this is nothing but “nonsense” and that cooking makes foods easier to digest.
Another study suggests a long term raw foods diet may cause unhealthy amounts of weight loss.
Even if you’re a health nut, eating is still done for pleasure as much as it is nutrients, so enjoying raw foods sometimes can still be a tasty experience.
Try Ok!’s suggestions for smoothies with watermelon chunks and almond milk or a salad made from pureed “dandelion greens, spinach and arugula.”
Then heat up some tomato soup the next day.
Like any eating experience, it’s all about the moderation!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 4th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Food & Drink, TV Hosts.
Comments Off on Jimmy Fallon Thinks PETA Girls Are Hot, But Will He Do Meatless Mondays?
Jimmy Fallon buttered up to a PETA volunteer at the White House Correspondents dinner last weekend by giving the lady a hug and whispering, “PETA girls are hot.”
Hot, partially nude females make the animal rights group well known, but does it serve to promote vegetarianism?
Such the question arose when Lea Michele told Popeater she’s not ready to take her clothes off yet and feels she can get the message out that it’s not cool to wear fur without showing cleavage.
In the midst of PR frenzies, let’s hope PETA girls are remembered for the message they send about treating animals kindly as much as they are for their legs.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on May 4th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Stefanie Powers Says Eating Animals Like Bloody Bullfights
Stefanie Powers, the actress who starred in the 70s and 80s television series Hart to Hart, went on to become the director of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy and Game Ranch in Africa and president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation.
Powers, who can be seen in the Hallmark Channel’s “Meet My Mom” this Saturday at 9PM, had friends who bred bulls in Mexico for bullfighting, and she got an inside glimpse into the industry that is so bloody and cruel.
Powers says consuming animals for food is like partaking in a bullfight everyday, if not worse.
“A bad bullfight is like seeing bad slaughter, which is being done every single day in this country. Our mass consumption of food and animal products has caused us to have tremendously inhumane ways of slaughtering animals en mass. It’s probably not even as humane in some cases as a bullfight. I can prove that by showing you photographs and films of what they do to wild horses when they send them to slaughterhouses. The pain and suffering, fear and agony of those poor animals is beyond any imagining.”
Powers is also interested in stopping the slaughter of wild horses, an animal she thinks is as American as the bald eagle.
For the entire interview with Powers, visit the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
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