Written by Vegetarian Star on February 15th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Male Singers.
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Travis McCoy has won a PETA Libby award for most animal friendly hip hop artist.
All those plugs on his Twitter about his latest vegetarian meal eaten paid off.
Travis has also starred in an anti-fur ad.
He failed, however, to stop Katy Perry from stuffing her face with pepperoni before the two broke it off.
Maybe Russell Brand will pick up where Travis left off.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 15th, 2010 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.
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“It’s shocking and disturbing. Everyone should know what’s going on in the food industry. It’s not about being a vegetarian or about eating meat. It’s about everyone joining together to change things.”
—-vegetarian fashion designer Stella McCartney (as quoted by Bloomberg), on the film Food Inc., which educates on the industrial production of food.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 15th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Politicians.
Michelle Obama recently spoke about her initiative to reduce obesity rates in children.
The administration is requesting $10 million dollars over the next decade to improve the school lunch program, which includes making more fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy products available.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine advocates a vegan diet, and two of its representatives, nutritionist Kathryn Strong and public affairs director Elizabeth Kucinich, the wife of representative Dennis Kucinich, have offered their insights.
Strong suggested that subsidies to the meat and dairy industries be cut. If these higher fat meat and cheese items aren’t as cheap, they may be less likely to be included as a regular option in schools.
Kucinich emphasized the value of healthy foods as preventative medicine for obesity related illnesses like diabetes.
“What is the cost to the nation if we don’t [consider it]?” she said, according to the Epoch Times.
Kucinich also emphasized that for some low-income children, the school meal might be the only meal they eat.
Dairy sensitivities and/or lactose intolerance is common in minority groups that are often over- represented in low income school districts.
A carton of soy milk replacing 2% on the lunch tray may give schools a better report card in future semesters.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 15th, 2010 in Birthdays, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 14th, 2010 in Film & TV, Food & Drink.
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Jason Solomons at The Guardian‘s Film Weekly interviewed director Robert Kenner and author of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser to discuss Kenner’s documentary on corporate involvement in mass produced food, Food Inc.
The issue of how people may be unaware of where food comes from or how it is produced was mentioned.
“My country life butter does not come from a small maid churning away?” Solomons asked sarcastically.
Probably not, but Solomons should never give up looking.
A podcast of the discussion can be heard here.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 14th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Female Singers.
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When it comes to giving back, time is good, but dollars may even be better!
The Daily Beast profiled several celebrities who, through lending their name and face to campaigns and even personal donations, have contributed to their favorite charities.
Vegetarian Carrie Underwood is a featured giver for her donations to the Humane Society, which The Daily Beast estimated to have an annual impact of $236,021.
“The country-music star recently gave $200,000 to the Humane Society, taken from the sales of her recording of the Mötley Crüe song, “Home Sweet Home.” May no good deed go unpunished: Underwood’s ties to the animal-protection group angered hunters. “It is a radical organization that seeks to end hunting and other responsible uses of animals in America,” griped one leading sportsman. After Katrina, Underwood, 26, recorded a television spot for the Humane Society, detailing the plight of pets hurt by the hurricane.”
Of course, you don’t have to be a celebrity to have an impact.
Do you plan to donate your time to an animal organization in your town?
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 14th, 2010 in Actresses.
Thandie Newton‘s personal assistant is more useful than her husband.
Or, at least she finds time to speak to the assistant more often.
“She’s my right hand woman,” Newton said. “I hate to say it but we may actually text and speak more than my husband and I!”
According to Contact Music, she told Cosmopolitan magazine: “The most embarrassing thing I’ve asked her to do was to deliver some food for me last week on a shoot. I’m currently doing a detox and I feel like such a diva – not only having food delivered to the set, but also the fact that it was raw, vegan, had to be eaten within 24 hours… all this c**p!”
So much interaction between the two would obviously cause an occasional disagreement, but who would suspect a lover of compassionate food would be so mean to her assistant?
“We’re also very rude to each other on text – I called her a lying b***h the other day! If anybody read a transcript without knowing us, they’d think we were crazed!”
What was lying bitch assistant untruthful about?
The percentage of organic ingredients in Thandie’s protein bar?
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Written by Vegetarian Star on February 14th, 2010 in Actresses, Fur.
Catherine Zeta Jones has been named Worst Dressed Celebrity of 2010 by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Catherine won the dishonor for her collections of fur and other animal hide attire.
In a statement to Access Hollywood, PETA said, ““With her creepy cow-skin pants, ugly fox coat, and icky alligator bag, Catherine Zeta-Jones looks like she’s working her way through Noah’s ark with a knife. Maybe she’s trying to get into character for an upcoming role as a serial killer — or a taxidermist.”
Do you agree with PETA’s top pick?
Or should it have been Jennifer Lopez, who PETA nicknamed “Jenny from the Butcher block.”
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