Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in Authors.
Before there was Skinny Bitch author Rory Freedman, there was John Robbins advocating how a vegan diet was better for maintaining health, healthy weight, and a healthy planet through books such as Healthy at 100, The Food Revolution, and Diet for a New America.
He is currently facing financial crisis after learning that he and his wife lost their entire life savings in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
In an attempt to scrape by, the Robbins have resorted to renting out rooms in their home, according to Patti Breitman on VegSource:
“To economize, the family has rented out every extra room in their house and every spare space on their property. Still, it is not clear if they will be able to pay their mortgage or keep the property they share with their son, his wife and their two grandsons.”
“I cannot imagine a man who has had a greater positive influence on the vegetarian movement than John Robbins. Because of his books, countless people around the world have changed their way of eating, dressing, and relating to animals. Because of the integrity he has shown in his life, countless people have found the courage to turn down job opportunities and great financial gain if the work caused harm to others.”
Ironically, although he preached otherwise, Robbins was the very object of work that caused harm to others.
Wishing him and his family the best as they fight to recover from this tragedy.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in TV Hosts.
Comments Off on Ellen DeGeneres Makes Parade Magazine’s Veg Slide Show
But Gwyneth Paltrow did too, so we’re not sure how much of a compliment this is to newly vegan Ellen.
Parade Magazine has compiled a slide show of celebrity vegetarians and vegan Ellen DeGeneres made the meatless cut.
Before Ellen even turned vegan she was huge supporter of animal issues, such as Prop 2. She also recommends eating organic and local.
Other celebrities featured include honeymooner Woody Harrelson, Paul McCartney, and Alicia Silverstone.
Some of Parade’s readers think the list doesn’t best represent Hollywood’s vegetarians, and notables like vegan Natalie Portman are absent.
Even Gwyneth Paltrow is still winning veggie trophies, much to some readers’ dismay. As one person commented on the site:
Gwyneth Paltrow is not a vegetarian. What vegetarian would discuss cooking a turkey on Thanksgiving?! Which she did on her website.
Ah, nothing quite like the truth.
View the other celebrities and see if your favorite has been left out.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in Reality TV.
For everyone who couldn’t get enough of senior citizen Bret Michaels trying to act like it’s the 80s again in Rock of Love, here’s your chance to watch the female version of it.
Daisy de la Hoya, contestant on “Rock of Love 2”, has her own reality TV show on Vh1, Daisy of Love, where men will line up drooling over her goodies.
One contestant, Brian Magee of Syracuse, is already getting his 15 minutes of fame before even moving into the house this spring to win a chance to love on darling Daisy.
When he spoke to BuddyTV, he said he thinks being vegan and straight-edge sets him apart from the other guys. Then, again, he’s not that worried about standing out because Daisy could be a dingy. A real hot dingy.
“I don’t know. I don’t know her and she doesn’t know me. She could be the coolest person I’ve ever met or I might not be able to stand anything she says.”
He is hoping their shared love of music could bring them together.
Even though his diet and lifestyle might single him out, underneath that he’s just like any other guy, he insists. Especially any other reality TV guy.
“I’ve always been outrageous, out of control, loud and obnoxious. All the things that you expect from someone on reality TV.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in Comedians, Not So Vegetarian.
“And especially, especially, don`t f*ck with vegans. Do not look vegans in the eye. If you get into an argument with a vegan, say “I`m wrong”, and run away as fast as you can. Do not f*ck with vegans because they will f*ck you up… BECAUSE THEY`RE HUNGRY.”
Ha, haaaaa, Cho! Looks like Margaret thinks vegans are starving themselves, eating only sprouts and drinking juice all day.
Someone send her the top veggie restaurant list, will ya. Let her know what’s really on our plates. And tell her we’re not hungry. She’ll believe it. Then run away from you really fast.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Pregnant Carnie Wilson Gives Up Red Meat
While being with child makes some women start eating things they normally wouldn’t, Carnie Wilson is giving up something instead-red meat.
The singer who most people associate as one third of the 90s band trio Wilson Phillips, said on The Bonnie Hunt Show, “I don’t eat red meat anymore. Now I am just a cheese freak because of the pregnancy. I can’t stop with the cheese. And bagels.”
She’s also know for her ups and down weightwise, being public about her gastric bypass surgery a decade ago and has appeared on Celebrity Fit Club.
To get healthier, she did lose 50 pounds before the pregnancy, but nowadays she’s just trying to have fun and eat healthy versus obsessive restriction.
“I feel like the word ‘diet’ is not a great word because we know that diets don’t work. I say [to daughter Lola], ‘Let’s just eat healthy. This is good for you. Let’s just eat more of the healthy stuff.’ ”
Kudos to Carnie for realizing “the healthy stuff” isn’t red meat.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Skater Danny Garcia Has Squash Blossom Pizza On Mind
Add another celebrity who likes strange sounding food to the list. Professional skateboarder Danny Garcia is into Squash Blossom Pizza.
“It’s like the flowers from a squash plant,” Garcia told ES Footwear, speaking of the pie he ate at chef Mario Batali’s restaurant. “On top of the pizza with the cheese and stuff. They are kinda sweet. It was good.”
He started off being vegan for a couple of months, then decided it was too hard. Now he sticks to pescetarianism.
“It just turned into a habit where I do not want or crave red meat now. I don’t even think about it. I’m looking at a menu or making food, it’s not even on my mind. It’s pretty much habitual now.”
Which makes you wonder why his favorite Food Network Show is Bobby Flay, king of putting every animal on the grill, with the occasional plant here and there.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 13th, 2009 in Actors, Food & Drink, Pop Culture.
Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart owner on the Simpsons, may sell tofu dogs in his store, but it’s still not enough to get his shop put on the Proggy Awards list of best convenience stores by PETA that are vegetarian friendly.
7-Elevens in Philadelphia will satisfy all your gas station buffet desires with veggie sandwiches- seitan steak, falafel, faux chicken, and tofu-egg. The stores also offer a variety of salads.
“While it is increasingly simple to find vegetarian offerings at many stores and restaurants, 7-Eleven is making it even easier for conscientious consumers to grab a bite on the go,” stated on PETA’s website.
View the list for the rest of the winners in the awards, including congressman Dennis Kucinich.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 13th, 2009 in Male Singers.
"Vibe" via MTV.com
Kanye West recently announced in the February Issue of Vibe Magazine that he’s interested in posing naked because it breaks the rules and ideas of what people think hip hoppers do.
We suggest he get naked for the organization that everybody gets naked for: PETA.
He said that if other celebrities posed naked, like singer Bjork, there would be little heads turned because that’s what expected of those in that genre.
“If she [Bjork] wanted to pose naked, you’d be like, ‘Oh, that’s Björk.’ But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I’ll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture.”
Yep, Kanye could swear off wearing animals and show his buns like he’s always wanted. Not to mention the fact that he’d be breaking more stereotypes as usually women take off their clothes for PETA.
Possible Ad Slogan: Only Golddiggers Wear Fur. I’d Rather Go Naked Than Date One.
via MTV
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