Written by Vegetarian Star on November 4th, 2008 in Actresses, Animal Issues.
Well, maybe she regrets buying a boa constrictor because it has to stay in a cage. Letting an animal like that roam around the house might bring surprises during your 2am snack time.
Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, wife of Will Smith, bought a red-tailed boa constrictor named Beauty. Having to keep Beauty in a cage for most of the time has made Jada sympathetic to the conditions caged animals live in and she vows to never buy an animal that has to be confined like that again.
She told Contact Music, “I think I’ll never get an animal like a snake again where I have to keep her in an aquarium.”
“We have this whole thing for Beauty outside for her, to be in a natural habitat. But at the end of the day, she knows she’s caged into her aquarium.”
In addition, she told her daughter, Willow, “we won’t do this again and won’t have any animals that need to stay like that.”
The experience has made her think about becoming an animal activist in the years to come.
We wonder if the Mrs. Fresh Prince knows that an easy way to become an activist, of course, is to reduce or cut the consumption of animals from your diet.
Not to worry. Once Pamela Anderson gets word, we’re sure she’ll jump on the chance to help fellow mom Jada make any transitions she needs to become a full-fledged activist.
via New Kerala
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 4th, 2008 in Actors, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Mmmm…And who doesn’t have a sweet tooth for him?
Adam Levine and the rest of the guys in Maroon 5 held a Halloween party that was completely vegan.
They called upon the expertise of raw food chef and author Ani Phyo to cater dairy free treats such as Happy Halloween Chocolates and Apricot Kream Filled Acai Tartlets.
According to Ani’s website, most of the guys in the band are vegan.
You can look at a picture of Adam’s costume, along with some of the other star guests who attended, such as Adrian Grenier from Entourage who went as Oliver, from Oliver’s Twist, on Ani’s blog.
If delicious pics of the guys don’t satisfy you, try making one of Ani’s recipes.
via Ani Phyo
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 4th, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Meatless Mouthful.
We were horrified by the Holocaust, but for some reason it hasn’t dawned on the general public that the animals are suffering in our hands in an almost Holocaustic way…I feel rather than people saying to me, “Are you a vegetarian?” my answer should be, “You mean you’re not?” Being vegetarian makes me feel more responsible.
—From the book, Annie Lennox: The Biography by Bryony Sutherland, Lucy Ellis, and Chris Charlesworth.
Photo: Nemahziz on Wikimedia Commons
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 4th, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers.
Going To Whole Foods to shop for groceries this weekend? Then ya better call Tyrone for some serious money!
Erykah Badu, soulful singer, vegan, and ex romantic partner of cheapskate Andre 3000 Benjamin spoke with VegNews Magazine about the notion that being a vegan is only for upper middle class, white, individuals.
She admitted that people who are poor may have a harder time being as ethical when it comes to choosing food-they’re just looking to fill up the plate in the cheapest way possible. And worrying about rent or mortgage and buying uniforms for the kids can make shopping healthy a challenge.
“I mean, you almost have to have a record deal to shop at Whole Foods!” said Badu, referring the high costs of food.
Sadly, this may be the case with many living in poverty in the U.S. and other parts of the world. This was why Heather Mills wanted to bring the privilege of healthy vegan food to disadvantaged children.
But not every food bank has Heather’s donations and many are still eating sodium laden Ramen noodles and other meaty “junk.”
As one of the richest countries in the nation, how can we do more to give everybody access to Amy’s? Some co-opts offer discounts when customers pay with Food Stamps because they realize these people are struggling more to get by.
Do you guys know of other ways people are helping the less fortunate eat well (and vegetarian or vegan)? Any Nobel winning ideas for making vegan chow universal, regardless of how fat the wallet is?
via Veg News
Photo: dnevill on Flickr
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 3rd, 2008 in Actors, Meatless Mouthful.
“There’s a big scene where we do finally make it to White Castle and eat some burgers. And the producers had the food technicians make some really good veggie burgers that looked like meat. I probably ate about 30 of them.”
—-Kal Penn, who played “Kumar,” in the movie Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. As a vegetarian for cultural, religious, and ethical reasons, he needed a little change in the script in order to perform his role.
via NY Daily News
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 3rd, 2008 in Actors.
Comments Off on Does Peta Forgive Russell Brand’s Dead Animal Tossing Too?
So Peta stands by its people (unless they decide to wear fur after pledging not to or are caught munching on pork rinds by the paparazzi). Even though Russell Brand’s association with their vegetarian starter kit brought complaints and criticism due to an on-air prank he participated in, they stood by their decision to keep him as the cover boy. But do they know about his dead animal toss up act a few years ago?
An article from Female First has recently been brought to attention that Russell Brand once performed a live show where he threw dead animals at the audience. If you could only afford front row seats to that one. Granted, he didn’t eat the dead animals or ask anyone in the audience to taste them.
But still, does Peta know about this? Not that it will change their opinions, but how does this change your opinion on him? Do you find this completely unacceptable for a person promoting a vegetarian lifestyle?
Obviously, people change their ways and no one is perfect. This is just one of the many items on Brand’s shock record, which include an arrest for stripping in a protest march and filming himself taking a bath with a homeless man and living with a prostitute.
via g7UK
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 3rd, 2008 in Actresses.
It’s been awhile since Maureen McCormick had a chance to run around and bug Greg Brady on the set of the late 60s and 70s show, “The Brady Bunch.” Consequently, with no Greg, Peter, or Bobby, or even Jan and Cindy to bother, “Marcia,” has been a little sedentary and put on a few pounds.
To regain her youthful Hollywood figure, she signed up for the Vh1 series Celebrity Fit Club to help shed a few pounds. She competed and won, but still feels work needs to be done. The folks at Peta think they can help. They’ve sent her a vegetarian starter kit, and told her the best way to slim down is to go vegan. An excerpt from the letter:
“Not only will a vegan diet help you slim down, it will also help you fight an array of ailments, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and certain types of cancer. Going vegan is also the easiest thing that you can do save the environment and spare the lives of thousands of animals who are slaughtered for food each year. It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf…”
It would be incredible to have Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, go vegan, vegan, vegan, and come out as the next veg celeb. Of course, Peta’s got a stake in this too. From Celebrity Fit Club to Celebrity Strip (for Peta ads) Club, we’re sure they’re hoping she’ll sign up for a membership.
via Peta blog
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Written by Vegetarian Star on November 3rd, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Things That Feed India.Arie In The U.S. And Around The World
R & B soul diva, India.Arie will admit to liking a wide variety of foods, but still is careful about what she puts in her mouth.
“I really like most curry dishes, Thai food, and tofu. Although I like a lot of different things, I don’t take a lot of risks with food because I’m very particular about what I put in my body.”
Luckily, for the Grammy award winning singer, a vegetarian diet is full of variety to spice up her palate and finding a restaurant that suits her needs isn’t hard to do-even in other continents.
While traveling in South Africa, she found the equivalent of a vegetarian “hole-in-the-wall,”-a small vegetarian restaurant ran by a single woman.
“She used a meat substitute she got from Durban in southeast Africa. I went every day for a week to eat there.”
When back in the U.S., she’s a fan of Annie’s Natural Goddess Dressing, raw almond butter, and frozen bananas in smoothies.
Read more about the “things that feed” her at Today’s Diet Nutrition.com
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