Vegetarian Star

Brendan Brazier

Vegan professional triathlete, author of fitness books and creator of the all plant-based nutrition line Vega, Brendan Brazier gave his five tips for eco-friendly eating to the Calgary Herald. Obviously not consuming any animal products is the best advice for sustainable eating, especially considering the amount of land set aside to harvest food just so animals that humans will eventually eat can feed.

“That takes up a lot of land and a lot of minerals from the soil to feed the animals,” Brazier said.

But even as a vegetarian or vegan, there are further steps you can take to lighten your carbon footprint.

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If you live in the neighborhood of British model Laura Bailey, you might see her jogging down the street in her Stella McCartney sportswear before grabbing a bite of granola bar, a handful of nuts or maybe even chowing down on her favorite pasta. Bailey said it doesn’t matter what she eats, as long as it’s not animal.

“I try to choose foods that make me as healthy and energetic as possible. I’m a strict vegetarian but I eat everything else, and I like a glass of wine. I’m certainly not preachy or perfect!”

Bailey wears outfits designed by ethical designer Stella McCartney.

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“They are blood dolphins as in blood diamonds. It’s about the traffic in captive dolphins.”

–Activist Ric O’Barry and star of the new Animal Planet television series Blood Dolphins during a Nightline interview, comparing the violence that occurs in the dolphin trade in Japan to that of the diamond industry which sometimes funds violence and produces human rights issues, depending on where the diamond is mined.

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Leilani Munter. Credit: Alan Moore

Vegetarian race car driver and environmental activist Leilani Munter is headed to Japan to join Ric O’Barry in the fight against the dolphin slaughter in Taiji.

Despite The Cove‘s success in educating the public about the slaughter and the film eventually making its way into Japanese theatres after protests and cancellations, Taiji mayor Kazutaka Sangen has made it quite clear he’s not going to let a few people concerned for animals and the humans who will eventually eat the mercury filled meat get in the way of a bloody tradition.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Sangen said, “We will pass down the history of our ancestors to the next generation, preserve it. We have a strong sense of pride about this. So we are not going to change our plans for the town based on the criticism of foreigners.”

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Catering staff at the 62nd annual Prime Time Emmy Awards will have the challenge of feeding over 3,000 guests on Sunday, which is said to be the largest annual formal dinner in America. Patina Restaurant Group founder Joachim Splichal and Patina Catering executive chef Alec Lestr have every step of the logistics down from bottles of wine to number of plates and yes, even pounds of vegetables. The evening’s grocery list is expected to include the following:

• 1,750 California avocados

• 900 pounds of heirloom tomatoes

• 300 pounds of chickpeas

• 195 cooks using all of their elbow grease

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Carol J. Adams "The Sexual Politics of Meat"

Vegetarian women still cooking steak for their husbands might want to read an interview Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, has with Conducive Chronicle. Not only does Adams give the thumbs down to this practice, as it has women putting aside their own desires for their husband’s, she also makes a connection between men who kill animals and batter women.

“It’s about control, which might get expressed by demanding meat to eat, within that couple and within our culture. But I never claimed, and don’t believe, that eating a hamburger causes one to beat his wife. I do believe that someone who believes he needs to eat hamburger, who has to restore a sense of his manhood by eating male-identified foods, tells us a great deal about our culture’s teachings about men and virility. I know from working with battered women that animals often are injured as part of the control a batterer exercises. And I also believe that if a batterer kills an animal, the woman is in danger and should seek help.”

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Art Smith. Credit: Stefan on Wikimedia Commons

Art Smith, who’s worked as a chef for Oprah Winfrey and Jeb Bush, married his partner of 10 years, Jesus Salgueiro, on August 18th.

Much talk went on about Chelsea Clinton offering meat to her guests even though she was vegetarian and whether or not the couple should think solely of themselves during the reception. Thankfully, Art and Jesus remembered the vegetarians and offered vegan friendly protein wraps and vegan chocolate cupcakes.

Smith is the founder of the non-profit, Common Threads, which teaches children about other cultures through food. He’s also the owner of the Chicago restaurant TABLE 52, which doesn’t offer the greatest selection of vegetarian options, but sources food from organic farms regionally in the Midwest.

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This season’s Apprentice is taking its theme from the current economy, featuring contestants who’ve been affected by the recession either through unemployment, small business setbacks or recent college graduation.

A press release obtained by the Futon Critic reveals a vegetarian and animal rights apprentice may have the chance to run one of Donald Trump’s companies.

“Brandy Kuentzel, 30 (San Francisco, Calif.), received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School. After working as a corporate attorney for a prestigious international law firm, she co-founded a mobile cupcake business in the San Francisco Bay Area. This entrepreneur is now ready to launch a more challenging and rewarding career. Kuentzel is a vegetarian and an avid supporter of animal rights. She also loves the outdoors and runs several miles a day.”

Here’s cheering for Kuentzel, hoping she’ll bring a Meatless Monday and vegan cupcake Friday into the boardroom at one of The Donald’s empires.

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