Vegetarian Star

“Suddenly the phrase ‘hide the salami‘ had a whole new meaning.”

—Sarah Silverman, in her latest book, The Bedwetter, describing the time she was held down by classmates in the school cafeteria seven years after becoming vegetarian and forced to eat cold cut meat.

Reviewers are promising the rest of the book is filled with just as many poignant and vulgur-esque written memories.

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Temple Grandin, scientist who made contributions to the livestock industry praised by those in the business and animal rights activists, says dairy and egg farms need to step up their level of care for the animals.

The subject of a recent HBO movie chronicling her life, Grandin said farmers have gotten used to keeping animals and the conditions they’re kept in unhealthy.

At an organic food industry conference, Grandin said, according to the Des Moines Register. “The bad has become normal.”

Grandin said battery cages used to house hens aren’t large enough to allow the birds to continue their normal behavior, such as scratching, nesting and perching.

But she is concerned that too many regulations will cause farmers to take their business to other countries to save money, thus causing Americans to lose their jobs.

She’s also worried about low-income people being able to afford the price of the cage-free eggs.

One suggestion Grandin has is to use larger cage systems that Europe already has, which allows the birds to do normal behaviors.

Could America be on its way to adopting a similar practice?

Lee Kilmer, a dairy extension specialist at Iowa State University said, “California is five years ahead of the Midwest, and the European Union is five years ahead of California. I’m hoping we can get producers in the Midwest to deal with some of these practices that deal with animal welfare before we have legislation requiring it.”

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When Natalie Portman decided to launch her line of vegan shoes with Te Casan, she collaborated with Via Spiga creative director Paola Venturi.

Venturi had nothing but good words to say about Portman in an interview with Orange County Local News.

“She contacted me at the Te Casan company because she wanted to design a vegan shoe line. She fell in love with the brand and we started to work together on a small collection. She’s fabulous because she has a vision about fashion. She was really directional so it was easy to interpret.”

Unfortunately, some good things do come to an end, and Portman’s shoe line received the boot in 2008 bad economy.

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Much to the disappointment of vegans, the NFL has teamed up with dairy farmers in a campaign to fight childhood obesity.

The Fuel Up To Play 60 campaign encourages children to practice better lifestyle habits such as consuming low fat milk and exercising.

Politics aside, evidence for dairy being beneficial to weight maintenance is not conclusive.

Some studies have linked milk consumption to a decrease in the risk for obesity, while others found the opposite.

Since this particular campaign is directed at children, it’s interesting to note one study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine found children that drank the most milk gained the most weight.

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Carrie Underwood told US Magazine at the American Idol Gives Back show that she rarely eats out at restaurants.

“I think the hardest thing about what I do is eating [healthy] because we’re all over the place,” Underwood said.

“It’s fast food, there’s aftershow food, you get pizza, whatever,” she added. “I don’t do that. I don’t eat out ever.”

“Every once in a while I have a day off and I might go to a restaurant — but no aftershow food and I keep my fridge stocked.”

Carrie’s reluctance to go out may have a lot to do with her vegetarian diet.

Not every part of the country is as vegetarian friendly as others, especially the parts of the United States that boo her for announcing she’s veg on stage.

Still, this gal could use an iphone application like VegOut every once in awhile to navigate her way to the nearest veg friendly restaurant.

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British food dull and boring?

Ha!

That’s not what the Duchess of Cornwall thinks.

At an event to launch British Food Fortnight, an campaign meant to highlight British producers, Camilla said the stereotypes of British food being “dull, turgid and over-boiled” were “utter rubbish”.

Camilla said she loved food that “followed the seasons”, not the “whims” of “multinational food conglomerates”.

It must be a family affair, as Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, supports eating locally, organic grown produce too.

Information about the seasonal produce available in different areas of Britain, as well as advice for starting your own garden, can be found on the British Fortnight website.

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Maureen McCormick may like beans and rice as much as she liked kissing Gary Williams, otherwise known as Greg Brady, from the 70s series they starred in, The Brady Bunch.

“I had a mad crush on Barry at the time,” McCormick said, according to Palm Beach Post. “He’s single now, by the way.”

McCormick said she’s a vegetarian, and eating lots of the two foods together is how she gets her protein.

Interesting…

Two years ago, PETA sent McCormick a letter asking her to go vegetarian, insisting the diet would help her maintain her trim figure she obtained from Celebrity Fit Club.

Bet the animal rights group is smug knowing they can claim her as a victory.

Traditionally, kidney or black beans first come to mind when a dinner for beans and rice is suggested, but that shouldn’t stop you from exploring other legumes.

If you like hummus, you might love chickpeas, as the garbanzo bean is what’s mashed up and blended with spices to create the dip accompanied with pita chips.

If you’ve ever eaten an Asian meal with red bean paste, you’ve probably tasted the azuki bean, the tiny reddish brown bean grown in Asia and the Himalayans, that taste incredible over a salad as well.

Maybe McCormick will talk about her bean experiences in the follow up to her 2008 book she’s writing.

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Nicole Richie shared seven things she does to live green on Twitter.

We knew there was no way she could share a home with vegetarian Joel Madden and eat burgers every day.

The organic loving mother of two includes the #6 way to live an eco friendly lifestyle as:

“Eat less meat and eat more local and organic foods.”

Richie also recommends riding a bike for a trip within 2 miles of your home, adding that “1 pound of CO2 pollution is cut for every mile pedaled” and composting your table scraps and avoiding bottled water.

If you’re ready to take the Meatless Mondays plunge, Martha Stewart has provided almost 100 vegetarian recipes that she’s posted on her website for Earth Week.

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