Vegetarian Star

Oprah.com is featuring Vaute Couture founder Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, as she explains how being vegan is more than what you put in your mouth.

The vegan fashion designer who’s collections are favored by celebrities such as Ginnifer Goodwin, has listed five major misconceptions people have about vegan clothing, along with her explanation of why these myths aren’t true.

One common complaint you might hear from someone trying to go vegan on a budget is the price, for example.

Leanne explains that not everyone needs to purchase the $1,300 Stella McCartney dress and places like Target may give you the synthetic style you need without giving up an entire month’s rent.

“Whether you’re in the market for a $30 vegan bag or a $1,000 vegan coat, you can and will find something on any budget. “It’s a matter of scale,” Leanne says. “A small, independent label using cutting-edge fabrics will have higher costs per piece because they aren’t spreading out a large production run.””

Animals that aren’t killed for clothing aren’t necessarily treated well to obtain fabrics, and serious vegans needs to consider the pain involved in harvesting items like wool and down.

“Weeks after birth, most lambs have their ears punched and tails chopped, and most males are castrated—all without anesthetics. Shearing isn’t any better; it’s done for speed rather than precision and often results in bloody slashing and mutilation.”

Educate yourself about the vegan fashion myths on Oprah’s website.

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When on tour, Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders love to engage in some serious avocado snacking.

“We must be the only band that on our catering there’s a big bowl of avocados!” Hynde told stuff.co.nz.

But there’s no guacamole dip being passed between the band members.

Chrissie and her crew prefer the green goodness between slices of bread.

“Nick, my bass player, has this secret recipe for avocado sandwiches which we eat every night on tour,” Hynde explained.

An avocado a day may keep the bad cholesterol away for the band, as the fruit is rich in heart healthy monounsaturated fat, shown in several studies to lower both LDL “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides.

If you get the chance to ask Hynde for her autograph, see if she’ll scribble the sandwich recipe on the CD jacket as well.

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Woody Harrelson taught fellow vegan screen star Alicia Silverstone what products she should be using in her bathtub.

According to Metro, Harrelson was entertaining Silverstone with his family and the actress was going to take a bath outside.

“Woody said, “I don’t want my kids getting in your bath. Look at all the products you’re using.”

“You can’t even read the ingredients and they’re going into your skin.”

“That was a big awakening for me. That was the day I learned the importance of natural products.”

If you don’t have a famous actor teaching you the propers of cleanliness, there’s always the Cosmetics Database at cosmeticsdatabase.org.

Going to the home page and typing in the name of a brand or product will give you a score of how safe the product is for your skin based on ingredients shown to cause health problems.

The greater the score, the greater the hazard and you probably should try another product.

Ingredients like Butylene Glycol, may score lower with reactions listed such as skin irritation, while DMDM Hydantoin or Sodium Laureth Sulfate (both found in shampoos and soaps) indicate higher risks.

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Once again, the Juno Awards dinner gala will please the likes of Canadian musicians who refrain from eating meat.

This year’s vegetarian option includes herbed risotto stuffed peppers, grilled vegetables and roasted garlic pesto.

Last year, vegetarian Alanis Morissette won an award.

The executive chef in charge of the 2009 gala estimated the guests would eat around “100 pounds of greens.”

This year’s Juno festivities take place April 12-18.

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If you haven’t picked up the DVD copy of Food Inc., here’s your chance to view it for free.

PBS will be broadcasting the Oscar nominated film about the origins of food on April 21st.

The network suggests you invite others over and hold a potluck while viewing the film and Vegan.com goes further to suggest a get together void of meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy.

Heck, yeah.

Who’s bringing the vegan nacho cheese dip?

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Jonathan Safran Foer did extensive research before writing his latest book, Eating Animals, which included visits to farms where animals were reared for food.

Not every farm welcomed Foer with open arms and Foer indicated to Lateline that finding out how meat gets from the farm to the plate isn’t as easy as learning the source of other foods, like produce.

“If you wanted to know where your orange juice comes from, you could probably write a letter to the manufacturer and get a tour of the orchard.”

“If you wanted to know where your bread is made, the baker will almost certainly let you behind the counter and show you the ingredients and the machines.”

And although Foer says attempting to know where meat comes from might be difficult, he encourages people to investigate this as well.

“But if you want to know where meat come from you are totally out of luck and I would encourage all viewers of this – go to your refrigerator, open it up, find a brand name and give the company a call.”

Might the final answer in the evolution of meat turn every amateur investigator vegetarian?

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Not to be outdone by the Philadelphia Phillies, the home of the New York Mets baseball team, Citi Field Ball Park, is now offering vegetarian hotdogs and hamburgers.

Both Yves Spicy Veggie Hot Dog & Harvest Veggie Burgers will be available at concession stands throughout the parks.

Phillies or Mets. Phillies or Mets.

Will it come down to which veggie dog you prefer?

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Dr. Oz has given OK! magazine some tips for couples that want a lasting relationship.

“The most important thing I can ever say to a married couple is reinvent the relationship every seven years,” Dr. Oz said. “The person you’re married to will change, and so will you. Every couple years, when the biological handcuffs come off that keep us together – the oxytocin and all the chemicals that come together so they can bear children and raise them to five or six years of age — when that chemical wears off, you’ve got to reconnect emotionally.”

He’s also tells how he almost completely messed up with wife of 25 years Lisa when he took her on her first date without learning what her dietary preferences were.

“I took my wife on our first date to Philly Cheesesteak — the big hangout place in Philly, and I didn’t know what a vegetarian meant,” he said. “Her mom made her a vegetarian when she was 12. That was a long time ago. The story of my life, I learned from her.”

Guys don’t learn the hard way Dr. Oz did.

When it comes to choosing the first date spot, it’s always ladies first.

Ask HER where to have dinner!

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