Vegetarian Star

Representative Dennis Kucinich completed an interview with reddit.com and gave a deliciously surprising answer when asked, “What would you do if you could be dictator of the United States for a day?”

“Well, I think I would order everyone to have vegan chocolate chip brownies,” Kucinich said.

Ah, the torture!

Kucinich and his wife Elizabeth are both vegans, and constantly voice their support for the lifestyle, including lobbying for vegetarian lunches in schools.

Where were the Kucinichs’ when you were forced to eat cardboard sandwiches at lunch?

“I’ve been a vegan since 1995, and as a result I’ve had great health, tremendous energy, and mental clarity … I had Crohn’s disease as a kid, and a pretty severe case of it, but when I changed my diet my symptoms began to disappear.”

Watch the video and eat your vegan brownie already, before Dictator Kucinich punishes you!

via washingtonscene.thehill.com

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Alanis Morissette has confessed to some serious kale addiction.

Maybe she and Kristen Bell should get together more often.

The singer who calls herself “90% vegan” said, “I eat kale salad. I put kale in my smoothies, kale in my soup. Kale, kale, kale! I feel like Popeye. I love it. I definitely need variety or I get super bored, so I have to mix it up with different sauces and tahini or whatever.”

That explains why one of her most recent parties was hooking up with vegetarian author Anna Thomas and digging her fingers through the fresh vegetable.

Alanis is currently training for the Biz Johnson marathon, which she says isn’t hurt at all by her vegan friendly diet.

“I think veganism is really well suited for training, at least for me anyway.”

Alanis is featured in the January 2010 issue of Runner’s World.

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“I love animals, so obviously I’m for wearing cotton as opposed to fur, wool or leather.”

—Emily Deschanel, at a party sponsored by Vanity Fair and Cotton Incorporated which benefited the Humane Society of the United States.

Sounds like Emily shares the same taste in fashion as her vegan friendly little sister Zooey, who made an entire commercial for cotton love.

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“When you look at a grocery bill, the most expensive part is usually meat. Vegetables are never going to be as expensive as meat. Part of the responsibility is not just the companies that sell the food, it’s up to consumers to make better food choices. The more that people demand better and organic food. The more economically viable it will be in the future.”

—The Conscious Cook chef Tal Ronnen, giving his thoughts on how families living on a budget can still eat veg.

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Mmm…The smell of comfort food is in the air!

Ellen DeGeneres‘ personal chef Roberto Martin was recently on her show to demonstrate making a faux chicken pot pie.

Roberto uses Gardein faux meats, a brand also popular with vegan chef and The Conscious Cook author Tal Ronnen.

“I’m crazy about this product,” Roberto says of the Gardein (TM) Chick’n Scallopini.

Watch the clip and your job of finding a Holiday meal for the fam will be done.

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Mayim Bialik (34)

• Bob Barker (86)

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Oprah Winfrey tried the vegan life before as part of what she called her “inner makeover.”

If you’re interested in improving your inner beauty without sacrificing the taste of good food, you’ll be happy to hear the O has posted a recipe on her website, Heavenly Christmas Pudding, that has some deliciously vegan features to it.

The pudding calls for non dairy milk, such as hemp, rice or soy and the recipe creator suggests vegetable oils versus butter.

“I used coconut oil in place of the animal fat that’s traditionally used, but you could use ghee, butter or a vegan “butter” like Earth Balance instead,” says Aine McAteer.

Great idea, considering the saturated fat you find in regular butter.

Grab the recipe containing rich fruits like apricots, cranberries and prunes at oprah.com.

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Persia White co-produced the Joaquin Phoenix narrated Earthlings, a film about the use of animals by humans for food, fashion and entertainment.

Seems natural for a vegetarian gal like Persia to have such passion for a project, and Persia explained to Beauty Interviews how she joined forces with director Shaun Monson and Phoenix help create an award winning film.

“I met Shaun Monson the director and he was trying to put together Earthlings as project of passion. I was already involved in animal welfare. Getting involved in Earthlings was pretty intense because there were still a lot of things I didn’t know. To raise compassion and awareness is so necessary. The documentary is not just about animals it’s about how we treat each other as well. How we have empathy for the weak and we don’t abuse it. It exposes the truth. It is a very difficult film to get into mainstream because there are so many corporations that will hurt if their secrets revealed.”

“It was very difficult. Joaquin Phoenix is a wonderful actor, and like myself, a vegan. However, Joaquin is booked and away so much. He’s schedule was intense. But we did it. The music was donated by Moby.”

Thank goodness Moby‘s music was used versus Phoenix’s rap tracks.

Learn what Persia does to keep her skin clear and healthy (hint: it’s all in the diet) at beautyinterviews.com.

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