The Paleo diet would seem to be completely incompatible with the vegetarian lifestyle, but there is more and more talk of Paleo vegetarians in our midst. Since I don’t know too much about such a creature, I did some investigating. It turns out, there really is such a thing. One terrific post that I found [...]
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NY Firefighter Says He Was Ostracized for Becoming a Vegetarian
A firefighter in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY says that he was not only shunned, but put in harm’s way because he turned vegetarian. I found his story on this morning’s The Gothamist and I found it really disturbing. Anthony Harper is 42 years old and has been a firefighter for eight years. He [...]
Vegan Baby Showers are the Cool New Thing
My baby shower days are behind me, but I have several friends and relatives that are still growing their families, and some of those beautiful ladies are vegans. Just this past summer, I attended my very first vegan baby shower, for a sweet young woman who lives in our neighborhood. It was fun, it was [...]
The Real Paleo Diet was Mostly Vegetarian
The Paleo or Paleolithic Diet is one of the hottest trends in weight loss and nutrition. There’s an article on Huffington Post that was posted over the weekend that I found to be a lot of fun but also very practical. It points out that eating like our ancestors isn’t necessarily a bad idea biologically, [...]
Doctors Feel Better About Vegetarian Diets
Some doctors and nutritionists still hold onto concerns that a plant-based diet won’t provide enough of some nutrients that are commonly found in meats, especially protein, iron and zinc. But a new study published yesterday in the Medical Journal of Australia, is reassuring doctors in that country. The study shows that a well-planned, well-balanced vegetarian [...]
Bring on the Vegetarian Cruises! Holland America Now Caters to Vegetarians
I got eight shades of excited last week as I was scouring USA Today’s Travel section for summer vacation ideas. What got me so excited was an article announcing that Holland America Cruise Line has expanded their vegetarian menu offerings on their cruises. They now offer an actual vegetarian menu instead of just leaving vegetarian [...]
Should Your Dog and Cat be Vegetarians, Too?
We’ve been vegetarians for about fifteen years and have been cat owners for a lot longer than that. We made the decision to go vegetarian because we were worried about out health, especially my husband’s health, which was in jeopardy. It didn’t occur to us that our cats might be better off eating a vegetarian [...]
Mario Batali Joins Meatless Mondays. Wait, Mario Batali!!??
Vegetarians just got a boost in chic. The Washington post has announced that celebrity chef and serious carnivore Mario Batali is not only joining the movement for Meatless Mondays, he’s even added two vegetarian entrees to the Monday menus at two of his restaurants named after his beloved meat: Bar Jamon and Carnevino. Mario Batali [...]
Is the Raw Food Diet the “Better” Vegetarian Diet?
There’s been a lot of media attention lately on the raw food movement. A lot of this can be attributed to celebrity enthusiasts such as Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, both very public about their “raw foodist’ lifestyles. But is the raw food diet better for you than the typical vegetarian diet? Why Do People [...]
The “NEW” Semi-Vegetarian? Introducing the Flexitarian
I encountered a new word last week; one to add to the growing list of ‘tarians’ already out there. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet the flexitarian… Flexitarian is the name being given to a new group of health conscious people who still eat meat, but are happy to cut back their meat consumption by replacing [...]
