Old Spice Hottie is Vegan

from: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/04/20/old-spice-man-isaiah-mustafa-needs-vegan-h...

You all know him as the “Old Spice Guy” or “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” with those chiseled abs and toned arms — but what you may not know is that Isaiah Mustafa is a vegan — and “not much of a cook.”

Sorry ladies.

According to Mustafa, “I make a lot of shakes, and eat some fruit, but I generally keep it moving. I don’t sit down and have a meal too often, unless I go out for dinner.”

Apparently the only thing he can make well is an almond milk shake. But lucky for Mustafa, there are tons of Vegan cookbooks and recipes out there for him to try when he’s got the time. VegetarianStar recommends Simple Vegan, Vegetarian Times, and Everything Vegan for all your vegan-cooking needs.

Vegan Date Coconut Balls

An easy wheat free raw treat brought to you by Island Natural Markets in Nanaimo, B.C.

1 cup raw almonds
1 generous cup Organic Medjool Dates (pitted)
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon pinch of sea salt
1/2 cup finely shredded zucchini squash (use the fine side of a box grater)
1 cup shredded flaked coconut, divided

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper. Place almonds in a food processor or blender and process into fine crumbs. Add dates, a few at a time, processing well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon and sea salt.

At first the mixture will just look like bread crumbs, and then it will come together in a ball. If it doesn't come together, add a few extra dates.

Remove from processor and mix in the shredded zucchini and a half a cup of the flaked coconut with your hands until well combined. Form the dough into 1-inch balls.

Place the remaining half cup of coconut on a plate and roll each ball in the coconut to coat. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet and freeze several hours until the balls are firm. Remove them from the freezer and serve thawed.

Note: You can store them in the freezer or refrigerator. They taste best when served cold, but not frozen.

Bon Appetit!

A Vegetarian Easter

Easter Menu to celebrate without killing any animals:

Hot Cross Buns
Ostara Bunny Bread
Easter Ambrosia Salad
Peanut Butter Cups
Vegan Caramels
Vegan Cadbury Creme Eggs
Spiced Carrot Blondies

Get the recipes and more here:
http://vegweb.com/holiday/

Need more recipes? Head to VegWeb for nearly 15,000 vegan recipes at the ready. Get cookin'!

Seitan Peanut Satay Recipe and Upcoming Vegan Recipe Books

Vegetarian cooking is all the rage By SUSAN M. SELASKY Detroit Free Press

Judging by the number of new vegetarian cookbooks, this is a good time to be interested in a plant-based diet.

Five new cookbooks, some totally vegan and some vegetarian, are out or due out in the next few weeks. Here's a peek at each.

"Everything Vegan" by Vegetarian Times (Wiley, $29.95). What's good about it: This compendium of more than 300 recipes - with a good portion having full-color photos - is from one of the best-known vegetarian magazines. Recipes cover the gamut - starters, burgers, sandwiches, pasta and noodles, tofu, tempeh, seitan and desserts. The health benefit of adopting a vegan lifestyle is covered, but in a brief, straightforward way. Best aspect besides recipes: Menu ideas for holidays, special occasions and ethnic dishes.

"Good Housekeeping Simple Vegan!" from Good Housekeeping Magazine (Hearst Books, $14.95). What's good about it: This spiral-bound collection has more than 100 easy-to-follow recipes for a vegan lifestyle or for someone who just wants to eat more grains and vegetables. Recipes are designed to be family-friendly. The premise, according to the foreword by Susan Westmoreland, Good Housekeeping's food director, is that you can prepare everyday dishes such as pastas, soups, stir-fries and burgers and even some baked goods in a vegan style. Best aspect besides recipes: Everything's quick to prepare using everyday ingredients.

"Vegan Diner" by Julie Hasson (Running Press, $19.95). What's good about it: Hasson's objective is diner-style vegetarian recipes that fit the bill for comfort food. "You just need to learn to make them in a different way," Hasson writes. There's a plethora of yummy-sounding recipes like Biscuits with Creamy Sage Gravy, Rockin' Reubens and Not Your Mama's Pot Roast. Best aspect besides recipes: An ingredient list for what to keep in a vegan pantry.

"Fresh & Fast Vegetarian: Recipes that Make a Meal" by Marie Simmons (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.95). What's good about it: Simmons ties the growth of farmer's markets to the interest in vegetarian eating and cooking. Her book features vegetarian and some vegan recipes. Recipes are labeled according to the time it takes to make them; fast ones take 30 to 45 minutes. Best aspect besides recipes: Most of the recipes have "Make It a Meal" serving suggestions.

"The Part-time Vegan: 201 Yummy Recipes That Put the Fun in Flexitarian" by Cherise Grifoni (Adams Media, $15.95). What's good about it: This is for folks who want to ease into vegan eating. Recipes and explanations are witty as are chapter titles like "Be Rice to Yourself." Best aspect besides recipes: Dinner plans are built around themes. Recipes have icons indicating whether they're high in protein or fiber, are quick to make or have a flex feature if you need a break from vegan eating or need to sub non-veg ingredients.

SEITAN SATAY WITH PEANUT SAUCE Serves: 8 / Preparation time: 30 minutes (plus marinating time) / Total time: 1 hour, 30 minutes SATAY 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 1 pound seitan, drained and cut into chunks 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and quartered lengthwise Lemon wedges for garnish

PEANUT SAUCE 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons tahini 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon hot sesame oil 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 1/2 cup water Salt and pepper to taste Soak 8 wood skewers in water 30 minutes. Combine soy sauce, sesame oil and ginger in a resealable plastic bag. Add seitan; seal and shake to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Drain seitan chunks and thread onto skewers. Place skewers on prepared baking sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until seitan is browned and firm. Meanwhile, make Peanut Sauce: In a blender or food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to serving bowl.
To serve: Place cucumber quarters on serving plates. Set skewers on top. Garnish with lemon wedges, and pass Peanut Sauce for dipping.

From and tested by Vegetarian Times magazine. 223 calories (54 percent from fat), 14 grams fat (2.5 grams sat. fat), 8 grams carbohydrates, 21 grams protein, 276 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 grams fiber.

For more delish vegetarian recipes go here:http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/18/2807449/vegetarian-cooking-is-all-the.html
mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 6 gfiber.

Complete Vegan Meals Delivered To Your Home

The Gobble Green Challenge delivers a nutritionist designed vegan menu right to your doorstep. Satisfy your craving for mouthwatering cuisine and lose weight efficiently by indulging in three gourmet, low-calorie meals plus dessert every day for less than $4.25 per plate.

he Gobble Green Challenge makes losing weight delicious and affordable!

The Challenge is Gobble Green's most popular program and is geared specifically towards weight loss. The Gobble Green nutritionist develops a meal plan to meet every individual client's needs; this includes exclusion of items to which a client is allergic or otherwise adverse. For the clients who follow The Challenge, Gobble Green has a perfect track record of helping them to lose weight. So far, the least any Challenger has lost during the program is 10 lbs!

WHAT IS INCLUDED?
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Heart-healthy, no bad cholesterol. Just convenient, nutritious gourmet meals.
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This special is only available until April 30, 2011 at midnight PST.

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Deconstructed Falafel Salad

This recipe is coming at you from the Meatout Mondays people over at Farm:
http://www.farmusa.org/about.htm

This refreshing salad is also called a “Deconstructed Falafel Salad” because it features the same ingredients as a falafel sandwich, but in a healthier format!

There’s no frying or baking involved... just mix everything together and enjoy. It’s a fun, satisfying, and energizing salad, perfect as the spring weather gets warmer.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas
1 small leek, cleaned, greens removed &thinly sliced
2 cloves roasted garlic,
minced 1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 – 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. ground coriander
3 Tbs. lemon juice
1 Tbs. flax oil salt & pepper (to taste)
2 Tbs. toasted sesame seeds

Additional options: chopped cucumber, tomato, or tahini sauce, if desired

Directions: Combine all ingredients into a large bowl until everything is well distributed and evenly coated in spice. Either heat and serve, or cover and stash it in the fridge until chilled.

Note: It will last up to 5 days refrigerated, so you can make this on Monday and enjoy it throughout the work week with ease.

Check out this and more fantastic recipes on Hannah Kaminsky's BitterSweet Blog!
http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/

How to Cut Calories With Vegetarian Meals

By: Sophia Rodriguez

Do you want to know how to cut calories with vegetarian meals? If so, the answer you seek is contained in this article.

First of all, let me just say that becoming a vegetarian to lose weight is a popular reason to make this change in diet. So if you want to cut calories by eating a vegetarian diet, you are not alone.

Of course, even a vegetarian diet can be unhealthy so you do have to plan your meals, especially at first, so you learn what a healthy vegetarian diet looks like. As long as your meals are planned a few days ahead of time, this will allow you to shop and prepare accordingly.

Depending on how much time you have at your disposition will determine how much cooking you will be doing.There are so many delicious vegetarian recipes that you could be making. Don`t worry if you don`t have much time to cook though since there are many healthy vegetarian meals that don`t take much time at all to prepare.

If you have a few minutes a day for chopping veggies and preparing salads, you will do fine.

Here is an idea of what you could be eating on a low calorie vegetarian diet.

Breakfast: omelette or tofu scramble with fresh veggies or Smoothie with Hemp Protein Powder

Lunch: Lentil soup and sandwich with turkey veggie meat Snacks: Almonds, soya or almond milk, popcorn or Luna Bar

Dinner: Stir Fry with Chicken What To Eat To Cut Calories With Vegetarian Meals A Cartful of Vegetables (the more the merrier with the exception of potatoes which should be avoided on most days), Veggie Protein such as tofu, quinoa, fake chicken, deli slices, veggie dogs, beans, hummus, fajitas made with veggie protein, stir fry, rice and beans, vegetarian chili.

What Not to Eat To Cut Calories With Vegetarian Meals Don`t stuff yourself with pasta and cheese (dairy or soy) Although these are vegetarian, they are loaded with calories, carbs and fat. Avoid pasta and eat whole grain rice or better yet, quinoa. Avoid sugar except in berries and low GI fruit such as pears. Also, try to forego the white flour products completely...except Sunday.

My secret to eating a disciplined low calorie vegetarian diet is to give myself a break one day a week. All week, if I crave an unhealthy or junk food, I put it on the list for what I`m going to eat on my day off from my low calorie diet. This allows me to eat like an angel 6 days a week and eat like the devil on 1 day off. This keeps me sane and keeps me trim. Maybe it`ll work for you...

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How To Build Muscle As A Vegetarian

by Sophia Rodriguez

Are you interested in finding out how to build muscle as a vegetarian? If so, this article will show you how it is not only possible to build a buff body on a vegetarian diet, it is actually a healthier choice that will lengthen your life expectancy and will improve the quality of your life.

If you enjoy body building or body toning with weights in order to sculpt your body and be in the best possible shape, you probably seek out high protein foods and meals in order to grow your muscle mass.

Can you get enough protein on a vegetarian diet? The answer is a resounding YES! In today's body building community, in many health magazines and at the gym, people unfamiliar with a vegetarian diet will often tell you that the only way to get buff and beautiful is to eat lots of chicken, turkey, fish and lean meats. However there is another way...

A way that won't put your health at risk from tainted meats, colon cancer and all the other diseases associated with eating meat. There is an answer to eating lots of safe, healthy protein that will help build your sculpted hot body without any of the damage and risks associated with eating dead animals.

Wouldn't you rather feed your body with fresh, live, wholesome food? You are what you eat so choose your protein sources well!

Protein is found in nearly all plant foods and they are abundant in seeds, nuts, legumes, fruits, vegetables and many other plant-based foods. Many vegetarian and vegan bodybuilders have achieved superior athletic bodies and won all kinds of awards for their buff vegetarian bodies. They don't eat any animal products whatsoever yet they build much muscle and enjoy superior health as compared to their meat eating opponents.

There are so many sources of vegan protein, some processed, some pure. For protein powder, try hemp powder, pea protein powder and soy protein powder. For meals, enjoy tofu, tempeh, beans, nuts, seeds, grains, rice, fruits and vegetables.

By getting protein from a wide variety of sources you are making sure your body receives a balance of essential amino acids. Also, even though it is preferable to get as much protein as possible from whole foods, there are many prepared foods and supplements that are readily available in grocery stores and health food stores that offer high quality vegetarian protein.

Faux meats contain significant amounts of fat free protein and plant-based protein powders such as hemp powder are rich in complete protein.

Want to learn more about shaping your body with vegetarian protein?

There is a program that has been created by an award winning fitness athlete. You will be getting 100 grams of protein per day on her meal plan, all in a healthy vegetarian diet. You can get the first week free to see if this meal plan is right for you. Click Here to get buff and hot, the vegetarian way http://www.easyvegetarianweightloss.info