Archive for the ‘vegetarian news’ Category

These winemakers love grapes, not meat

It’s the classic pairing mantra: red with beef, white with chicken or fish. But what if the winemaker is a vegetarian?
As winemaker Thomas Houseman of Anne Amie Vineyards in Carlton, Ore., points out, winemaking is “a pretty carnocentric club.” But he says you don’t have to be a meat-eater to make or enjoy good wine.

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Are you ready to veg out?

City’s first vegetarian burger joint coming right up
The buzz on Winnipeg’s newest burger joint first originated in B.C.
Quadra Island, to be precise, between Vancouver Island and the mainland, where Tomas Sohlberg and his wife, Anneen DuPlessis, owners of the soon-to-be-open Boon Burger Café, first ventured into the vegetarian restaurant business with a place called Khameleon [...]

Maryland VegWeek to kick off Saturday

The Maryland animals rights group Compassion Over Killing kicks off its Maryland VegWeek this Saturday with pledges from local officials to go vegetarian for the week.

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Beware of Hexane in Soy Based Meat Products

Vegetarian burger lovers, take note. Your tasty patty may come with an unwanted condiment: Hexane.
Many popular brands of soy-based vegetarian foods, such as Morningstar Farms, Trader Joes, Amy’s Kitchen, Boca Burger, Yves and others, may include a decidedly un-green petroleum byproduct of gasoline refining, Mother Jones magazine reports.

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Marston’s to start brewing vegetarian real ale

West Midlands brewer Marston’s has developed a new technology that will make real ale suitable for vegetarians for the first time.

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Schools encouraged to offer weekly vegetarian lunches

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Ministry of Education officials said Thursday that elementary and junior high schools should provide one vegetarian lunch per week to students to promote healthy lifestyles and help reduce global warming.

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Being vegetarian may actually raise the scales for women

Thinking a vegetarian diet is the ticket to weight loss? Once they give up meat, many women find that the scale goes up, not down.

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Labeling Misleading in Animal Derived Foods, Australia

SYDNEY—Food labeling standards in Australia are misleading consumers about the conditions of local farm animals, says a leading animal rights group.

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Try 1 meatless day a week as a step to a healthier diet

Going without meat doesn’t mean your diet must go without substance.
You can replace some of your favorite foods with healthy vegetarian options.

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