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On AlterNet: vegetarian

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "vegetarian"

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.
Corn and wheat used to feed chicken, pigs and other farmed animals is food being diverted from the mouths of the global poor.

Getting Past the 'Protein Myth' That Keeps People from Quitting Meat and Dairy

Getting Past the 'Protein Myth' That Keeps People from Quitting Meat and Dairy

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. June 3, 2008.
The way Americans obsess about protein, you'd think protein deficiency was the number one health problem in America. Of course it's not.

Top Ten Reasons To Go Vegetarian

Top Ten Reasons To Go Vegetarian

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. May 19, 2008.
It's World Vegetarian Week and here's a few reasons to kick the meat habit.

Face It, We All Aren't Going to Become Vegetarians

Face It, We All Aren't Going to Become Vegetarians

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. April 18, 2008.
It's better for the planet to avoid eating meat, but the reality is we have to make it more sustainable for people who don't want to be vegetarians.

Eating As If the Climate Mattered

Eating As If the Climate Mattered

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. January 23, 2008.
Changing what we eat can help alleviate one of the most serious global environmental problems.

New Years Resolution: Eat Less Meat

New Years Resolution: Eat Less Meat

Bruce Friedrich, Huffington Post. January 2, 2008.
Cutting down on meat can help you loose weight and get fit.

Ten Biggest Health Stories of 2007

Ten Biggest Health Stories of 2007

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 26, 2007.
Which ones did you miss?

Eating Vegetarian Is Taking Global Warming Personally

Eating Vegetarian Is Taking Global Warming Personally

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. November 30, 2007.
If you want to decrease you carbon footprint, you can start with your dinner plate.

15 Reasons to Stop Hiding from Vegetarianism

15 Reasons to Stop Hiding from Vegetarianism

Vegetarian TimesOctober 25, 2007.
Live longer, lower your weight, slash pollution and twelve other good reasons to start cutting meat out of your diet.

Five Eco-Diets Get Put to the Test

Five Eco-Diets Get Put to the Test

Tyghe Trimble, Conscious Choice. June 30, 2007.
It pays to be wary of fad diets -- even if they’re in the name of the planet. We put five to the test.

You Call Yourself a Progressive -- But You Still Eat Meat?

You Call Yourself a Progressive -- But You Still Eat Meat?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. March 14, 2007.
Eating a plant-based diet is an easy, cheap way to end animal cruelty and clean up the environment. Why, then, are so many progressives still clinging to their chicken nuggets?

One Bite at a Time: A Beginner's Guide to Vegetarianism

One Bite at a Time: A Beginner's Guide to Vegetarianism

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. March 2, 2007.
How to become vegetarian -- and help save the environment -- in six easy steps.

Turkeys Are Our Friends

Turkeys Are Our Friends

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, AlterNet. November 23, 2006.
One vegetarian shares the bond she developed with turkeys after finding alternatives to this traditional Thanksgiving comfort food.