Interview with Bianca Valerio, A Pesco Vegetarian

*First Posted 8/12/12

Bianca Valerio's friends are Top Filipina Models. Isabel Roces is lacto-ovo, Raya Mananquil is Vegan and Val de los Santos is a Pesco Vegetarian.

When I learned that she went vegetarian and became more energetic I had the chance to ask Bianca about her diet and how did it changed her.

Tell me about your vegetarian diet?

I'm a Pescotarian so I still eat seafood but no meat, whatsoever. Well, I figured, if Jesus fed the people fish, then that means I can, too, right? (Haha! :-)

Interesting Veggie Food at Edgy Veggy

Fried Rice, Chickpea Soup, Falafel, and Salad 200 Php

Where: Makati Street Market (Legazpi Sunday Market)
When: Sundays 7 am - 2 pm

Let us eat, shop and mingle at Makati Street Market in Makati City, from 7Am to 2PM.t's big celebration happening on four (4) Sundays – September 23 & 30; and October 7 & 14 at Legazpi Sunday Market, Legazpi Park, Legazpi Street corner  Rufino Street, Legazpi Village, Makati

How can an urban street market flourish and become a must-visit destination for city goers with varied tastes such as vegetarians?

Anne Hathaway ; The Vegan Catwoman

Aside from Alicia Silverstone, there is another Batman actress who lives in a Vegan diet.

Non other than the Catwoman herself - Anne Hathaway.

In the blockbuster movie The Dark Knight Rises where Christian Bale is Batman, Anne is very sexy in her tight Catwoman suit after going Vegan from being a long time Vegetarian.

“It was a psychological terrorist,” she told Allure magazine.

Empanada Vegetal in Barcino Fort

Barcino is a wine house and Resto along The Fort Global City in front of The Mind Museum.  Located exactly at Unit 101 Forbeswood Heights, Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Wines are usually paired with meat dishes but the good thing about Barcino is they offer interesting food for vegetarians.

During the flood I went to my Mom's pad at Forbeswood Heights and we had dinner at Barcino which is only downstairs where they lived. It was interesting that there's a lot of vegetarian options in their menu.

 

Because the food is expensive I just had an order of Empanada Vegetal
It tastes really really great, very crispy and the spinach were so fresh. 

Photos at Quantum Cafe, A Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant

Quantum Cafe

FERON Bldg., 9590 Kamagong corner Bagtikan Street
Makati City

(02) 519 0757

Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Mode of Payment: CASH

Best Sellers :

Veggie Meat Adobo Flakes(Vegan) served with rice and atchara. 220 Php

Quantum Burger (Vegan) pattie is made of banana heart. 150 Php

Timothy Bradley training Vegan

Undefeated Boxer Timothy Bradley admits that it was hard training Vegan because he was a natural carnivore, he loves meat and sushi fish but he found out that being Vegan is the cleanest way to eat and the cleanest way to be.

"I feel good and I feel so much energy, I lost weight rapid" he adds.

When asked about what is his favorite source of protein he said Tempeh, it's a soy product, similar to tofu but a different texture.

Quantum Cafe's Vegan and Vegetarian Options

Quantum Cafe

FERON Bldg., 9590 Kamagong corner Bagtikan Street
Makati City

(02) 519 0757

Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Mode of Payment: CASH

Best Sellers :

Veggie Meat Adobo Flakes(Vegan) served with rice and atchara. 220 Php

Quantum Burger (Vegan) pattie is made of banana heart. 150 Php

For those people becoming vegetarian these days

It is not always true that vegetarians are thin and meat eaters are fat.

The most common reason why people go vegetarian is because they want to loose weight. But I know a lot of vegetarians who's fat. Yes going vegetarian can help you loose weight but you should also do it with exercise.

The good thing about being vegetarian is you develop control and discipline. It is not easy changing diet specially for us Filipinos who are very conditioned to meat. Going vegetarian is easy. There plenty of market and talipapa here.

Give up eating Beef :

This is not hard , because you can still eat pork, chicken and fish. So do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat beef anymore straight for a month.

Give up eating Pork :

When you can now give up beef, it’s time to give up pork. You can still eat chicken and fish. It is easier to give up, knowing that pork is the primary cause of diseases. And we all know that it makes us fat since it is very high in bad cholesterol. Do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat pork anymore straight for a month.

Give up eating chicken:
What’s wrong with eating chickens ? Well there’s a lot, but anyway you will soon have to give up eating chicken. Maybe this will be hard for you so do this for two months or more , but make sure to give up eating chicken soon.

Do give up eating beef, pork and chicken in a year or two and it will be easier for you to go vegetarian or vegan. Don’t make it hard for you, there will always be an easier way that will help you achieve your goal. Going vegetarian does not end on giving up the food that you are conditioned to eat, it involves mindset, positive thinking, proper hygiene and a healthier lifestyle.

Soyami-Fitness first for a winning start on 2012!

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After Christmas is the start of New Year! The start of a new year brings new possibilities and new beginnings. This is also the time of year when people are trying to commit to start a new fitness or health regime. Completely overhauling their lifestyle for the better or at least to shed some pounds or get back in shape. There are the resolutions made every year to exercise, eat right, and get personal finances in order.

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Start the year right with proper diet and proper choosing of foods. Because there’s nothing like the gift of good health this New Year. For more information about Soyami, like http://www.facebook.com/healthysoyami on Facebook,  follow @healthysoyami on Twitter, or visit www.amsoyami.com.

Difference between a Vegan and a Vegetarian

There's a lot of times I get surprised when people ask me "Vegan ka pala?"

No , I'm vegetarian

Majority of them doesn't know the difference between a Vegan and a Vegetarian.

So here's to clarify:
Vegan avoids by-products of meats of fish, eggs and dairy products, or their by-products like lactose, casein, dried egg whites or yolk. Some vegans don't take honey or yeast either.
Ovo-Vegetarians eat eggs.
Lacto-Vegetarian takes milk and dairy products. Eggs are a no-no.
while Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian takes Dairy products and eggs.
 

 

Megan Fox quits being vegan

When you plan to go vegan or vegetarian you need to do it gradually, because if not you will end up eating meat again for not surviving the transition.

You stop eating meat gradually

It's not an overnight thing specially when you are conditioned to the taste of meat.

Determine your physical capacity and what works for you, the slower the better.

Keep in mind that gradual change is easier for our body and mind.

 

Megan Fox quit being vegan

Jeman Villanueva shared the scoop that hot actress Megan Fox quit being vegan because she lost too much weight. Thanks for the heads up.

Many celebrities wants to loose weight but Fox thinks her being vegan main reason why she lost so much weight.

Megan Fox has stopped eating any kind of meat for more than a year now.

“For more than 1 year and a half, until about four months ago, I was on a vegan diet based exclusively on fruits and raw vegetables, without bred, sugar and coffee. I lost so much weight” she said.

Ending? she eats everything right now but she is careful as she counts her calories!

” Now I eat a bit of everything and I go to the gym three times a week” Megan Fox also said.

So What is Vegan Macrobiotics?

Like them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/veganmacrobiotics and they will be at Rockwell this weekend!

Is it a different kind of veganism? Does it involve robotics?

None of the above!

What is Vegan Macrobiotics? *a re-post from their Facebook fanpage, just want to share this

Macrobiotics is not a novelty or fad diet created in the 20th century. It is part of the “slow food” movement wherein health benefits occur naturally due to the proper balance of nutrients and energies in food.

For a nutritionally balanced vegan meal, the macrobiotic diet consists of a combination of ingredients which includes whole grains, vegetables, beans & seaweed, as well as seeds & nuts.

The variety and combination of ingredients used in a vegan macrobiotic meal provides all the essential nutrients required to maintain and even improve one’s health.

A macrobiotic meal consists of natural ingredients and when available, organically grown fruits and vegetables. Artificial flavors, chemical additives, preservatives, and highly processed food are not used.

Preservation of food is done naturally through pickling and fermentation.

As a vegan diet, dairy, eggs and other animal-based food products are not used. Only natural and unrefined grain, vegetable and fruit based sugars that have low glycemic index are are used.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

> Cancer prevention
> Balances blood pressure
> Keeps bad cholesterol in check
> Maintains cardio-vascular health
> Maintains healthy blood sugar levels
> Disease prevention
> Anti-aging
> Slimming
> Radiant complexion

 

 

Learn How To Cook for a Whole Food Plant Based Diet

Kitchen Revolution will be teaching vegan cooking class this coming October. If you want to learn How To Cook Mushroom stuffed peppers and mochi ice cream you should enroll now!

For more information check out her site: http://kitchenrevolution.ph/



 

 

Fashion Show and Vegan Cuisine

Looking for a Vegan Date? You might see him or her in this event:
So what do Vegans eat?
A Vegan avoids consuming all foods of animal origin, including eggs, dairy, gelatin and honey.

being a vegetarian does not make you gay

If you think being vegetarian makes you gay, then you're wrong. A gay person is weak, but vegetables makes you a stronger person. So it does not make a guy become less of a man.

When you're eating vegetables, the stronger you become. The word "Strong" is meant for men.

If you're gay and weak, the more you are prone to stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases. If you eat too much meat you become weaker.

But if you eat a lot of vegetables, then you become stronger.

Whatever makes you stronger, the more it makes you more men.

So are you man enough? Eat your veggies now!

Chimara Neo-Vegan

A few days ago I posted something about Vegetarian Celebrity Bianca Valerio

She said her favorite vegetarian restaurant was Chimara so might as well check out how veg friendly Chimara is ?

Here's my experience :

How often do I visit  Chimara ?

At least once a week

Which branches have I visited ?

Greenbelt

How did I know ?

Before I learned this from Bianca Valerio, I usually saw this whenever I watch movie at Greenbelt




What can I say about their Food and Drinks :

Tastes really good , I ordered Tofu pesto for only 130 pesos, it was served fresh and fast , temperature ok ! and it was very well presented.

Ambience :

Clean, comfortable and well designed !

Here are the links of my posts about Vegetarian Celebrity Bianca Valerio

• http://veggiecircle.com/vegetarian-celebrities-bianca-valerio


• http://veggiecircle.com/bianca-valerio-supports-peta


• http://veggiecircle.com/there-is-something-about-bianca-valerio

Vegan Body Scrub

Treat yourself to a potent blend of fruits and vegetables incorporated in this organic body scrub from BlueWater Day Spa.
This rejuvenating body scrub with cucumber, melon and carrot extracts is a perfect way to help even out skin tone and exfoliate all those dry, flaky layers of skin’s surface.

Main Ingredients:
Carrots – contain youth-enhancing vitamins. It helps protect the skin against ultraviolet light, therefore minimizing the risk of skin cancer and other related skin diseases.
Melon – good source of potassium and vitamin C.
Good for rejuvenation and alkalinizing the body
Cucumber – is a great folk medicine used to reduce heat and inflammation. Can be used for skin problems because of its diuretic, cooling and cleansing property.

Vegan Body Scrub

    

Treat yourself to a potent blend of fruits and vegetables incorporated in this organic body scrub from BlueWater Day Spa.
This rejuvenating body scrub with cucumber, melon and carrot extracts is a perfect way to help even out skin tone and exfoliate all those dry, flaky layers of skin’s surface.

Main Ingredients:
Carrots – contain youth-enhancing vitamins. It helps protect the skin against ultraviolet light, therefore minimizing the risk of skin cancer and other related skin diseases.
Melon – good source of potassium and vitamin C.
Good for rejuvenation and alkalinizing the body
Cucumber – is a great folk medicine used to reduce heat and inflammation. Can be used for skin problems because of its diuretic, cooling and cleansing property.

What do Vegans eat ?

I realized so many things today, I don’t know where to start. A few days ago I posted about Real Leaf Green Tea

But last night, I asked Evan, my vegan friend about his input on this drink, He said he is not a fan of this because it has too much sugar , therefore it’s not good for the health. I think that there is nothing wrong ,Because it has natural honey.

The question, Is honey an acceptable food for vegetarians? (Dr. Tam Mateo, the Philippines first Naturopathic Doctor would say yes, after all, he’s a vegan and he uses honey too… although other Vegans would disagree, vociferously in fact…). I am still trying to decide whether it is, but what I am certain is that if it provides the nutritional values in a sweet healthy package, I’m all for it.

Again vegan avoids consuming all foods of animal origin, including eggs, dairy, gelatin and honey. Also refrains from wearing animal products, such as leather shoes or wool and silk clothes.

While a lacto-vegetarian like me will eat dairy products but not eggs and an ovo-vegetarian will eat eggs and dairy.

Vegans must watch out for foods which contain animal substances. Below is a list of things vegans should look out for:

• albumen/albumin: egg white. Use/s: food binder


• alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs): naturally occurring chemicals derived from fruit or milk. Use/s: cosmetics


• ambergris: morbid concretion obtained from the intestine of the sperm whale. Use/s: perfumes


• amniotic fluid: fluid surrounding the foetus within the placenta. Use/s: cosmetics


• anchovy: small fish of the herring family. Often an ingredient of Worcester sauce and pizza toppings. Use/s: flavor enhancer


• angora: fiber obtained from rabbits or goats. Use/s: clothing


• aspic: jelly derived from meat and fish. Use/s: glazing agent


• astrakhan: skin of still born or very young lambs from a breed originating in Astrakhan, Russia. Use/s: clothing


• bristle: stiff animal hair, usually from pigs. Use/s: brushes


• casein: Ammonium Caseinate. Calcium Caseinate. Potassium Caseinate. Sodium Caseinate. The principle protein of cow's milk. Use/s: texturizer for ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, fruit sherbets, and in special diet preparations.


• cashmere: fine wool from the cashmere goat and wild goat of Tibet. Use/s: clothing


• castoreum: obtained from the sex gland of the . Use/s: fixative in perfumes


• catgut: dried and twisted intestines of the sheep or horse. Use/s: stringed musical instruments, surgical stitching


• caviar: roe of the sturgeon and other fish. Use/s: a relish


• chitin: organic base of the hard parts of insects and crustacea eg shrimps, crabs. Use/s: conditioners and skin care products, thickener and moisturiser in shampoos


• chamois: soft leather from the skin of the chamois antelope, sheep, goats, deer, etc. Use/s: cleaning cloth


• cochineal (E120): dye-stuff consisting of the dried bodies of scale insects. Use/s: red food and drink colouring


• cod liver oil: oil extracted from the liver of cod and related fish. Use/s: food supplement


• D3 (cholecalciferol): vitamin derived from lanolin or fish oil. Use/s: vitamin and food supplements


• down: underplummage of fowls (especially duck and goose). Use/s: filling quilts, pillows, sleeping bags, padded clothing


• eider down: small, soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck. Use/s: filling quilts


• elastin: protein uniting muscle fibres in meat. Use/s: moisturiser in cosmetics


• gelatin: jelly obtained by boiling animal tissues (skin, tendons, ligaments etc) or bones. Use/s: confectionery, biscuits, capsules, jellies, photographic film, match heads


• glycerin/glycerol (E422): clear, colourless liquid which may be derived from animal fats, synthesised from propylene or from fermentation of sugars. Use/s: solvent for flavours, texture improver, humectant


• hide: animal skin (raw or tanned). Use/s: clothing and footwear, clothing accessories, upholstery


• isinglass: very pure form of gelatin obtained from the air bladders of some freshwater fishes, especially the sturgeon. Use/s: clarifying alcoholic drinks, jellies


• keratin: protein found in hair, horns, hoofs and feathers. Use/s: shampoos and conditioners, fertilizer


• L'cysteine hydrochloride (E920): manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers, or synthetically from coal tar. Use/s: shampoo, improving agent for white flour


• lactose: milk sugar. Use/s: tablet filler, sweetener, 'carrier' for flavouring agents &emdash; especially in crisps


• lanolin: fat extracted from sheep's wool. Use/s: cleaning products, an emollient and emulsifer used in cosmetics & emdash; especially lipsticks


• lard: fat surrounding the stomach and kidneys of the pig, sheep and cattle. Use/s: culinary


• leather: tanned hide (mostly from cattle but also sheep, pigs, goats etc). Use/s: clothing and footwear, clothing accessories, upholstery


• lecithin (E322): fatty substance found in nerve tissues, egg yolk, blood and other tissues. Use/s: emulsifier in baked goods and confectionery


• lutein(E161(b)): substance of deep yellow colour found in egg yolk. Use/s: food colouring


• mohair: cloth or yarn made from the hair of the angora goat. Use/s: clothing


• musk: substance secreted in a gland or sac by the male musk deer. Use/s: perfume


• oleoic oil: liquid obtained from pressed tallow. Use/s: margarines


• oleostearin: solid obtained from pressed tallow. Use/s: soap and candle making


• oestrogen: female sex hormone from cow ovaries or pregnant mares' urine. Use/s: cosmetics, body building supplements, hormone creams


• pearl ('Mother of', or 'cultured'): concretion of layers of pain-dulling nacre formed around a foreign particle within the shell of various bivalve molluscs, principally the oyster. Use/s: jewelry and decorative


• pepsin: enzyme found in gastric juices. Use/s: cheese making


• placenta: organ by which the foetus is attached to the umbilical cord. Use/s: cosmetics


• progesterone: sex hormone. Use/s: hormone creams


• propolis: bee glue. Used by bees to stop up crevices and fix combs to the hive. Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• rennet: extract of calf stomach. Contains the enzyme renin which clots milk. Use/s: cheese making, junkets


• roe eggs: obtained from the abdomen of slaughtered female fish. Use/s: a relish


• sable: fur from the sable marten, a small carnivorous mammal. Use/s: clothing, artists' brushes


• shellac (E904): insect secretion. Use/s: hair spray, lip sealer, polishes, glazing agent


• silk: cloth made from the fibre produced by the larvae ('silk worm') of certain bombycine moths, the harvesting of which entails the destruction of the insect. Use/s: clothing, cosmetics


• sodium 5'-inosinate: occurs naturally in muscle. Prepared from fish waste. Use/s: flavour enhancer


• sperm oil: oil found in the head of various species of whales. Use/s: candle making


• spermaceti wax: fatty substance found mainly in the head of the sperm whale, other whales and dolphins. Use/s: medicines, candle making, cosmetics


• sponge: aquatic animal or colony of animals of a 'low order', characterised by a tough elastic skeleton of interlaced fibres. Use/s. bathing aid


• squalene/squalane: found in the liver of the shark (and rats). Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• stearate: salt of stearic acid Use/s: body building supplements


• stearic acid (E570): organic acid prepared from stearin


• stearin(e): general name for the three glycerids (monostearin, distearin, tristearin). Formed by the combination of stearic acid and glycerin; chiefly applied to tristearin, which is the main constituent of tallow or suet. Use/s: medicines, skin softener in toiletries and cosmetics


• suede: kid-, pig- or calf-skin, tanned. Use/s: clothing and footwear


• suet: solid fat prepared from the kidneys of cattle and sheep. Use/s: cooking


• tallow: hard animal fat, especially that obtained from the parts about the kidneys of ruminating animals. Use/s: soap and candle making


• testosterone: male hormone. Use/s: body building supplements


• urea: waste nitrogen formed in the liver and excreted by the kidneys. Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• vellum: fine parchment prepared from the skins of calves, lambs or kids. Use/s: writing material


• vitamin A (retinol): derived from fish liver oil or egg yolk. Use/s: cosmetics, food supplement


• volaise: ostrich meat


• whey: residue from milk after the removal of the casein and most of the fat. By-product of cheese making. Use/s: margarines, biscuits, crisps, cleaning products


• wool: hair forming the fleecy coat of the domesticated sheep (and similar animals). Use/s: clothing

From the source.