Katy Perry recently announced that she is going 100% vegan. She tweeted that while she is already about 95% vegan, she is ready to be 100%. She also says, “My dog, Nugget, has been joining me on this journey for the past 4 months.” More here: (Delish)
Speaking of going vegan …For the first time ever, a vegan restaurant has been awarded the coveted Michelin Star rating. ONA, located near the Bordeaux region in France, doesn’t just avoid meat based foods in their cuisine. According to the New York Times they forego all animal products completely including leather and wool textiles in their seating and décor.
More on no-meat eating …How do you feel about meat grown in a lab? With more people going vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian, and others cutting back on meat consumption due to health reasons or concerns about the treatment of animals, there’s a new choice – meat grown in a lab. Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, say they’ve developed a new form of lab-grown meat that tastes better and has a better texture than other types of “alternative meat.” According to the researchers, the meat can even be “tuned” to have whatever fat content or marbling you like. "We are creating slabs of meat,” said researcher Ravi Selvaganapathy. "Consumers will be able to buy meat with whatever percentage of fat they like -- just like they do with milk." He says, “It felt and tasted just like meat.”
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