Did you know what Brooke Shields, Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Gere, Clint Eastwood, Queen Sofia of Spain and Jesus Christ have in common? Well, no, they don’t all have millions (I don’t think Jesus made millions in 0 A.D ;)). They are all Vegetarians! I know what you are thinking - Jesus Christ was a vegetarian? Yep - says Wikipedia here.

In North America and Europe, on the surface, it appears as if everyone eats meat and vegetarians and vegans are perhaps in the microscopic minority. A closer look reveals that that may be just a myth. There are more vegetarians and vegans than we think. Stand for 5 minutes at The Raw Cafe in Las Vegas for Vegans and you will know what I am talking about. Moreover, there are hundreds taking up vegetarianism every day owing to its health benefits as well as to keep a clean conscience. I, personally, am a Vegetarian because I can’t tolerate torture and killing of animals, when I know that there are alternatives. I have a ton of theories and philosophies for my choice but I will leave that dry dissertation for another day :).

www.HappyCow.Net is a neat site that maintains reviews of Vegetarian restaurants. They have a detailed list of famous celebrity vegetarians. Check out their website today!

If you know any other famous vegetarian or vegan, feel free to post a comment here and add a little bit of spice to The Veggie Blog