{"id":9306,"date":"2019-06-11T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodmedcenter.org\/?p=9306"},"modified":"2021-09-29T13:59:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T17:59:01","slug":"celebrity-food-advocate-alicia-silverstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodmedcenter.org\/es_do\/celebrity-food-advocate-alicia-silverstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Food Advocate: Alicia Silverstone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name:<\/strong> Alicia Silverstone<\/span><\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 42<\/span><\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong> San Francisco, California <\/span><\/p>\n

Occupation:<\/strong> Actress, #vegan<\/a>, animal and food activist, conservationist<\/span><\/p>\n

Most famous for:<\/strong> Her role in the ’90s teen comedy <\/span>Clueless; <\/span><\/i>her role as Batgirl in <\/span>Batman and Robin;<\/span><\/i> controversy surrounding a video of her feeding pre-chewed food to her son\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

How she got connected to food:<\/strong> It was almost 20 years ago that Silverstone switched to a vegan diet, leaving animal products including dairy and meat behind. Since then, she’s become an advocate for what she considers a cleaner, greener and healthier way to eat. <\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with <\/span>Plantbased News<\/span><\/a>, Silverstone noted that “I just have always been really interested in the truth in all areas of life and so knowing the truth about where our food comes from is just so disturbing to me. Once you see it, there\u2019s no way to go back from that for me. Our food is being hijacked and they\u2019re telling you lies about what your food is. It\u2019s just constant lies so that you\u2019ll make choices that go against your nature.”<\/span><\/p>\n

What she cares about:<\/strong> Plant-based diets, vegetarianism and veganism, animal-rights, #healthy eating<\/a> for her son<\/span><\/p>\n

Why she cares about it<\/strong>:<\/strong> Silverstone <\/span>says in a <\/span>video<\/span><\/a> for the nonprofit Farm Sanctuary\u2019s Compassionate Meals program<\/span>, “The amazing thing about it is that it\u2019s turned me into a health nut, because you <\/span>feel <\/span><\/i>so good, you feel so different. So being able to do something that is good for the earth, good for the #animals<\/a> and good for you all at the same time seems like such a no-brainer. It\u2019s like the biggest \u2018Duh!’\u201d For Silverstone, one of the most important things is making a stronger connection between wellness and food. <\/span><\/p>\n

What she is doing about it:<\/strong> Silverstone is a dedicated activist in the health and wellness space.<\/span> She has been active in promoting and raising awareness of veganism, including not only its health benefits but benefits for the environment and animals. Her main tactics have included writing a book, (<\/span>The Kind Mama<\/span><\/i>), a cookbook (My Kind Diet), running a website about healthy eating (My Kind Life) and, most recently, launching a new vitamin and supplement line called mykind Organics. In addition, she has been a supporter of several charities and foundations including <\/span>Farm Sanctuary<\/span><\/a>, an organization aiming to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding of farm animals, and the Waterkeeper Alliance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Food projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kind Diet <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight and Saving the Planet<\/span><\/i><\/a> is a vegan cookbook published in 2009. In the book Silverstone explains how to go vegan gradually, which she says will make you look and feel great while improving your health. The <\/span>Kind Diet<\/span><\/i> outlines three phases of veganism:<\/span><\/p>\n