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Vegetarian Nutrition

• Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
• American Dietetic Association (ADA) Position Paper -- 2009
• American Dietetic Association (ADA) Position Paper -- 2003
• Food Guide for North American Vegetarians (ADA & Dietitians of Canada) (PDF) Contains a vegetarian food pyramid.
• Quick and Easy Low-Cost Vegan Menus
• Calcium in the Vegan Diet
• Choosing and Using a Dietitian
• Diabetes
• Feeding Vegan Kids
• Finding the Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables (The New York Times)
• Gluten-Free Cuisine
• HealthyFast Food for Pre-Schoolers
• Heart Healthy Diets: The Vegetarian Way
• Iron in the Vegan Diet
• Low-Cost Vegan Meal Plans
• Meals on Wheels Four Week Menu
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Vegans (PDF; see pages 22-26)
• One-Week Low-Sodium Vegan Menu
• Perchlorate Controversy Calls for Improving Iodine Nutrition
• Preventing Osteoporosis
• Protein in the Vegan Diet
• A Senior's Guide to Good Nutrition
• The Story with Soy
• USDA School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children
• The Vegan Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation
• Vegan Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childhood
  by Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D. and Katie Kavanagh-Prochaska
• Veganism in a Nutshell
• Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers (PDF)
• Vitamin B12 in the Vegan Diet
• For more Vegetarian Nutrition Articles, see Nutrition and Scientific Department Notes and Updates in the Vegetarian Journals index.
• Weight Control the Vegan Way
• Vegetarian Nutrition Powerpoint by Christina Niklas, MPH, RD, LDN (a good tool for vegetarian nutrition presentations)
• USDA Vegetarian Tip Sheet (10 tips for following a vegetarian diet)

En Español

• Una Dieta Vegetariana
• Una Dieta Sana Para un Corazón Sano
• Guía Alimenticia Vegetariana para los Jóvenes

Books on Vegetarian Nutrition

	The Vegetarian Way by Virginia Messina, RD, MPH and Mark Messina, PhD
	Simply Vegan by Debra Wasserman. Nutrition section by Reed Mangels Ph.D., R.D.

Vegetarian Journal

Vegetarian Journal For more vegetarian nutrition information, subscribe to the Vegetarian Journal.

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