Vegetarian Journal Mar/Apr 1998
Notes From The Scientific Department
Meals on Wheels Vegetarian Menus Distributed
The VRG/National Meals on Wheels Foundation vegetarian menu set is ready!
Copies of the menus, with corresponding recipes and additional educational
materials about good nutrition for older adults have been compiled into
a packet and distributed to senior centers and Meals on Wheels sites around
the country. Additional menu sets were distributed to dietitians at the
Annual Meeting of The American Dietetic Association in Boston, MA.
The completion of the menu set marks a milestone for the VRG/NMOWF Vegetarian
Initiative. The menus are currently in use at 25 Meals on Wheels sites
throughout New York City, from Harlem to midtown Manhattan. Practical tips
on implementing the menus will be collected from these sites and others
over the next year and will be shared with other programs around the country
on an ongoing basis.
Anyone interested in receiving a set of the menus and corresponding materials
can send four 32-cent stamps to VRG, Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.
Busy as Ever
Whew! VRG was hard to miss in recent months. Coordinators Charles Stahler
and Debra Wasserman exhibited at the Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore,
while Nutrition Advisor Suzanne Havala, M.S., R.D., presented a session
on the health and nutritional aspects of vegetarian diets in Milwaukee
at the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Dietetic Association. Later, Sue
presented two sessions on vegetarian nutrition and children at the Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) annual meeting held in Bethesda, Maryland.
She then traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan to lecture and conduct supermarket
tours for 250 participants in the Coronary Health Improvement Project
at Borgess Hospital, a lifestyle intervention program emphasizing a plant-based
diet.
VRG was highly visible in Boston, beginning with the Boston Vegetarian
Society's Vegetarian Food Festival. The VRG exhibited and passed out educational
materials, and Sue Havala presented a lecture on healthful ideas for supermarket
shopping. The next week, at the Annual Meeting of The American Dietetic
Association, over 600 pounds of nutrition education materials were given
away to over 10,000 dietitians attending the conference in Boston. Many
thanks to those who provided help at the booth including Charles Stahler
and Debra Wasserman, Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D., Arnie Alper, M.D., Suzanne
Havala R.D., Julie Hoskins, R.D., Ginny Messina, M.P.H., R.D., and Robin
Stone.
In addition to VRG's main exhibit, Suzanne Havala and Ginny Messina sold vegetarian books
and other materials at a day-long member product display, the VRG was represented
at a booth for ADA alliance organizations, and VRG hosted a sold-out vegan
dinner at Country Life restaurant one evening. Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels
was a featured presenter at an ADA session on vegetarian nutrition in pregnancy
and lactation, and Debra Wasserman and Reed Mangels presented a poster
session on VRG's web site as a reliable source of vegetarian nutrition education information.
VRG was also well-represented at events associated with the ADA's Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group (DPG), where volunteer Nutrition
Advisors Julie Hoskins (DPG Chair), Reed Mangels (Chair of the Nominating
Committee), and Nutrition Advisor Sue Havala (Legislative Issues Chair
and Nominating Committee member) were active in DPG business. Also, a thank
you to Worthington Foods and Vegetarian Times for hosting the DPG reception.
Other News
The San Jose Mercury News interviewed VRG Nutrition Advisor Suzanne Havala
for an article about vegetarian diets, and the Connecticut-based Bottom
Line Health newsletter (circulation 220,000) interviewed her for an article
about healthful convenience foods at the grocery store and quick meal ideas.
Excerpts from the Mar/Apr Issue:
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