School-age children and vegetarian/vegan diets with Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
VRG’s Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, RD, PhD, was on the Dr. Don Show on January 9 to speak about vegetarian…
Applications for VRG’s $5,000 College Scholarship Due Feb 20
Each year, VRG awards $10,000 in college scholarship money to two high school seniors who have promoted vegetarianism in their…
Cooking Vegan by Vesanto Melina, MS, RD and Chef Joseph Forest
This dietitian and chef duo have produced a wonderful vegan cookbook with extensive nutrition information. You’ll find a lot of…
Giving Minimum Required IRA Distributions to Charity
According to Forbes, the fiscal cliff deal had a special tax break for cash donated by seniors to charity in…
Iron in the Vegan Diet
Iron is another nutrient that new vegans and vegetarians are often concerned about. Fortunately, there are many excellent plant sources…
Alternatives to Insect-Derived Food Colors
Tomat-O-Red® (Lycopene) and Ultra Stable Red™ (Anthocyanin): Plant-Derived Natural Red Color Alternatives to Carmine by Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research…
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Today a child came home from school and informed her mother that she's becoming a vegetarian. Today someone is confused…
Outreach to Baltimore City High School Students
By Amanda Gilley, VRG Intern The Vegetarian Resource Group participated in a community health fair that was hosted by the…
Vegan Restaurants in U.S. & Canada Recently Added to our Restaurant Guide
These vegan restaurants were recently added to our online restaurant guide. To find restaurants in your area, visit: http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php. Happy…
Non-animal Coal Filters Used to Process Cane Sugar in Australia
By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research Director An online reader asked us if a cow bone char filter is used…