1) VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP RESEARCH AND NEWS

• 1,000 PIGS AN HOUR KILLED AT ONE PLANT
• HOMEMADE VEGAN CANDY
• VEGAN GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
• MAKE VEGAN 'MEATBALLS' AT HOME
• VEGAN LUNCH OPTIONS FOR KIDS
• VRG OFFERS ONE $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP PLUS TWO $5,000 SCHOLARSHIPS
• VEGAN FOODS FOR LATINOS
• EATING DISORDER SUPPORT FOR VEGANS
• BIOAVAILABILITY OF DIFFERENT VEGAN CALCIUM SOURCES
• ENJOY SOME VEGAN ROASTED VEGETABLE RECIPES
• JOHNNY ROCKETS® GARDEIN® BURGER
• and so much more!

JOIN THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP'S PARENTS AND KIDS FACEBOOK GROUP!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/07/join-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-parents-and-kids-facebook-group-19/ ]

1,000 PIGS AN HOUR KILLED AT ONE PLANT

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/09/1000-pigs-an-hour-killed-at-one-plant/ ]

VEGAN RESTAURANTS ADDED TO THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP'S GUIDE TO VEGGIE RESTAURANTS IN THE USA AND CANADA

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/06/vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-27/ ]

JOIN THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP ON INSTAGRAM!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/05/join-the-vegetarian-resource-group-on-instagram/ ]

YOU CAN MAKE HOMEMADE VEGAN CANDY

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/05/you-can-make-homemade-vegan-candy/ ]

SUPPORT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP THROUGH THE 2019 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC)

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/04/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-through-the-2019-combined-federal-campaign-cfc/ ]

VEGAN GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/04/vegan-gift-ideas-for-the-holiday-season/ ]

$78 MILLION IN BAILOUT FUNDS FOR PORK PRODUCERS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/03/78-million-in-bailout-funds-for-pork-producers/ ]

JOIN THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP'S PARENTS AND KIDS FACEBOOK GROUP!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/02/join-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-parents-and-kids-facebook-group-20/ ]

YOU CAN MAKE VEGAN 'MEATBALLS' AT HOME

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/02/you-can-make-vegan-meatballs-at-home/ ]

YOU CAN MAKE HOMEMADE VEGAN QUICK BREADS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/29/you-can-make-homemade-vegan-quick-breads/ ]

SUPPORT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP THROUGH AMAZON SMILE

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/28/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-through-amazon-smile-14/ ]

VEGAN LUNCH OPTIONS FOR KIDS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/28/vegan-lunch-options-for-kids/ ]

VRG OFFERS ONE $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP PLUS TWO $5,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING USA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! DEADLINE TO ENTER IS FEBRUARY 20, 2020!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/27/vrg-offers-one-10000-scholarship-plus-two-5000-scholarships-to-graduating-usa-high-school-seniors-deadline-to-enter-is-february-20-2020-2/ ]

SUPPORT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP YEAR-ROUND - BECOME A MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR SINGLE-TIME DONOR!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/26/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-year-round-become-a-monthly-quarterly-or-single-time-donor-4/ ]

VEGAN FOODS FOR LATINOS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/26/vegan-foods-for-latinos/ ]

VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) ON HORIZONTAL APPROACHES TO FOOD STANDARDS OF IDENTITY MODERNIZATION

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/22/vegetarian-resource-group-testimony-submitted-to-food-and-drug-administration-fda-on-horizontal-approaches-to-food-standards-of-identity-modernization/ ]

SUBSCRIBE TO VEGETARIAN JOURNAL ON KINDLE IN THE USA AND UK

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/20/subscribe-to-vegetarian-journal-on-kindle-in-the-usa-and-uk-2/ ]

EATING DISORDERS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/20/eating-disorders/ ]

NEW VEGAN BOOK FOR CHILDREN

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/19/new-vegan-book-for-children/ ]

50% DISCOUNT ON PROTEIN TOPPERS 6-COUNT VARIETY MEDLEY

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/18/50-discount-on-protein-toppers-6-count-variety-medley/ ]

VEGAN RECIPES FEATURING CRANBERRIES

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/18/vegan-recipes-featuring-cranberries/ ]

BIOAVAILABILITY OF DIFFERENT VEGAN CALCIUM SOURCES

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/14/bioavailability-of-different-vegan-calcium-sources/ ]

THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP DOES A VEGAN COOKING DEMO AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUSTAINABILITY EVENT

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/13/the-vegetarian-resource-group-does-a-vegan-cooking-demo-at-a-community-college-sustainability-event/ ]

ENJOY SOME VEGAN ROASTED VEGETABLE RECIPES

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/13/enjoy-some-vegan-roasted-vegetable-recipes/ ]

STOP BY THE TASTY IN PHILADELPHIA, PA FOR A DELICIOUS VEGAN BRUNCH!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/12/stop-by-the-tasty-in-philadelphia-pa-for-a-delicious-vegan-brunch/ ]

ENJOY ROOT VEGETABLES THIS TIME OF YEAR!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/11/enjoy-root-vegetables-this-time-of-year/ ]

PLEASE GIVE A GIFT MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING VEGETARIAN JOURNAL TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE USA!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/08/please-give-a-gift-membership-including-vegetarian-journal-to-family-and-friends-in-the-usa/ ]

JOHNNY ROCKETS® GARDEIN® BURGER

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/08/johnny-rockets-gardein-burger/ ]

2) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

This holiday season, please consider donating to The Vegetarian Resource Group.
There are so many easy ways to give:

• - A gift membership including vegetarian journal to family and friends in the USA [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/08/please-give-a-gift-membership-including-vegetarian-journal-to-family-and-friends-in-the-usa/ ]
• - Donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
• - 2019 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC) [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/12/04/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-through-the-2019-combined-federal-campaign-cfc/ ]
• - Amazon Smile [ http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1279034 ]
• - Subscribe to vegetarian journal on kindle in the USA and UK [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2019/11/20/subscribe-to-vegetarian-journal-on-kindle-in-the-usa-and-uk-2/ ]

Happy reading and Happy Holidays!

3) VRG HIGHLIGHTS

In October The Vegetarian Resource Group had a booth at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Philadelphia. We placed vegan information into the hands of over 1,000 dietitians and health professionals. There was notable interest in our vegan pregnancy brochure, vegan teen brochure, and Vegan My Plate. A former VRG college scholarship winner Nora came by the booth, and said she was able to continue her nutrition degree because of our award. See Nora's scholarship information at [ https://www.vrg.org/student/2007winners.htm ]

It was also fun to meet our scholarship winner from 2017, who is currently attending the University of Pennsylvania, and visited our booth, as well as participated in our dietitian networking dinner. Read her scholarship essay here: [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2017/05/08/new-jersey-high-school-senior-receives-10000- vegetarian-resource-group-college-scholarship/ ]

An extra bonus was seeing Maria, one of our former dietetic interns. She is now a registered dietitian, and as part of her job is seeing patients referred by a doctor, who believes his patients should be on a vegan diet. Learn more about Maria's internship at VRG here [ https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2016issue3/2016_issue3_veggie_world.php ]

Thank you to Karen, who did an outreach booth for us in Buffalo, NY in November; Phil who coordinated a booth in San Francisco, CA; and Matt, who helped with our pre-Thanksgiving potluck in Baltimore, MD. Also, appreciation to Reed Mangels, who sent in testimony for VRG to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning Standards of Identity for foods. Of special interest is whether plant-based meat and dairy products can be called meat or dairy, such as soy, oat, or almond milk.

To support VRG outreach, please donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]

4) VRG BOOTHS AND EVENTS

Come visit us at these VRG booths!

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo

October 18th - 20th, 2020
Indianapolis, IN

If you're interested in helping us at one of our booths, contact [email protected]

If you would like to donate towards our veggie outreach, donate at:
[ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]

Donations can also be sent to:

The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203

5) OTHER UPCOMING VEGETARIAN/VEGAN EVENTS

Below are upcoming events occurring nationally and internationally. The VRG will not be at these events but we want to share them with you in case you live in or will be traveling to the area they are taking place and wish to attend:

6) 2020 SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT February 20, 2020 deadline

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, VRG awards $20,000 in college scholarship money each year to graduating high school students who have promoted vegetarianism/veganism in their schools and/or communities. Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl. Vegans are vegetarians who do not use other animal products such as dairy or eggs.

One award of $10,000 and two awards of $5,000 will be given. Entries may only be sent by students in the USA graduating from high school in Spring 2020. The deadline is February 20, 2020.

For information about VRG's College Scholarship, see
[ https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm ]

To support The Vegetarian Resource Group scholarships and internships, donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ] or mail to The Vegetarian Resource Group, Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203

7) VEGETARIAN JOURNAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

The holidays are almost here! Consider gifting subscriptions of Vegetarian Journal to your friends, family or neighbors - or yourself! Each quarterly issue is packed with the latest scientific updates, vegan recipes to please a variety of eaters, as well as other great articles and outreach news.

Through December 31, 2019, you can give a gift membership to The Vegetarian Resource Group (includes a 1-year subscription to Vegetarian Journal) for $15 each. Offer is valid in the USA only!

Subscriptions: To order by phone, call 410-366-8343 or online, [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ] and write in the comments section to whom the gift subscription should go to and their address. You can also include a message.

8) 50% DISCOUNT ON PROTEIN TOPPERS 6-COUNT VARIETY MEDLEY

The promo is for a 6-count Variety Medley only. Your promo code is: VGR25.
The regular cost for the 6-ct Variety Medley is $35.99 PLUS shipping for a total cost of around $50.00.

The promo code provides a discount and FREE shipping at the final cost of $25.00 (50% off).

Go to:
[ https://www.vegetariantraveler.com/product/medley-variety-6case/ ]

Vegetarian Traveler' was formed by founders Christy and Chuck. They have been vegetarians for decades and found that, like many of us, eating away from home presented a challenge.

They developed Toasted Bean Blends that offer single-serve, convenient, shelf-stable vegan proteins using simple ingredients.
[ https://www.vegetariantraveler.com/product/medley-variety-6case/ ]

Offer ends December 31, 2019.