1) VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP RESEARCH AND NEWS

• VEGAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN COSTA RICA
• ARE MICROBIAL ENZYMES VEGAN? WHAT ABOUT PROTEASE AND PEPSIN?
• VIRTUAL VEGETARIAN 101 FOR TEENS
• VEGAN BED & BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER B&BS THAT ACCOMMODATE VEGANS
• VEGAN ACTION: STEPHANIE RICH, RD
• CARROT CAKE PANCAKES WITH CHAI CREAM
• and so much more!

EAT YOUR GREENS!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/05/03/eat-your-greens-2/ ]

VEGAN "FISH" PRODUCTS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/05/03/vegan-fish-products-3/ ]

VEG POSTER DISPLAYED AT BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/29/veg-poster-displayed-at-baltimore-washington-international-airport/ ]

STRAWBERRY SEASON HAS ARRIVED! ENJOY THESE VEGAN RECIPES!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/29/strawberry-season-has-arrived-enjoy-these-vegan-recipes/ ]

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ONE WORLD CAFE, BALTIMORE, MD

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/28/restaurant-review-one-world-cafe-baltimore-md/ ]

VEGAN BED & BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER B&BS THAT ACCOMMODATE VEGANS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/28/vegan-bed-breakfast-establishments-and-other-bbs-that-accommodate-vegans/ ]

ARE MICROBIAL ENZYMES VEGAN? WHAT ABOUT PROTEASE AND PEPSIN?

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/27/are-microbial-enzymes-vegan-what-about-protease-and-pepsin/ ]

CHOOSING A PLANT MILK? CHECK THE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/26/choosing-a-plant-milk-check-the-nutrition-facts-label/ ]

WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE VEGAN SANDALS ONLINE WORLDWIDE

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/23/where-you-can-purchase-vegan-sandals-online-worldwide/ ]

WHEN DECIDING WHAT FOODS TO EAT, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THOSE YOUTH EATING VEGAN MEALS WHEN EATING OUT AND THOSE NOT EATING VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN MEALS?

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/23/when-deciding-what-foods-to-eat-what-is-most-important-to-those-youth-eating-vegan-meals-when-eating-out-and-those-not-eating-vegetarian-or-vegan-meals/ ]

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22, 2021 BY SHARING THIS INFORMATION: SAVE OUR WATER--THE VEGETARIAN WAY

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/22/celebrate-earth-day-on-april-22-2021-by-sharing-this-information-save-our-water-the-vegetarian-way/ ]

VEGAN BALLET SHOES FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/21/vegan-ballet-shoes-for-children-and-women/ ]

VEGAN STREET MEDIA DESIGNS PACKAGING FOR NEW VEGAN PRODUCTS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/21/vegan-street-media-designs-packaging-for-new-vegan-products/ ]

SCIENTIFIC UPDATES FROM VEGETARIAN JOURNAL

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/20/scientific-updates-from-vegetarian-journal-4/ ]

CARROT CAKE PANCAKES WITH CHAI CREAM

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/19/carrot-cake-pancakes/ ]

BE SURE TO VISIT INFINITY ROOM IN SALEM, OREGON FOR DELICIOUS VEGAN FOOD!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/19/be-sure-to-visit-infinity-room-in-salem-oregon-for-delicious-vegan-food/ ]

VEGAN ACTION: STEPHANIE RICH, RD

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/16/vegan-action-stephanie-rich-rd/ ]

GROWING UP VEGETARIAN: VIRTUAL FAMILY VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE 101

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/16/growing-up-vegetarian-virtual-family-vegetarian-lifestyle-101-2/ ]

BREAKFASTS TO SAVOR

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/15/breakfasts-to-savor/ ]

VEGAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN COSTA RICA

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/14/vegan-boutique-hotel-in-costa-rica/ ]

BOOK REVIEWS: VEDUCATED BY LAURA CHEPNER AND VEGAN FOR LIFE BY JACK NORRIS, RD AND VIRGINIA MESSINA, MPH, RD (2ND EDITION)

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/14/book-reviews-veducated-by-laura-chepner-and-vegan-for-life-by-jack-norris-rd-and-virginia-messina-mph-rd-2nd-edition/ ]

AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPANESE VEG WRITER HIROKO KATO

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/13/an-interview-with-japanese-veg-writer-hiroko-kato/ ]

VEGAN COOKING TIPS: QUICK AND EASY IDEAS FOR NUTS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/13/vegan-cooking-tips-quick-and-easy-ideas-for-nuts/ ]

FOLLOW THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP ON INSTAGRAM!

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/12/follow-the-vegetarian-resource-group-on-instagram-9/ ]

SCIENTIFIC UPDATES FROM VEGETARIAN JOURNAL

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/12/scientific-updates-from-vegetarian-journal-3/ ]

HOW MANY YOUTH IN THE U.S. ARE VEGAN? HOW MANY TEENS EAT VEGETARIAN WHEN EATING OUT?

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/09/how-many-youth-in-the-u-s-are-vegan-how-many-teens-eat-vegetarian-when-eating-out/ ]

VIRTUAL VEGETARIAN 101 FOR TEENS

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/22/virtual-vegetarian-101-for-teens-online-event/ ]

NUTRITION HOTLINE: WHAT DOES EVIDENCE-BASED MEAN?

[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/04/08/nutrition-hotline-what-does-evidence-based-mean/ ]

2) A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS

Thanks to the following volunteers for all your hard work with The Vegetarian Resource Group, including posting to social media, writing blog posts, research, presentations, restaurant research, clerical work, writing HTML, contributing to our vegan parents group, doing media interviews, editing, photography, performing nutrition analysis, helping with our newsletters, reading scholarship essays, and more!

To volunteer at VRG, please contact us at [email protected] To support The Vegetarian Resource Group's outreach, donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]

• Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD
• Tisha Bhat
• Whitney Blomquist
• Casey Brown, RD
• Simon Brown
• Amy Burger
• Cathy Conway, MS, RD
• Keryl Cryer
• Daniella Eisenstadt
• Elissa Free
• Rhyan Geiger, RD
• Heather Gorn
• Carole Hamlin
• David Han
• Clarissa Hauber
• David Herring, MS
• Suzanne Hengen
• Audrey Hunt
• Jessica Langenhan
• Karen Lazarus, MD
• Nina Lehr
• Nancy Maggs
• Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
• Kim Manzo
• Laura McGuiness, MLIS
• David Milner
• Adhirai Muthukumar
• Julie Neild
• Rosa Pelch
• Susan Petrie
• Patrick Reilly
• Lucia Rivera
• Deb Roy
• Marcia Schveibinz
• Julia Stanitski
• Betsy Todd, RN
• Gabriella Walker
• Patricia Welty
• Shawn Wistrom

3) SUPPORT FOOD GIVEAWAY FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN BALTIMORE

Naijha from Land of Kush sent this message. Juneteeth this year is on June 19th:

"Hello VRG. I hope all is well. We're planning another food give away for Juneteeth at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church during their farmers market." $500 will buy about 50 vegan meals, and both support a vegan restaurant and the needy.

If you would like to support this project, you can donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ] . Please write in the comments field that this is for Land of Kush food donations, and VRG will pass on the donation.

4) VRG HIGHLIGHTS

A food development company wanted to know if vitamin D from sheep's wool is vegan. It is not. See here for more information on vitamin D.
[ https://www.vrg.org/ingredients/index.php#vitamin_D_3 ]

VRG donors sponsored the Land of Kush's preparation and distribution of 50 vegan meals for the needy. Thanks to all our generous donors. See video of their good work here: [ https://www.facebook.com/TheLandofKush/videos/475527426962428 ]

VRG Interns Julia Stanitski, Rosa Pelch, and Adhirai Muthukumar, working in conjunction with VRG volunteer health coach Marcia Schveibinz, presented virtual vegan cooking classes for Christopher's Place. Christopher's Place is a residential employment program that offers training and recovery support to formerly homeless men in Baltimore.

Former VRG intern Juhi Dattani invited VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD to be on a panel, Plant-Powered Women, organized by the North Carolina State University Sustainability Stewards. Other panelists were the co-founder of a company that makes vegan meats, the manager of the student-run farm at NC State, and an environmental activist. They discussed sustainability, influencing people to move towards a vegan diet, common misconceptions, where to buy vegan foods, their favorite vegan dishes, plus answered questions from the audience.

VRG Interns Lucia Rivera, Nina Lehr, and Clarissa Hauber assisted VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD with virtual seminars for the San Jose Public Library.

We continue to send information to a myriad of users from restaurants to local groups to prisoners.

The Vegetarian Resource Group was accepted to have a 22" X 28" poster displayed at the Baltimore Washington Airport for six months. If traveling through the airport, let us know if you see this on a column in Concourse D.

5) VRG EVENTS

VIRTUAL VEGETARIAN PRESENTATIONS FOR TEENS presented by VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, Sponsored by San Jose Library. Join us for these online seminars. All times are California times. Reed already did virtual presentations for adults and families during April.

TEENS

Virtual Vegetarian 101 for Teens 6/16/2021 4:00 PM
[ https://sjpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6013067960a86b2f00b9dfc1 ]

Virtual Vegetarian 101 for Teens 6/18/2021

Virtual Vegetarian 101 for Teens 6/18/2021 4:00 PM
[ https://sjpl.bibliocommons.com/events/60144c717abe85450023b39e ]

Coming this July, VRG Volunteer and Health Coach Marcia Schveibinz will be presenting a virtual program for the Lafayette Public Library in Louisiana on the benefits of vegetarianism. More information to follow.

6) WHAT MATTERS TO YOUTH WHO DECIDE TO EAT VEGAN MEALS? ASKS A VRG SURVEY

As a part of The Vegetarian Resource Group's 2021 YouGov poll of 8- to 17-year-olds in the United States we asked when deciding what foods to eat, what is most important to those youth eating vegan meals when eating out and those not eating vegetarian or vegan meals? The answers are here:
[ https://www.vrg.org/nutshell/Yougov2021youthteenwriteup.pdf ]

7) BALTIMORE/MARYLAND HAPPENINGS

MEZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Located in Locust Point, Mez is open for vegan carry-out and delivery. The menu has vegan and gluten-free "taco kits" - like the Walnut Bean Chorizo, Crispy Tofu, and the Sweet Potato & Refried Bean Taco Kits. Sides include Chips and Guacamole, quesadillas, and refried beans. More information here: [ https://eatmez.com/ ]

8) OTHER EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL VEGAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES VEGAN COOKBOOK COMPETITION

The International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) expands its annual competition to include a vegan cookbook contest open to both professional and amateur chefs from around the world. The Festival will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Ontario Canada. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2021. For a full list of rules and terms visit: [ https://www.theivff.com/vegan-cookbook-contest.html ]

PLANT-BASED PREVENTION OF DISEASE CONFERENCES

Registration coming soon for two events at two locations. The first is May 21-23, 2021 at EMU in Ypsilanti, Michigan and the second June 25-27, 2021 at NCSU in Raleigh, North Carolina. There is limited in-person attendance or you can attend from home via Livestream. More information about these events is here:
[ https://mailchi.mp/48a0802476d4/preview-of-2021-p-pod-conference-programs-2808541?e=b1924014a7 ]
Their website is here: [ https://www.preventionofdisease.org/ ]

9) VEGETARIAN JOURNAL PREVIEW

VEGETARIAN JOURNAL ISSUE 1, 2021 - Savory Breakfasts

Get up early for a Breakfast to Savor with cookbook author Hannah Kaminsky. Start your day with hearty meals like Waffled Tofu with Red Eye Gravy, Cheesy Broccoli and Bac-un Toaster Tarts, Curried Coconut Granola, and Bread Omelets. Hannah turns breakfast upside down with her savory take on the first meal of the day! Subscribe to the Vegetarian Journal to support recipe development like this. 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. Subscribe here:
[ https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php ]

10) WISH LIST

As a non-profit, we can only take on new projects when we are able to get support from donors and our dedicated volunteers. Right now, we are seeking your support for the following:

• Have you wanted to make a gift in honor of a loved one, friend or colleague, but weren?t sure which charities were vegan, pro-environment or pro-animal rights? Consider a donation to the VRG as a memorial for a loved one, or way to honor someone's actions with a living tribute. This is perfect for special occasions, such as a wedding, birthday, anniversary or retirement. We will send an acknowledgment to you and the giftee, and your kindness will support our educational outreach programs and help promote veganism. [ https://www.vrg.org/memandhon.htm ]
•  
• Join The VRG as a member to support our efforts in creating a vegan world! Annual membership is $25 and includes a subscription to the quarterly Vegetarian Journal. Join for two years at $35, and get two years of the Journal, plus a free copy of Simply Vegan cookbook by Debra Wasserman and Reed Mangels, PhD, RD. The book features more than 160 quick recipes like Sweet Orange Rice, Avocado Boats, Pasta in Spicy Tahini Sauce, Peach-Barbeque Tempeh, and Heavenly Chocolate Cupcakes. Additionally, Simply Vegan has an extensive nutrition section covering topics such as protein, calcium, iron, vitamin b12 and more! Join here:
  [ https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php ]

11) FOLLOW VRG'S SOCIAL MEDIA

You can keep up with us on ~

• Facebook: [ https://www.facebook.com/thevegetarianresourcegroup ]
• Instagram: [ https://www.instagram.com/vegetarianresourcegroup/ ]
• Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/VegResourceGrp ]

To subscribe to VRG-NEWS, you just need to type in your email address at
[ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.php#subscribe ]
Then click subscribe.

if you do not wish to receive the National Email Newsletter, visit
[ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.php#unsubscribe ] See Unsubscribe at the TOP RIGHT OF THE PAGE. You only need to type in your email address where it says unsubscribe. Then click on Unsubscribe. A confirmation message will be emailed to you.

OR YOU CAN JUST EMAIL [email protected] and let us know that you want to unsubscribe from the national email newsletter.

12) ABOUT VRG

Our health professionals, activists, and educators work with businesses and individuals to bring about healthful changes in your school, workplace, and community. Registered dietitians and physicians aid in the development of nutrition-related publications and answer member and media questions about vegetarian diets. The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization. Financial support comes primarily from memberships, donations, bequests, and book sales. The Vegetarian Journal, a print magazine, is a benefit of membership in The VRG.

(For more information, please see the Vegetarian Journal online ( [ http://www.vrg.org/journal/ ] )

If you would like to make a donation, become a member, volunteer, or find out more about The VRG, contact us at:

The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
Phone: (410) 366-8343
FAX: (410) 366-8804
E-mail: [email protected] to volunteer
Website: [ https://www.vrg.org/ ]

VRG-NEWS is the e-mail newsletter of The Vegetarian Resource Group. This is an announcement list so subscriber messages are not accepted by the list. If you have a technical question about the list, please contact us at [email protected]. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or corrections to VRG-NEWS, please direct them to [email protected]. Thanks. If you are a new subscriber, you might enjoy reading past issues of VRG-NEWS online at
[ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/ ]

The VRG is an educational non-profit group providing information on vegetarianism and veganism. To subscribe to VRG-NEWS, go to [ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.php#subscribe ]

If you do not wish to receive the National Email Newsletter, visit [ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.php#unsubscribe ]

See Unsubscribe at the TOP RIGHT OF THE PAGE. You only need to type in your email address where it says unsubscribe. Then click on Unsubscribe. A confirmation message will be emailed to you.

OR YOU CAN JUST EMAIL [email protected] and state in the subject line: unsubscribe from the national email newsletter.