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Book Review: Defending Animals

Defending Animals explores the many individuals and organizations that work on the front lines of animal protection, focusing primarily on…

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Vegan Restaurants Added to The Vegetarian Resource Group’s Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada

The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent…

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Cuajilote: The Latin American cucumber

By Odette Olivares, MCN, VRG volunteer Current food systems are based on a small number of foods due to production…

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Scientific Updates: Longer Family Meals = More Vegetables and Fruits Eaten; and Distance Racing While Vegan

Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, reviews recent scientific papers related to vegetarianism in the most recent issue of Vegan Journal. Topics…

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Review of Tree Top’s FAVS Fruit Snacks

Tree Top’s FAVS Fruit Snacks single-portion sized pouches come in Banana, Orange, Peach, and Strawberry flavors, but each is packed…

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Study Finds That a Whole Food Vegan Diet Cost Less Than the Usual Diet of People with Type 2 Diabetes

By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Researchers recently examined how much food cost when people with type 2 diabetes ate their…

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Golden West Café, Baltimore Maryland

By Danielle Choma, VRG Intern I went to Golden West Café for brunch recently and enjoyed breakfast with three of…

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Book Review: The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes

Reed Mangels, PhD, RD reviews The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes, by Sharon Palmer in the recent issue of Vegan…

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Vegan Vitamin D Drops for Babies

By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies who are being exclusively or partially breastfed…

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Asian-Inspired Soups and Stews from Nava Atlas

Nothing beats a steaming bowl of soup or stew. In the recent issue of Vegan Journal, Nava Atlas shares several…

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