Vegetarian Kids, Teens, and Family

These materials are available as a free download from our site. (Paper copies may also be available; please contact us for more information.)

• Lesson Plan for I Love Animals and Broccoli
• Teaching Youth about Veganism (lesson plan)
• Water Usage Math Worksheet (Middle/High School Level)
• Lesson Plan: Clean Water for Everyone Today and Tomorrow with Good Food Choices
• Veggie-Friendly Memory Cards for Kids (the classic game of Memory, with a veggie twist!)
• Veggie Counting Game for Kids
• Social Justice and Veganism (poster by JoAnn Farb - PDF)
• Vegetarianism in the Montessori School
• How to Do a Vegan Class at a Girls Inc.
• Making a Difference as a Vegan School Teacher
• Lesson Plan: Veggie Health for Kids (October 31, 2016)
• Being Vegan in a Foodservice Class (The VRG Blog; January 03, 2017)
• Wee Can Too Veggie Sidewalk Chalk
• I Love Animals and Broccoli
  • Puzzle
  • Shopping Basket
• Penny Pig's Vegan Adventures Around the World - Coloring Book
• Summer Camp Lesson Plan
• A Guide to Vegetarian Scouting
• Tuttie's Place Lesson Plan 2018
• Starting a Healthy Vegan Cooking Class for those who were Previously Homeless

Books for Young Vegetarians

The following list of veggie-friendly books was compiled by Dasha Bushmakin, Debra Wasserman, and Reed Mangels, PhD, RD with assistance from parents on The Vegetarian Resource Group's Parents and Kids Facebook Group:

Young People's Books with Vegetarian or Animal Rights Themes (PDF)

Camps

• A Guide to Vegetarian Scouting (PDF)
• Vegan Camps - FAQs
• Vacations - Camps

Become a VRG Intern

VRG has intern openings. The job depends on your background, major, and interests. Tasks may include research, writing, and/or community outreach.

Journalism, English, Nutrition, and Business majors can gain valuable experience. Activists can learn new skills and knowledge, and share your expertise. Positions are open throughout the year for all ages. VRG internships are unpaid.

If interested, please send a current resume, writing samples, and a cover letter including the following information:

1. Why you want to intern for The Vegetarian Resource Group.
2. The type of experience that would interest you.
3. Your qualifications.

to:

Intern Position
The Vegetarian Resource Group
PO Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203

Vegetarian Merchandise

We have a few bumper stickers, buttons.

• 'Vegans Have Good Hearts' bumper stickers
• 'Vegetarians Have Good Hearts' envelope stickers
• 'Be Kind to Animals - Don't Eat Them' t-shirt
• VRG's merchandise on Zazzle (mugs, t-shirts, magnets, keychains & buttons)
• VRG Catalog (vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, nutrition information, and the Vegan Journal)

Vegan Nutrition

• Vegan Diets in a Nutshell
• Vegan Nutrition for Teenagers
• Healthy Vegan Pregnancy Tips by Reed Mangels PhD RD
• Dr. Reed Mangels on 4 myths about vegan nutrition for children

Powerpoint

• Other Resources

Additional Links

• Vegetarian Parenting links
• Youth & Educator Resources
• Dr. Reed Mangels continues talking about the Vegan Life Cycle (The Dr Don Show)
• 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 to speak about vegetarian diets in infants.
• Intro to Plant-Based Eating (pdf by Suzanne Sorensen, RD, LD, CDE)
• 13 Great Vegetarians From History
• What do home schoolers and vegetarians have in common?
• The Best Vegan Mac N Cheese According to the Kids