NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT
The Vegetarian Resource Group in the News
Vegetarian Resource Group Co-Director Charles Stahler was quoted on the ABC News website concerning Chipotle testing Sofritas (a tofu dish) in California and the Northwest. TCBY retweeted our tweet about their almond milk frozen yogurt being offered throughout the United States. VRG was also cited in the Albany New York Times Union concerning the number of vegetarians.
Vida Latina San Diego published VRG member and dietitian Fannie Fonseca-Becker, M.P.H., R.D.'s recipe for tofu empanadas in Spanish. VRG intern Karen Leibowitz prepared the recipe for the VRG staff and had her picture of the empanadas published alongside the recipe.
VEGETARIAN Outreach
Pearson Education asked for permission to reprint our My Vegan Plate in their higher education health textbook titled Nutrition and You with Mastering Nutrition, 3rd Edition. A vegan version of a protein/calorie supplement drink created by two University of Maryland interns visiting the VRG office will be included in a new vegan book Never Too Late to Go Vegan: The Over-50 Guide to Adopting & Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet.
VRG dietitian and nutrition advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was quoted concerning non-dairy sources for calcium on the website of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
VRG Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE, is presenting a weekly wellness class for the City of Long Beach's Senior Centers, with a focus on senior vegetarian living.
