NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT
The Vegetarian Resource Group in the News
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was interviewed for Family Circle magazine about children who decide to become vegetarians. She was also interviewed for Today's Dietitian on vegetarian eating for the entire family. Myallergykingdom.com, which is a Disney on-line resource about allergies, featured her as the expert of the month in a Q&A about children with allergies who want to be vegan.
Vegetarian Journal Senior Editor Samantha Gendler was interviewed by KUT, the NPR member station in Austin, Texas, about the public's increased interest in vegan diets.
VEGAN Education
VRG Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE, has been continuing her work with senior centers in Long Beach, CA by helping them develop vegan menus and creating vegetarian menus with skilled nursing centers.
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels gave a presentation to the Florida Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Annual Symposium on vegetarian infants, children, and adolescents.
