Note from the Coordinators:
VRG Publishes Vegetarian Foodservice Newsletter
We continue to receive numerous calls from foodservice personnel and chefs requesting assistance in incorporating vegetarian items into their menus. As a result of this demand, The Vegetarian Resource Group is now publishing a quarterly newsletter called Vegetarian Journal's Foodservice Update. The publication is being edited by Mary Clifford, R.D., and is appropriate for all institutional settings. (Write to the above address for ordering information for yourself or as a gift to your favorite hospital, school cafeteria, or restaurant.)Back in August, 1993, Debra attended a public hearing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the U.S. Nutrition Plan of Action. The meeting was held in conjunction with an earlier International Conference on Nutrition the United States had attended along with 158 other nations. At the August meeting groups and individuals were invited to submit either oral or written testimony to assist in the U.S. government's drafting of a nutrition plan. Suzanne Havala, M.S., R.D., one of our nutrition advisors, formulated written testimony for The Vegetarian Resource Group urging the federal government not to subsidize high-fat foods in school lunch and hunger programs.
Once again the Natural Products Expo East was a huge success. The Vegetarian Resource Group exhibited at this show and shared vegetarian information with natural foods store owners. Our new book, _Vegetarian Journal's_Guide_to_Natural_Foods_Restaurants_in_the_U.S._and_Canada_ was a big hit. Many store owners promised to carry the book.
Pictured on the front cover of this issue of Vegetarian Journal are several new natural foods products you can expect to find shortly in your local health food store. The products include a new rice beverage from Eden, a delicious vegan burger and shepherds pie from Amy's, Wheat Balls from Knox Mountain Farm, and Vegan Rella from Sharon's Finest. All these products are terrific! Other new products to watch for in the near future include two seitan products from Lightlife and another delicious vegan burger from Yves.
Finally, we recently learned that the vegan Harvest Burger manufactured by Archer Daniel's Midland will soon be distributed by Pillsbury under the Green Giant label. The product is expected to be available in 50% of all grocery stores in the United States by late 1994.
We wish you and your family a very happy and healthy new year!
Debra Wasserman & Charles Stahler
Coordinators of The Vegetarian Resource Group
