VEGGIE BITS
NINTH ANNUAL VEGETARIAN FOOD FAIR BEING HELD IN TORONTO ? SEPT. 11-12,
1993
On the weekend of September 11-12, 1993, the Toronto Vegetarian Association will be
hosting their annual Food Fair. Last year over 7,000 people gathered to explore the
benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. This year's free event will feature an
international vegetarian cafe, a meat-less barbecue, an organic market with local
produce, cooking demonstrations, exhibits, video presentations, children's
activities, and musical entertainment. The event runs from 11AM to 8PM on Saturday
and 11AM to 6 PM on Sunday. This is certainly a perfect time to visit beautiful
Toronto.
VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE BOOK PUBLISHED
Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
(PCRM), has recently written Food for Life, a book which promotes PCRM's
new four food groups (grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables). Food for Life
includes a 21-day menu plan and vegan recipes by VRG member Jennifer Raymond. The
book has 352 pages and sells for $22.00 in book stores. (ISBN: 0-517-59230-4)
IVY FOODS OFFERS EXCELLENT MEAT ALTERNATIVES
Thanks to all the Vegetarian Journal readers who wrote with additional
suggestions for vegetarian burgers and hot dogs. Several people suggested canned
products or burger mixes. We hope to review these in the future.
Grillers, made by Morningstar, were reported to taste good, although they contain a whopping 12 grams of fat per burger. Non-vegan ingredients in this product include both egg whites and calcium caseinate.
The most promising recommendation for a frozen or refrigerated burger, nutritionally speaking, was Ivy Foods' Wheat Meat Sun Burgers and Grilled Burgers, which are made with wheat gluten and brown rice. They have a lean 2 grams of fat per 3.5 ounce burger.
Ivy Foods had a very popular booth at the Natural Products Expo Anaheim, California. This extremely creative company set up a completely meatless market and vegetarian delicatessen to show natural-food-store owners and food service personnel how they can do the same. Ivy Foods is already testing its idea in university settings.
COMPASSIONATE LIVING FESTIVAL BEING HELD IN NORTH CAROLINA ? OCT. 1-3,
1993
The Culture and Animals Foundation is sponsoring the Eighth Annual International
Compassionate Living Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, October 1-3, 1993.
Celebrate World Vegetarian Day with featured speakers including Tom Regan, a
philosophy professor and author of several animal rights books, Carol Adams, author
of The Sexual Politics of Meat, Rick O'Barry, former trainer of the "movie
star" Flipper, who now speaks out against the use of animals in entertainment, plus
many other guests.
