Vegan and Vegetarian Resources

 

 Comprehensive Information  •  Environment  •  Farmed Animal Information

Health & Nutrition  •  Health & Nutrition from Specific Health Professionals

Health Information re. Specific Illnesses  •  Miscellaneous Information

Product Information  •  Religion & Spirituality  •  Thousands of Recipes!

Vegan/Vegetarian Organizations  •  Veg-Friendly Restaurant Suggestions

Websites to Help with Meal Planning

 

        

 

Comprehensive Information:

Choose Veg  www.chooseveg.com

Go Veg  www.goveg.com

Try Veg  www.tryveg.com

Vegan Action  www.vegan.org

Vegetarian Baby & Child  www.vegetarianbaby.com

Vegetarian Resource Group  www.vrg.org

Vegetarian Teen  www.vegetarianteen.com

VegSource  www.vegsource.com

 

Environment:

Compassion in World Farming  www.ciwf.org/publications/farming_enviornment.html

EarthSave International  www.earthsave.org/environment

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals  www.goveg.com/environment.asp

Sierra Club Factory Farm Facts  www.sierraclub.org/factoryfarms

 

Farmed Animal Information:

Animal Protection Institute  www.api4animals.org

Compassion in World Farming  www.ciwf.org

Compassion Over Killing  www.cok.net

Eastern Shore Sanctuary and Education Center  www.bravebirds.org

Farm Animal Reform Movement  www.farmusa.org

Farmed Animal Watch  www.farmedanimal.net

Farm Sanctuary  www.factoryfarming.com

Humane Farming Association  www.hfa.org 

Humane Society of the United States  www.hsus.org/farm

Mercy For Animals  www.mercyforanimals.org

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals  www.goveg.com/factoryfarming.asp

United Poultry Concerns  www.upc-online.org

Viva! UK  www.viva.org.uk

Viva! USA  www.vivausa.org

 

Health & Nutrition:

Citizens for Healthy Options In Children's Education  www.choiceusa.net

Dole Nutrition  www.dolenutrition.com

Dole Superfoods  www.dolesuperfoods.com

Food Allergy Survival Guide  www.foodallergysurvivalguide.com

      Ener-G Restrictive Diet Products  www.ener-g.com

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine  www.pcrm.org/health

Seventh Day Adventist Dietetic Association  www.sdada.org

Vegan Athlete  www.veganathlete.com

Vegan Fitness  http://veganfitness.net

Veganism in a Nutshell  www.vegsource.com/nutrition/vegan.htm

Veg TV  www.vegtv.com

 

Health & Nutrition from Specific Health Professionals:

Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD  http://vegsource.com/esselstyn

Jack Norris, RD  www.veganhealth.org

John A. McDougall, MD  www.drmcdougall.com

Michael Greger, MD  www.drgreger.org

Michael Klaper, MD  http://vegsource.com/klaper

Ruth Heidrich, PhD  http://vegsource.com/heidrich

VegSource "Ask the Experts" Boards  www.vegsource.com/ask_experts.htm 

Vesanto Melina, MS, RD  www.nutrispeak.com

 

Health Information re. Specific Illnesses:

Cancer Project  www.cancerproject.org

Food Allergy Survival Guide  www.foodallergysurvivalguide.com

McDougall Program  www.drmcdougall.com/medical_ailments.html

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine  www.pcrm.org/health/prevmed/index.html

 

Miscellaneous Information:

Ask Farmer Brown  Ask Farmer Brown.org

Canadian Produce Marketing Association  www.5to10aday.com

Dole 5-a-Day site  www.dole5aday.com  

Grace Factory Farm Project  http://factoryfarm.org  (This is not a vegetarian site, however it does contain valuable information on the devastating effects of factory farming on the environment, human health, and animal welfare. Especially helpful are the news updates and What is a Factory Farm?)  
International Nut & Dried Fruit Council  www.treenuts.org

National Peanut Board  www.nationalpeanutboard.org

Organic Consumers Association  www.organicconsumers.org

Savvy Vegetarian  www.savvyvegetarian.com

True Food Network of the Center for Food Safety  www.truefoodnow.org

US Dry Bean Council  www.americanbean.org  

Try Veg  www.tryveg.com  (Look in the right-hand column under “How?” for loads of veggie info)

 

Product Information:

Clif Bar  www.clifbar.com  (Vegan Energy Bars, Snack Bars – click “Connect” and then “Contact” to sign up for coupons and samples)

Ener-G Foods  www.ener-g.com

Lightlife Foods  www.lightlife.com

Santa Cruz Organic  www.scojuice.com  (Juices, Fruit Sauces, Beverages – printable coupons)

Soy Delicious  www.turtlemountain.com  (The best non-dairy frozen dessert in the world! – sign up to receive coupons, enter monthly drawings, take survey, etc.)

Soy Dream & Rice Dream  www.tastethedream.com

Try Veg  www.tryveg.com  (In addition to a wealth of veggie info, if you look in the right-hand column under “How?” you’ll see “For your grocery cart,” which lists lots of product suggestions for common substitutions.)

Turtle Island Foods  www.tofurky.com

Vegetarian Food Companies  www.vegparadise.com/foodmakers.html

 

Religion & Spirituality:

All Creatures (Judeo-Christian)  www.all-creatures.org

Christian Vegetarian Association  www.christianveg.com

Islamic Concern  www.islamicconcern.com 

Jesus Veg  www.jesusveg.com

Jewish Veg  www.jewishveg.com  

Mormon Veg  www.vegsource.com/mormon  

Seventh Day Adventist Dietetic Association  www.sdada.org  

Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (Interfaith)  www.serv-online.org

Vegetarian Friends (Quaker)  www.vegetarianfriends.net

Veggie Dharma (Buddhist)  www.veggiedharma.org

 

Thousands of Recipes!:

Choose Veg  http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-recipes.asp 

Compassion Over Killing  www.cok.net/lit/recipes

International Vegetarian Union  www.ivu.org/recipes

Mollie Katzen (author of The Moosewood Cookbook www.molliekatzen.com

Post Punk Kitchen  www.theppk.com

Vegan Chef  www.veganchef.com

Vegan Cooking  www.vegancooking.com

Veg Cooking  www.vegcooking.com

Vegetarian Kitchen  http://vegkitchen.com

Veggie Life  www.veggielife.com 

VegWeb  http://vegweb.com (click on "Recipes")

 

Vegan/Vegetarian Organizations:

American Vegan Society  www.americanvegan.org

Christian Vegetarian Association  www.christianveg.com

International Vegetarian Union  www.ivu.org

North American Vegetarian Society  www.navs-online.org

Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians  www.serv-online.org

State-by-state listing of organizations  www.greenpeople.org/vegetarian.html

Vegan Action  www.vegan.org

Vegan Outreach  www.veganoutreach.org

Vegan Society (of the UK)  www.vegansociety.com

Vegetarian Resource Group  www.vrg.org 

Vegetarian Society (of the UK)  www.vegsoc.org

VegIllinois  www.vegillinois.com

VegOhio  www.vegohio.com

Viva! UK  www.viva.org.uk

Viva! USA  www.vivausa.org

 

Veg-Friendly Restaurant Suggestions:

Happy Cow  http://HappyCow.net

START  http://start.enviroweb.org/Restaurants.htm  (local)

Veg Dining  http://vegdining.com

 

 

Websites to Help with Meal Planning

 

Meatout Mondays (www.meatoutmondays.org) Sign up for this weekly e-mail newsletter to receive recipes, diverse articles, product suggestions, inspirational messages, and more. 

 

Vegetarian Meal Plans (www.veggiemealplans.com) Weekly meal plans and menus, including daily recipes with great color photos of each.  Includes shopping lists and suggestions for stapes to have on hand, plus links to the cookbooks where some of the recipes originated.  Most recipes are vegan or can easily be adapted for vegan eating.    

 

Vitalita (www.vitalita.com/cookbooks.html) Two full-size cookbooks you can download onto your computer for free.  Complete nutrition information and picture for each recipe.  Vast majority are gluten-free for those with gluten sensitivity, and most are low-fat.  Includes extensive glossary of ingredients and cooking terms.