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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.