Operation Burrito
By Shelby Jackson, VRG Intern Designing your own service project that engages with an issue you and your friends care passionately about can be an extremely rewarding and enjoyable experience. In high...
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Are you on a vegan diet with special dietary needs?
Vegans, like the general population, sometimes need to be following a special diet. The Vegetarian Resource Group has some gluten-free, food allergy, and weight loss books that might make your life...
View ArticleVRG Seeking Part-Time Editor/Layout Position
We’re hiring! The Vegetarian Resource Group, a vegan non-profit, seeks part-time staff member knowledgeable in vegetarianism to coordinate, edit, design, and lay out the quarterly Vegetarian Journal,...
View Article30 Activities Your High School Vegetarian Group Can Do
by Shelby Jackson, VRG Intern Starting a vegetarian club in high school is a powerful way to spread the word about the nutritional benefits, animal rights issues and the ecological advantages of...
View ArticleMore Information about the Corn Protein, Zein
by Jeanne Yacoubou, MS VRG Research Director In November and December 2011, The VRG received a few comments about a December 2010 VRG blog post on zein, a corn protein. In that post, zein was described...
View ArticleVeggie-Friendly Options Available on the WIC Food Package
WIC is a free food and nutrition program for women, infants, and children who meet certain income guidelines. Participants receive WIC foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, milk, eggs, beans,...
View ArticleVegetarianism and Interpersonal Struggles: Dealing with Aggressive Opposition
By Shelby Jackson, VRG Intern Sometimes social pressures make being vegetarian a struggle. Growing up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, amidst a family of ranchers and a high school swarming with Future...
View ArticleVegan Gram-Flour Pancakes
Thanks to Tanuj Sharma for sending us this vegan gram-flour pancake recipe from India! (Makes 6 pancakes) Chana dal (also known as bengal gram) is similar to garbanzo beans, only smaller, split, and...
View ArticleCome visit VRG at these events!
Please come by our table at these upcoming events and say hello! Taking Action for Animals – Washington, D.C. – 7/27 – 7/30 SHIP Conference – Towson, MD – 7/30 – 8/2 Animal Rights 2012 National...
View ArticleVeg Babies: Transitioning to Solid Foods
VRG’s Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, RD, PhD, was on the Dr. Don Show on July 25 to speak about transitioning veg babies to solid foods. If you missed it live, you can listen to it on the Dr. Don Show...
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