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Resources

Famous vegans/vegetarians

Information on Veganism (starter guides and some recipes)

Great sources for recipes

Vegan Products

General Information

World Hunger Charitable Organizations

Animal Welfare and links to vegetarian/vegan sites

Where to Find Sustainable food near you if you choose to eat meat, dairy, or eggs

Info on Genetically Engineered Foods

Cookbooks

  • The Real Food Daily Cookbook, by Ann Gentry
  • The Joy of Vegan Baking, By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
  • Veganomigon, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Romano
  • Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Romano
  • Vegan with a Vengeance, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Romano 
  • Vegetarian Times Cookbooks (See www.vegetariantimes.com)
  • Vegan Planet, by Robin Robertson
  • Vegan Italian, by Donna Klein
  • The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic “Un-cheese” Dishes, by Jo Stepaniak
  • Vegan Vittles: Down-home Cooking for Everyone, by Jo Stepaniak
  • Vegan Deli: Wholesome Ethnic Foods, by Jo Stepaniak
  • The Everyday Vegan, by Dreena Burton
  • Real Vegetarian Thai, by Nancy Mc Dermot
  • Grub Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, by Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry

Reading List

Health

  • Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet, by Brenda Davis, R.D. and Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.
  • The Food Revolution, by John Robbins
  • Healthy at 100, by John Robbins
  • Diet for a New America, by John Robbins
  • The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. (the largest and most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease)
  • Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World, by Bob Torres and Jenna Torres
  • The Rave Diet, by Mike Anderson

Philosophy

  • The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony, by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
  • An Unnatural Order: The Roots of our Destruction of Nature, by Jim Mason
  • The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
  • Empty Cages, by Tom Regan
  • Dominion, by Mathew Scully
  • Eternal Treblinka, by Charles Patterson
  • The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
  • In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave, by Peter Singer (ed.) 
  • Meat Market: Animal Ethics and Money, by Erik Marcus
  • Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating, by Erik Marcus
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, and Steven L. Hopp

Reality -- How Our Meat is Produced

  • Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry, by Gail Eisnitz
  • Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat Industry in North America (Case Studies on Contemporary Social Issues), by Donald Stull and Michael Broadway
  • Any Way You Cut It: Meat Processing in Small-Town America, by Donald Stuff, Michael Broadway, and David Griffith

About Genetically Engineered Foods and Toxins in our Foods

  • Your Right to Know, www.centerforfoodsafety.org/YRTK.cfm
  • Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating, by Jeffrey Smith
  • Genetically Engineered Foods: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers, by Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston
  • Eat Your Genes, by Stephen Nottingham

Meat Substitute products that taste great 

(Always read the labels! If you’re trying to eat vegan,
some of these contain Whey, Casein, or egg whites)
  • Veggie Patch “Simply the Best” Veggie Dogs
  • Boca Chik-n burgers original and spicy
  • Boca ground burger
  • Boca burgers or Garden burgers
  • Tofurky gravy

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