By Chef Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE Cooking and eating for health have been around forever. In the bad old days, before there was a pharmacy down the street, someone in the community knew which plants or foods would possibly help to cure or prevent d ...
Choosing and Using The Right Dietitian
Why Use a Dietitian? I'm the first to admit that there are pros and cons to using a registered dietitian when you need a nutrition counselor, especially if you are a vegetarian. Conservative attitudes towards vegetarian diets still prevail in many di ...
Mix Things Up, Pre-measured mixes
by Lisa Rivero Introduction Have you ever found yourself in any of these situations? It's 5:30 on a busy Friday afternoon when you realize that you forgot to get groceries. The children are cranky, and the last thing you need is a trip to a cr ...
Eating Healthy Plant Based & Preventing Osteoporosis
Building Strong Bones Over a Lifetime By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD We often take our bones for granted— they’re just a part of us—keeping us standing, walking, running, sitting a lot, maybe skiing or biking. We don’t think about them much until so ...
Vegan Menu for People with Diabetes
Meal Plans By Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD With Contributions by Cathy Conway, MS, RD, CDN; Erin M. Crandell; and Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, FADA Quick Links to article contents:Exchanges and their EquivalentsDaily Menu PatternHow to Use the MenusMenusFree Foo ...
Guide To Food Ingredients
This Guide to Food Ingredients is a partial listing of common food ingredients taken from an ongoing VRG food ingredients project. Their objective in this booklet is to provide an easy-to-read, useful list of ingredients commonly found in many foods ...
Is coconut oil good for you?
Nutrition Hotline By Reed Mangels PhD, RD QUESTION: Is coconut oil good for you? I see it in so many vegan products. K.B., via email. ANSWER: The simple answer — No, coconut oil is not especially good for you. A whopping 92% of the fat in ...
Quick and Easy Low-Cost Vegan Menus
By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Quick Links to article contents: Low-Cost and Easy-to-Prepare Menus for Men and Women, ages 19-50 (Introduction)Day 1 MenuDay 2 MenuDay 3 MenuDay 4 MenuLow-Cost and Easy-to-Prepare Menus for Men and Women Over the Age of ...
Feeding Healthy Plant Based To Vegan Kids
by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD From Simply Vegan 5th Edition, updated August, 2018 Many members of The Vegetarian Resource Group are glowing testimony to the fact that vegan children can be healthy, grow normally, be extremely active, and (we think) smarte ...
Member Benefit – Good Beet
Offers 10% discount to VSSJ members. They are entirely plant based, gluten free, dairy free, and peanut free. They make everything in house and only use coconut sugar in baked goods. They utilize local organic produce. We look forwa ...









