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Master VEG |
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ResourcesWeeks 2, 3, 6 Week 4 Week 5 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 |
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Ole Ersson, M.D.
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Master VEG Resources Week 1GENERAL INFO BOOKS:The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan LivingBy Beverly Lynn Bennett & Ray Sammartano (2005) Why go vegan? How? This book covers all the basics. Skinny Bitch By Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin (2005) Look past the title & the language to this tell-it-like-it-is guide to going veg for young women. Meat Market: Animals, Ethics & Money By Erik Marcus (2005) "Presents a thorough examination of animal agriculture's cruelties and its far-reaching social costs." Marcus also "evaluates where the [animal protection] movement has gone wrong, and how its shortcomings could best be remedied." The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food By Jeffrey Masson (2009) Masson looks at how eating animals affects our moral selves, our health and our environment. The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life & Our World By John Robbins (2001) What can we do to help stop global warming, feed the hungry, prevent cruelty to animals, avoid genetically modified foods, be healthier and live longer? Eat vegetarian! The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter By Peter Singer & Jim Mason (2006) Examines the impact of our diet on animals, the environment, other people & our health by following the food habits of three families. SAMPLE COOKBOOKS:How It All Vegan!By Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer (1999) A fun cookbook that shows how easily vegan fare can be amazing, delicious, and good for your health. Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes that Rock By Isa Chandra Moskowitz (2005) Looking for fun (i.e., not especially healthy) vegan food? Check this out! The Peaceful Palate: Fine Vegetarian Cuisine By Jennifer Raymond (1996) Tons of tasty recipes designed for optimum health, plus sections on protein myths and facts, calcium, cutting the fat, equipping your kitchen, and more. SAMPLE WEBSITES:Go Veg.comwww.goveg.com Information and resources on going veg from PETA. The Vegan Chef www.veganchef.com Lots of delicious recipes from Chef Beverly Bennett. Organized by category or theme. Vegan.com www.vegan.com A collection of veg-related news and resources, from Erik Marcus. Vegan Outreach www.veganoutreach.org Excellent information about adopting a healthy, compassionate lifestyle. Vegetarian Starter Guide www.tryveg.com/intro.php An online vegetarian starter guide from the group Compassion Over Killing. Veg Web.com www.vegweb.com Lots of veg recipes. Includes index & is searchable. You can also sign up to receive recipes via email! |