Plant-Based Resources
The following is a list of my favorite plant-based resources.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics http://www.eatright.org/
Committed to improving health and advancing the profession of dietetics; provides information on plant-based eating patterns.
American College of Lifestyle Medicine https://lifestylemedicine.org
Goal to educate and provide individuals with the tools they need to protect health and fight disease.
American Institute for Cancer Research www.aicr.org
Committed to providing recommendations on how one can live longer and prevent cancer.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/
Dietary Guidelines in the form of goals to be achieved by Americans by the year of 2020; includes information on plant-based dietary plans.
Forks Over Knives https://www.forksoverknives.com/
Source for individuals who are interested in transitioning from an animal-based, highly-processed food diet to a more plant-based, whole food diet.
Happy Cow https://www.happycow.net/
Website and resource used by individuals who are traveling to find plant-based options near them.
Loma Linda University School of Public Health http://publichealth.llu.edu/
Performs research on plant-based eating styles.
Oldways https://www.oldwayspt.org/
A nonprofit food and nutrition education organization, with the goal to inspire healthy and nutritious eating through cultural food traditions and lifestyles, including plant-based eating patterns.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Nutrition http://www.pcrm.org/
Helps patients take control over their health by encouraging physicians to lean towards more preventative practices, including eating a plant-based diet.
Plant-Based Foods Association http://plantbasedfoods.org/
Goal of educating consumers about the benefits of participating in a plant-based diet while improving the conditions, policies, and practices of the plant-based industry.
T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies http://nutritionstudies.org/
Focuses on helping individuals achieve happiness and health in life through a whole foods, plant-based diet.
The Plantrician Project http://plantricianproject.org/
Mission is to introduce the benefits of a plant-based, whole foods diet to the world.
The Vegetarian Resource Group http://www.vrg.org/
Invested in educating the public in vegetarianism, veganism, and the problems and issues related to nutrition, health and world hunger.
Thrive Magazine http://www.mythrivemag.com/
Magazine committed to providing an exciting resource for those interested in plant-based recipes, reading about innovative people in the plant-based nutrition community, and finding inspiration in the stories of those who have achieved great things.
Today’s Dietitian http://www.todaysdietitian.com/
Publication Registered Dieticians have come to love and trust as their resource for finding new information in the subjects of their profession and field.
Vegan Society https://www.vegansociety.com/
Organization committed to making becoming vegan easily accessible to the individual.
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group https://vndpg.org/
Section of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focused on education of vegetarian nutrition.
Vegetarian Society https://www.vegsoc.org/
Working with government agencies, professionals, and policy makers to help the public to embrace and maintain a vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian Times http://www.vegetariantimes.com/
World’s largest resource and collection for vegetarian recipes.
Vegetarian Today https://www.vegetariantoday.com/
Magazine providing delicious vegetarian recipes with complete menus, vivid pictures and farm fresh recipes.
VegNews http://vegnews.com/
Magazine committed to providing articles, recipes, travel, news and more in the world of a vegetarian.