NOTES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT.VRG VRG Varig (Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense, Brazil, ICAO code) VRG Vegetarian Resource Group VRG Ventral Respiratory Group VRG Vaccinia-Rabies Glycoprotein (gene) VRG Vision Research Group VRG Vortex Ring Gun in the News VRG Nutrition Advisor Suzanne Havala, MS, RD, was interviewed by Eating Well magazine for a story about vegetarian nutrition Vegetarian nutrition is the set of health-related challenges and advantages of vegetarian diets. Evidence suggests that vegetarians are generally healthier and live longer than non-vegetarians. . VRG Co-Director Debra Wasserman did a 30-minute phone interview on World Vegetarian Day World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1. It is a day of celebration established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 "to promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism" External links
ve·gan n. cookbooks were recently featured in the Carroll County Times The Carroll County Times was founded on October 6, 1911, as The Times. Owner and publisher George Mather, whose father owned the once-prominent Mather's Department Store in Westminster, MD, sold The Times in 1947. in Maryland. The Raw Food Masters Culinary Showcase Held in Negril, Jamaica A week-long conference celebrating a raw foods lifestyle was held in Negril, Jamaica, drawing 200 participants from around the world and bringing together dozens of raw foods chefs and practitioners who shared their talents and insights with attendees. The Raw Food Masters Culinary Showcase, sponsored by Vitalities, Inc. and the Hippocrates Health Institute, provided participants with a week-long menu of food demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and raw foods meals and snacks prepared from organic, local Jamaican produce. VRG Nutrition Advisor Suzanne Havala attended the event at the invitation of the sponsors. VRG frequently receives questions from the general public and health professionals concerning the health and nutritional aspects of a raw foods-style vegetarian diet. An article is planned for an upcoming issue of Vegetarian Journal in which the topic will be explored in detail. Outreach by VRG's Food Service Advisor VRG's Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, did a book signing at Borders in Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. , for her new book Vegan in Volume, published by VRG (see page 34 to order this vegan quantity recipe book). Freida's Finest, an international produce company, supplied Nancy with exotic produce, with which she prepared recipes and gave out tastings. Two of Nancy's former students, who are now successful chefs, drove 50 miles to attend. Nancy was interviewed in the Los Angeles District newsletter (of The American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 65,000 members. Approximately 75 % of ADA's members are registered dietitians and about 4 % are dietetic technicians, registered. ) about veggie selections for patients and about Vegan in Volume. Additionally, Vegan in Volume was reviewed in Fancy Foods magazine, a magazine for gourmet specialty stores and culinary suppliers, and in the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). Book Review. Nancy reports that the VRG booth she staffed at the Sony Health Expo was a great success! It was held outside on the "main street" back lot of the studios. It was select-a-health-plan time for Sony employees, so attendance was great. She gave away all the VRG material and gave one copy of Vegan in Volume to the Los Angeles Fire Department--the chief stopped by and said that the firemen needed some vegan recipes for the vegan staff! |
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