Becoming Vegan
(Comprehensive and Express Editions)
becomingvegan.ca
Brenda Davis
brendadavisrd.com
Vesanto Melina
nutrispeak.com
Dietary Reference Intakes
fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-guidance/dietary-reference-intakes
Estimated Energy Requirements Calculator
globalrph.com/estimated_energy_requirement.cgi
Linus Pauling Institute’s Micronutrient Information Center
lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter
National Institute of Health. Office of Dietary Supplements
Nutrition Facts (Dr. Michael Greger, lab tests)
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Vitamin D Council for self-test kit
The Plant-Based Dietitian
The Vegan R.D.
Vegan Health (Jack Norris, RD)
“Vegetarian Diets.” Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8357
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietary Practice Group of the AND (search for vegan friendly dieticians, pregnancy, infants, children, and more)
Vitamin B12
veganhealth.org/articles/vitaminb12
Infant formula section of “Soy: What’s the Harm?”
veganhealth.org/articles/soy_harm#formula
Infant Formulas for Vegan Families
Iodine in Maine Sea Coast Vegetables
PCRM (search for school lunch issues)
”Vegetarian Journal’s Guide to Food Ingredients”
Vegetarian Resource Group (search for pregnancy, infants, children, teen, seniors, Meals on Wheels menus, and other topics)
”Wholesome Baby Foods from Scratch”
Centers for Disease Control (US)
cdc.gov/growthcharts/who_charts.htm
Centers for Disease Control (US) BMI charts
World Health Organization charts adapted for Canada
dietitians.ca/Secondary-Pages/Public/Who-Growth-Charts.aspx
Great Vegan Athletes
No Meat Athlete
Organic Athlete
Vegan Athlete
Vegan Body Building
Vegan Fitness
The Eating Disorder Foundation
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
American Vegan Society
International Vegetarian Union (search by region)
Meetups (search for local vegan groups)
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)
Vegetarian Summerfest (NAVS)
Happy Cow
PCRM Airport Food Reviews
pcrm.org/health/reports/2012-airport-food-review
Vegetarian Dining Worldwide
Worldwide Veg-Friendly Guide
A Dash of Compassion
Allyson Kramer
Bitter Sweet
FatFree Vegan Kitchen
Happy Herbivore
Healthy. Happy. Life.
JL Goes Vegan
Maple Spice
Oh She Glows
PostPunk Kitchen
This Rawsome Vegan Life
The Vegan Chickpea
Vegan Culinary Crusade
VeganFusion
Vegan Richa
Veggie Girl
Yum Universe
Action for Animals
Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
Compassion Over Killing
Farm Animal Rights Movement
Farm Sanctuary
Humane Society of the United States
Mercy for Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
United Poultry Concerns
Viva USA
Environmental Working Group
United Nations Environmental Programme
Worldwatch Institute
Becoming Raw. Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina, Book Publishing Company, 2010.
Becoming Vegan: Express Edition. Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina, Book Publishing Company, 2013.
Cooking Vegan. Vesanto Melina and Joseph Forest, Book Publishing Company, 2012.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition. Julieanna Hever, Alpha Books, 2011.
The Dietitian’s Guide to Vegetarian Diets. Third Edition. Reed Mangels, Virginia Messina, and Mark Messina, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2011.
The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book. Reed Mangels, Adams Media, 2011.
Never Too Late to Go Vegan. Carol Adams, Patti Breitman, and Virginia Messina, The Experiment, 2014.
The Plant-Powered Diet. Sharon Palmer, The Experiment, 2012.
Vegan for Her: The Women’s Guide to Being Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet. Ginny Messina and JL Fields, Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2013.
Vegan for Life. Jack Norris and Virginia Messina, Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2011.
Defeating Diabetes. Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard, Book Publishing Company, 2000.
Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. Neal Barnard, Rodale Books, 2008.
Food Allergies: Health and Healing. Jo Stepaniak, Vesanto Melina, and Dina Aronson, Books Alive, 2010.
Food Allergy Survival Guide. Vesanto Melina, Jo Stepaniak, and Dina Aronson, Healthy Living Publications, 2004.
Food Over Medicine. Pamela Popper and Glen Merzer, BenBella Books, 2013.
Goodbye Diabetes. Wes Younbgberg, Hart Books, 2013.
Meatonomics. David Robinson Simon, Conrai Press, 2013.
Power Foods for the Brain. Neal Barnard, Grand Central Life and Style, 2013.
Real-Life Vegan. Victoria Laine, Friesens Printing, 2013.
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge. Colleen-Patrick Goudreau, Ballantine Books, 2011.
Vegan Main Street. Victoria Moran, Tarcher, 2012.
Eat and Run. Scott Jurek, Mariner Books, 2013.
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself. Rich Roll, Three Rivers Press, 2012.
Lifelong Running and Senior Fitness. Lantern Books, 2005, Ruth Heidrich. (ruthheidrich.com)
No Meat Athlete. Matt Frazier and Matthew Ruscigno, Fair Winds Press, 2013.
Power Vegan: Plant-Fueled Nutrition for Maximum Health and Fitness. Rea Frey, Agate Surrey, 2013.
Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life. Brendan Brazier, The Penguin Group, 2007.
Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness. Robert Cheeke, Book Publishing Company, 2010.
Vegetarian Sports Nutrition. Enette Larson-Meyer, Human Kinetics, 2007.
Animal Liberation. Peter Singer, Harper Perennial, 2009.
The Animal Manifesto. Marc Bekoff, New World Library, 2010.
The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation. Gary L. Francione and Robert Garner, Columbia University Press, 2010.
The Bond. Wayne Pacelle, William Morrow, 2011.
Dominion. Matthew Scully, St. Martin’s Press, 2002.
Eating Animals. Jonathan Safran Foer, Little, Brown and Company 2009.
Empty Cages. Tom Regan, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003.
Eternal Treblinka. Charles Patterson, Lantern Books, 2002.
The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter. Peter Singer and Jim Mason, Rodale, 2006.
The Face on Your Plate. Jeffery Moussaieff Masson, W. W. Norton & Company, 2009.
Farm Sanctuary. Gene Bauer, Touchstone, 2008.
The Lucky Ones. My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals. Jenny Brown, Avery, 2012.
Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights. Bob Torres, AK Press, 2007.
Meat Market by Eric Marcus, Brio Press, 2005.
Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals. Johnathon Balcombe and JM Coetzee, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows. Melanie Joy, Conari Press, 2010.
Bethany’s Story
sanaview.com/bethanys-story.aspx
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
Food, Inc.
Foodmatters
Forks Over Knives
The Future of Food
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
topdocumentaryfilms.com/simply-raw-reversing-diabetes-in-30-days
Supersize Me
snagfilms.com/films/title/super_size_me
Vegucated
Compassion Over Killing investigation videos
A Cow at My Table
Cowspiracy
The Cove
Earthlings
HSUS videos
A Life Connected: Vegan. For the People. For the Planet. For the Animals.
nonviolenceunited.org/projects
Meet Your Meat
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, The Witness
PETA documentaries, DVDs, and videos
Sharkwater