VRG In The News

Below is a selection of news articles VRG has been featured in:

2024

Whitney McVerry on Vegetarian Resource Group College Scholarships (2024)

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2023

• FDA's plant-based milk labeling guidance (August, 2023)

2022

• The Hill, Vegetarianism is on the rise (November 2022)
• Vegan Journal Editor Rissa Miller interviewed by Animal Advocates of South Central PA (March, 2022)
• Washington Post Is It Safe to Raise My Child Vegan or Vegetarian? (February 12, 2022)

2020

• VRG high school intern Lucia Rivera was interviewed on a teen radio show May 10, 2020

2019

• Weekly vegetarian cooking class broadens the horizons of men from Christopher Place Employment Academy July 24, 2019
• Camp Cooking: 10 Vegetarian Camping Meals June, 2019
• More vegan pregnancies, ergo more vegan kids - and many new books to cater to them May 12, 2019
• What You Need to Know About Vegan Pregnancies with Dr. Reed Mangels, RD
• On This Night We Eat Vegetables March 20, 2019
• Today's Dietitian (March, 2019) Surviving Family Dinner When One Child Is a Vegetarian
• Rissa Miller Vegetarian Journal editor (at 11:38)

2018

• The National Vegetarian Museum uncovers the movement's Chicago roots Chicago; March 6, 2018
• Reed Mangels for US News and World Report - contributed information for a slide show on vegan and vegetarian pregnancy July 23, 2018
• Advice about health and dinner-table diplomacy for parents of vegetarian kids. (The New York Times; September 13, 2018)
• Sports Nutrition Advice for Vegan, Vegetarian High School Athletes April 09, 2018

2017

• Recipes for a cholesterol-free diet; May 12, 2017
• Alicia Silverstone: Feeding My Son a Vegan Diet Is a 'No Brainer' (SELF; June 2, 2017)
• Those who eat meat at home increasingly like to order vegan (Portland, ME Press Herald; June 7, 2017)
• Wow! Nearly 40 Percent of Americans Are Skipping Meat in Restaurants (One Green Planet; June 8, 2017)
• Becoming a vegetarian (Harvard Health Publishing; December 4, 2017)

2016

• Ben & Jerry's launches vegan line (USA Today; 02/04/16)
• Have a Very Veggie Holiday (Jewish Times; 09/30/16)
• My Teenager Wants To Become Vegetarian: What Now? (SteadyHealth; 10/13/16)
• Children can be healthy on vegan diet, advocates say (10/26/16)
• Montclair State Dietetics Organization Hosts Animal Activists (11/14/16)

2015

• Did Beyonc� and Jay-Z Kick Off a Vegan Craze? (Fox Business; 05/13/15)
• 5 Vegetarian Eating Mistakes Hurting Your Health and Waistline (US News & World Report; 05/20/15)
• Vegan restaurants gain popularity among non-vegans (WGCL-TV Atlanta)
• Are more Americans going vegan? (WTAJ; Central PA)
• Vegan Foods Go Mainstream, Adding Many Newcomers to the Fold (KUT; Austin, TX; 11/02/15)
• Vegetarians Endorse Ben Carson's Diet (Huffington Post; 11/6/15)
• A very vegetarian Thanksgiving: How local businesses adjust to new kinds of customers (Arizona PBS; 11/25/15)

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2014

• Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Vegetarianism Is Growing Among Youth (Baltimore's Child; 05/14)
• Wacky Scholarships (ValleyCentral.com; 04/23/14)
• 13 unusual scholarships that should be on your radar (The Times and Democrat; 01/11/14)
• Vegetarian Thanksgiving (Baltimore Sun; 11/20/14)

2013

• Teach your child to love science with great science fair projects (SheKnows Parenting; 10/14/13)
• A Twin Cities carnivore goes vegan -- for a week (TwinCities.com; 09/26/13)
• Dr. Reed Mangels continues talking about the Vegan Life Cycle (The Dr Don Show; 09/20/13)
• Get a fall internship now! (NextStepU; 09/09/13)
• Cutting a link in food chain (Times Union; 08/14/13)
• Chipotle Offers New Vegan Sofritas (ABC News; 07/30/13)
• Building a Healthy Vegetarian Meal: Myths and Facts (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; April 2013)
• Kale and potatoes: Baltimoreans embrace vegetarian cuisine (BmoreMedia; 06/04/13)
• 10 Wackiest College Scholarships: Vegetarian Scholarships (mom.me; May 2013)
• With Juice and Vegan Trends, a Company Aims for National Exposure (The New York Times; 04/23/13)
• The Littlest Vegans (The Baltimore Sun; 03/19/13)
• Group offers vegetarian voice (Southern Maryland Newspapers Online; 03/08/13)
• Vegetarian dining in meat-centric DC restaurants (The Washington Post; 03/04/13)
• Vegan Recipes (MASSAGE Magazine; 02/25/13)
• Chipotle taps Oakland tofu company for new vegan dish (San Jose Mercury News; 02/08/13)
• Save the Kales! (Nora Allen, 2007 scholarship recipient and now registered dietitian, featured on vegan cooking show; 01/28/13)
• Funding Facts: International Scholarships (Education Times; 01/28/13)
• School-age children and vegetarian/vegan diets with Reed Mangels, PhD, RD (Dr. Don Show; 01/16/13)
• Vegetarian restaurants beware (Toronto Star; 01/11/13)
• Vegan Life Cycles with Reed Mangels (Dr. Don Show; 01/09/13)
• Ten Clever College Financing Tips for 2013 (Fox Business; 01/03/13)

2012

• Feasting's bounteous at a very vegan holiday (December 5, 2012; Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Tofurky Manufacturer Could Make a Killing on Thanksgiving (November 21, 2012; U.S. News & World Report)
• A vegan Thanksgiving: An alternative approach to America�s favorite holiday (November 13, 2012; The Greyhound - Loyola University Maryland)
• Vegepreneurs Set Their Sights Beyond Food (October 26, 2012; Businessweek)
• Vegan dating: Finding love without meat or dairy (August 15, 2012; BBC)
• Vegetarian leaders say Long Island is becoming veggie-friendly (July 5, 2012; Long Island Report)
• Meatless Monday: Chain Reaction (July 2, 2012; The Huffington Post)
• 5 places where vegan rocks (June 8, 2012; San Francisco Chronicle)
• Vegan foods take root at cookouts (May 6, 2012; Worcester Telegram)
• Veg Babies: Reed Mangels on the Dr. Don Show (April 25, 2012)
• In an age of mad cow disease and pink slime, are young kids ready to read about veganism? (April 26, 2012; The Washington Post)
• 5 Interesting Facts About Plant-based Food Choices (April 23, 2012; One Green Planet)
• Main Street Vegan: How to Go Vegan in the Real World (Book Review) (April 20, 2012; Miami New Times)
• New Poll Illuminates Veg Consumers' Dietary Choices (April 19, 2012; VegNews)
• Meat-free advocates say plant-based diet better for planet (April 18, 2012; Athens Banner-Herald)
• Care and feeding of a lone vegetarian (April 4, 2012; Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• Rat hair in chocolate, feathers in bread and sand in Wendy's chili (March 30, 2012; The Daily Mail)
• Vegging Out (March 29, 2012; Specialty Food Magazine)
• The Meatless (and Less Meat) Revolution (March 22, 2012; Time)
• The 9 Most Unusual Scholarships (March 23, 2012; The Huffington Post)
• More vegans, vegetarians fuel meatless market. Soy burger anyone? (March 20, Los Angeles Times)
• Starbucks Really Is Evolving (March 20, 2012; The Motley Fool)
• Declining meat, poultry purchases provide challenge (March 17, 2012; Times Record News)
• Vegan lifestyle has health and other benefits, but 'animal-free' diet presents challenges, too (March 14, 2012; Cleveland.com)
• A Chicken Without Guilt (March 9, 2012; The New York Times)
• Carnívoros de fim-de-semana (March 7, 2012; Pagina22)
• Is There a Market for Vegan Food? (March 7, 2012; The Huffington Post)
• Are more African-Americans embracing veganism? (February 27, 2012; The Grio)
• Fitness Month: Windows Phone for vegans and vegetarians (February 23, 2012; WPCentral.com)
• Eating your veggies is easier than ever in Rockford (February 21, 2012; Rockford Register Star)
• How many of us are vegetarian or vegan? (February 21, 2012; Grist Magazine)
• Discover Scholarships for Atypical Students (February 16, 2012; U.S. News & World Report)
• Boys vs. Girls - Which is the more eco-friendly gender? (February 16, 2012; Peninsula Press)
• Eating meat, with a side order of conflicting emotions (February 14, The Washington Post)
• You're vegan? What do you eat? (February 10, 2012; The State Hornet)
• Vegetarian Teens - Learn How to Better Navigate Their Healthful Path (February 2012; Today's Dietitian)
• Online resources for new vegetarians (January 11, 2012; EatDrinkExplore.com)

2011

• Everything but the turkey: Vegan families find food enough to fill their Thanksgiving tables (November 1, 2011; Maryland Family Magazine)
• Restaurants are super-sizing their nutritional disclosures (October 22, 2011; Los Angeles Times)
• VRG college scholarship winner featured on CNN.com (October 21, 2011; CNN)
• Yes, Doctor, I am a Vegan: Finding a Health Care Provider You Can Work With (August 30, 2011; OneGreenPlanet.org)
• Vegetarian Switch (June 18, 2011; WSOCTV.com Charlotte)
• Menus go meatless: Veggie-heavy concepts see growth in sales, popularity among consumers (June 13, 2011; Nation's Restaurant News)
• Bringing change to the table (June 8, 2011; Stockton Record)
• Teen vegetarians: keeping it healthy (June 7, 2011; Northfield News)
• Meet the New Vegetarians (May 18, 2011; ABC News)
• Meatless Mondays: The Newest Food Movement (Feb 17, 2011; AARP)
• Vegetarians, vegans face special challenges when traveling (Feb 9, 2011; USA Today)
• 6 Things Oprah Viewers Should Know About Veganism (Feb 4, 2011; Kathy Stevens, Huffington Post)
• Is it healthy for my 12-year old to be a vegetarian? (Feb 3, 2011; The Globe and Mail)
• Vegetarians, vegans, and gluten free (Feb 2011; University of Idaho Argonaut)
• Vegan Moves Mainstream (Jan 12, 2011; National Association of Convenience Stores)

2010

• Kids can thrive on a vegetarian diet, but parents need to pay close attention (Dec 13, 2010; The Washington Post)
• Raising Vegetarian Kids? Here Are Some Pointers (Nov 10, 2010; NPR)
• Meatless eating is hot on Philadelphia college campuses (Oct 14, 2010; The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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