A message from long-time vegan activist, Patti Brietman:

Carol Adams and I are looking for vegans who are willing to tell others what they eat on a typical day, as well as some of their favorite foods, healthy or otherwise. Your answers may be included in our new book that is intended to help “not yet vegans” discover the ease, joy, variety and abundance of a vegan diet. If you are interested in participating, please email Carol J. Adams at cja@caroljadams.com and she will send you a survey.

We are especially eager to hear from students, people on a budget, creative home chefs, vegans who do not cook and everybody in between.

We hope to hear from people by April 15.

Please feel free to share or publicize with vegans!

With gratitude and all my best wishes, Patti

Jack Norris, RD will be speaking on nutrition:

Monday, February 21, 2011 at 5 pm
Loth Vegetarian Co-op
2415 Prospect St
Berkeley, CA

The public is invited. Hope to see some of you there!

I’m happy to announce that the book Ginny Messina and I are writing together, Vegan for Life, should be available on July 12, 2011!

You can pre-order copies while giving a % of your purchase to this site by clicking on this link (or the one in the sidebar):

Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet

I apologize for not having posted in almost a month. I have been busy finishing the book as well as working on a soy article which is actually about 10 articles in one. After that is finished, I plan to get back to posting regularly.

I have just added a page on digestion to VeganHealth.org. Now before anyone get’s too excited, there isn’t anything there except a link to the vegan version of Beano, Bean-zyme, and a link to an article by Dina Aronson, RD with some good tips on preventing flatulence.

But now you know it’s there, and with a permanent link available from the home page of VeganHealth.org.

Ginny Messina: New Vitamin D and Calcium RDAs: What They Mean for Vegans

You can now support JackNorrisRD.com by shopping at Vegan Essentials when you click on the link below or the ad in the sidebar of the website.

And remember the other 3 ways you can support JackNorrisRD.com:

1. By purchasing something at Pangea. Be sure to mention “Jack” in the special instructions.

2. By using the Amazon links on the web site.

3. By donating to the site through the Donate button in the side bar of the web site.

Thank you!

You can now support JackNorrisRD.com by shopping at Pangea Vegan Store. You must mention “Jack” in the Special Instructions when placing your order for 5% to go to this blog.

If you don’t know Pangea, they are one of the oldest on-line vegan stores with an extensive array of vegan foods, clothing, and personal care products. One of the owners, Phil, got started in animal activism with me back when we both lived in Cincinnati in the early 1990s.

There are now 3 ways to support JackNorrisRD.com:

1. By purchasing something at Pangea. Be sure to mention “Jack” in the special instructions.

2. By using the Amazon links on the web site.

3. By donating to the site through the Donate button in the side bar of the web site.

In case you haven’t seen it, there is a documentary film out called Chow Down that follows two men with heart disease and one woman with diabetes after going on a plant-based diet. I saw it and thought it was very interesting. VegParadise gives a more detailed review.

Dr. Michael Greger’s Latest in Clinical Nutrition Latest in Clinical Nutrition volume 4 for $20.

Or, you can get a free set for a $75 or more donation to Team Vegan!

Click here for details.

Especially if you travel a lot, you might be interested to know that Starbucks sells vegan oatmeal, even at their small stands in airports. The oatmeal comes with almonds, walnuts, pecans and dried cranberries and raisins, and is only about $3.

It was a lifesaver for me on my recent trip to Cincinnati and New Orleans!