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# Vegetarian Nutrition

- [Vegetarianism in a Nutshell](/nutshell/nutshell.htm)
- [My Vegan Plate](/nutshell/MyVeganPlate.pdf) food plan
- [Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position paper on vegetarian diets - 2016](https://www.eatrightpro.org/-/media/eatrightpro-files/practice/position-and-practice-papers/position-papers/vegetarian-diet.pdf?la=en&hash=13D2FB5B600CF0778F6FE12B50ED9CE2645CAEF9)
- [American Dietetic Association (ADA) Position Paper -- 2009](2009_ADA_position_paper.pdf)
- [American Dietetic Association (ADA) Position Paper -- 2003](2003_ADA_position_paper.pdf)
- [The age of Information is also the age of misinformation](/blog/2014/08/28/the-age-of-information-is-also-the-age-of-misinformation-claims-regarding-vegetarianism-and-vitamin-a/) – Claims regarding vegetarianism and vitamin A
- [Burgers](/blog/09/11/how-do-the-newer-meat-like-plant-based-burgers-compare-nutritionally/) : How Do the Newer Meat-Like Plant Based Burgers Compare Nutritionally
- [Meat-Like Veggie Burgers - A Cost Comparison with Animal Products](ground-meat-article-2023.pdf) (March, 2023)
- [Quick and Easy Low-Cost Vegan Menus](/journal/vj2003issue1/2003_issue1_quick.php)
- [Calcium in the Vegan Diet](calcium.htm)
- [Calcium supplement](/journal/vj2015issue1/2015_issue1_nutrition_hotline.php)
- [Cholesterol, Nutrition Information, and Food Labels](/blog/2021/02/10/puzzling-nutrition-information-on-food-labels/) (2021)
- [Choosing and Using a Dietitian](/journal/dietitian.htm)
- [Coconut Oil](/journal/vj2016issue4/2016_issue4_nutrition_hotline.php)
- [Diabetes](/journal/diabetes.htm)
- [Dietary Guidelines 2015 Healthy Vegetarian Eating Pattern](https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-5/)
- [Do I need to take a daily multi-vitamin and mineral in order to be healthy?](/blog/2014/08/15/do-i-need-to-take-a-daily-multi-vitamin-and-mineral-in-order-to-be-healthy/)
- [Do vegetarians (vegans, lacto vegetarians, lacto-ovo vegetarians) have to take vitamin B12 supplements?](/blog/2015/04/29/do-vegetarians-vegans-lacto-vegetarians-lacto-ovo-vegetarians-have-to-take-vitamin-b12-supplements/)
- [A Dozen Excellent Websites for Nutrition and Health Information If Doing Research for School Papers or Nutrition Internships](/blog/2016/11/11/a-dozen-excellent-websites-for-nutrition-and-health-information-if-doing-research-for-school-papers-or-nutrition-internships/)
- [Does Your Favorite Plant Milk Provide Vitamin B12](/blog/2018/07/10/does-your-favorite-plant-milk-provide-vitamin-b12/)
- [Feeding Vegan Kids](/nutshell/kids.htm)
- [Finding the Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/health/nutrition/20well.html?_r=2&ref=health&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) (The New York Times)
- [Food Labels, Daily Values](/blog/2020/05/07/whats-going-on-with-daily-values-on-food-labels/)
- [Gluten-Free Cuisine](/journal/vj2006issue4/2006_issue4_gluten.php)
- [Gluten free diet and protein sources](../journal/vj2016issue2/2016_issue2_nutrition_hotline.php)
- [HealthyFast Food for Pre-Schoolers](/recipes/schoolers.htm)
- [Heart Healthy Diets: The Vegetarian Way](/nutshell/heart.htm)
- [HYPOTHRYOIDISM: A reader asked if there is any medication out there suitable for vegans?](/blog/2017/08/04/hypothryoidism-a-reader-asked-if-there-is-any-medication-out-there-suitable-for-vegans/) (August 04, 2017)
- [Gluten Free Handout](/nutshell/Gluten-Free-handout.pdf) (PDF)
- [Iodine in the Vegan Diet](iodine_diet.php)
- [Iron in the Vegan Diet](iron.htm)
- [Is a vegan diet healthier? Five reasons we can't be sure.](https://theconversation.com/is-a-vegan-diet-healthier-five-reasons-why-we-cant-tell-for-sure-152131) (January, 2021)
- [Lactation and the Vegan Diet](lactation.htm)
- [Latin American Foods High In Calcium](foods_calcium.htm)
- [Latin American Vegan Foods High in Iron](latin-american-foods-High-in-Iron.pdf) (PDF)
- [Best Latin American Websites on Calcium](best_latin_american_websites.htm)
- [Best Websites in English with Information on Calcium in the Vegan Diet for Latin Americans](Best-Websites-in-English-with-Information-on-Calcium-in-the-Vegan-Diet-for-Latin-Americans.pdf)
- [Evaluation of Calcium Information for Latin American Vegans in Governmental Entities](Evaluation-of-Calcium-Information-for-Latin-American-Vegans-in-Governmental-Entities.pdf)
- [Liquid Hope Whole Foods Feeding Tube Formula](/blog/2016/04/04/whole-foods-tube-feeding-formula/)
- [Low-Cost Vegan Meal Plans](/journal/vj2006issue2/2006_issue2_mealplans.php)
- [Meal Plans](/nutrition/#nutrition-meal-plans)
- [Meals on Wheels Four Week Menu](/fsupdate/fsu974/index.htm)
- [More About the Updates to the Daily Vlues on Food Labels](/blog/2020/06/23/more-about-the-updates-to-the-daily-values-on-food-labels/) (June 23, 2020)
- [Nutrition is a Science](nutrition_science.php)
- [Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Vegans](/journal/vj2007issue1/vj2007issue1.pdf) (PDF; see pages 22-26)
- [Offline: What is medicine's 5 sigma?](http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960696-1.pdf) (PDF)
- [One-Week Low-Sodium Vegan Menu](../journal/vj2005issue4/2005_issue4_lowsodium.php)
- [Perchlorate Controversy Calls for Improving Iodine Nutrition](../journal/vj2006issue2/2006_issue2_iodine.php)
- [Preventing Osteoporosis](../journal/vj2005issue2/2005_issue2_bones.php)
- [Protein in the Vegan Diet](protein.htm)
- [Protein](Protein-1.pdf) (PDF)
- [A Senior's Guide to Good Nutrition](seniors.htm)
- [Sodium and Potassium (2019 recommendations)](/blog/2019/06/18/the-new-sodium-and-potassium-recommendations-and-what-they-mean-for-you/)
- [The Story with Soy](../journal/vj2003issue3/2003_issue3_hotline.php)
- [USDA School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children](../journal/schoollunch.htm)
- [Pregnancy and the Vegan Diet](veganpregnancy.htm)
- [Veganism in a Nutshell](../nutshell/vegan.htm)
- [Vegan Diets in a Nutshell Poster](../nutshell/VeganDietsinaNutshellPoster.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vegetarian diets associated with lower risk](../nutshell/VRGPublicCommentsDGAC.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vegan Food Guide](/nutrition/foodguide.php)
- [Vegan Nutrition for Teenagers](VeganNutritionForTeenagers.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers](/nutshell/teen_veg.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vitamin B12 fortified plant milks](/blog/2018/07/20/plant-milks-that-are-fortified-with-vitamin-b12/) July, 2018
- [Vitamin B12 in the Vegan Diet](b12.htm)
- [Vitamin B12 Myths](/blog/2016/08/05/b12-myths/)
- [Vitamin B12 and Nutritional Yeast](vitamin-b12-and-nutritional-yeast.pdf) (PDF)
- [FAQs About Vitamin D](/journal/vj2009issue2/2009_issue2_vitamin_d.php)
- For more Vegetarian Nutrition Articles, see [Nutrition](/journal/index.htm#Nutrition) and [Scientific Department Notes and Updates](/journal/index.htm#Scientific) in the [_Vegetarian Journals_](/journal/) index.
- [Vegan Food Guide](foodguide.php)
- [Vegan Food Guide](SVTable-18.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vegetarian Nutrition Powerpoint by Christina Niklas, MPH, RD, LDN](Vegetarian_Nutrition_Christina_Niklas.ppt) (a good tool
for vegetarian nutrition presentations)
- [USDA Vegetarian Tip Sheet](http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/TenTips/DGTipsheet8HealthyEatingForVegetarians.pdf) (10 tips for following a vegetarian diet)
- [Preventing Childhood Obesity](childhood_obesity_prevention.php) by Alison Ventura, PhD
- [Vegetarians in the Hospital: How to make the most of your stay with the nutrition you need](/blog/2011/11/15/vegetarians-in-the-hospitalhow-to-make-the-most-of-your-stay-with-the-nutrition-you-need/) By Megan Salazar — VRG Dietetic Intern
- [Vegan and Vegetarian Nutrition Research: 35 Years of Changes and What to Expect for the Next 35](/blog/2017/09/14/vegan-and-vegetarian-nutrition-research-35-years-of-changes-and-what-to-expect-for-the-next-35/) (September 14, 2017)
- [Weight Control the Vegan Way](/journal/vj2006issue1/2006_issue1_weight.php)

### Vegan and Vegetarian Meal Plans

- [Low-Cost Vegan Menus Based on USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Budget](/journal/vj2020issue2/2020_issue2_vegan_menus.php) (2020)
- [Vegan at The Dollar Tree](/blog/2020/02/18/vegan-at-the-dollar-tree/)
- [One Week Vegan Menu Using Foods from Dollar Tree](/nutrition/one-week-vegan-menu-using-foods-from-dollar-tree.pdf) (PDF)
- [4 Day Menu of Latin American Vegan Dishes](/nutrition/vegan_latinos.php)
- [Quick and Easy Low-Cost Vegan Menus](/journal/vj2003issue1/2003_issue1_quick.php)
- [Low-Cost Vegan Meal Plans](/journal/vj2006issue2/2006_issue2_mealplans.php)
- [(Menu Selection for Vegan Renal Patients)](/journal/vj2009issue4/2009_issue4_vegan_renal_patients.php)
- [Menus for Vegan Cancer Patients](/journal/vj2009issue3/2009_issue3_vegan_cancer_patients.php)
- [4-Week Vegetarian Menu Set for Meals On Wheels Sites](/fsupdate/fsu974/fsu974menu.htm)
- [One-Week Low-Sodium Vegan Menu](/journal/vj2005issue4/2005_issue4_lowsodium.php)
- [A Sample Vegan Meal Plan If You Are Eating at Restaurant Chains](/journal/vj2009issue3/2009_issue3_sample_chain_vegan_mealplan.php)
- [Vegan at The Dollar Tree](dollar-tree.php)
- [Vegan at The Dollar Tree](vegan-at-the-dollar-tree.pdf) (PDF)
- [One Week Vegan Menu Using Foods from Dollar Tree](one-week-vegan-menu-using-foods-from-dollar-tree.pdf) (PDF)
- [Snap Shopping List](snap-shopping-list.php)
- [Snap Weekly Low Cost Vegan Menu Recipes](snap-weekly.php)
- [A Soy-Free, Nut-Free Vegan Meal Plan](/journal/vj2011issue1/2011_issue1_soy_nut_free.php)
- [Vegan Meal Plan for People with Diabetes](/journal/vj2003issue2/2003_issue2_diabetes.php)
- [Vegan Foods at ShopRite in Middletown, N.J. on Route 35 as of August, 2016](FinalShopRiteTable8_23_1.pdf)
- [Brazilian Vegan Meal Plan](brazilian-meal-plan.pdf)
- [Vegan Menus From Costa Rica](/journal/vj2014issue4/2014_issue4_vegan_menus.php)
- [Vegan Mexican Meal Plan](/journal/vj2014issue3/2014_issue3_mexican_meal_plan.php)
- [Sports Nutrition Guidelines For The Vegetarian](/nutshell/athletes.htm)
- [Vegan Menus for adults 51+](/seniors/veganmenusfor51+.pdf)
- [VEGAN on a Shoestring](/journal/vj2015issue1/2015_issue1_vegan_shoestring.php)
- [Vegan Zero Waste Recipe Ideas](vegan-zero-waste-recipe-ideas.pdf) (PDF)
- [Vista Ridge School Yearly Cycle Menu](/fsupdate/adventist_menus/Vista_Ridge_yearly_cycle%20menu.pdf)
- [Weight Control the Vegan Way](https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2006issue1/2006_issue1_weight.php) (weight loss)
- [Picnics](/blog/2015/07/17/everything-you-ever-needed-or-wanted-to-know-about-picnics-vegan-style/)
- [Dietary Guidelines 2015 Healthy Vegetarian Eating Pattern](https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-5/)
- [Economical Healthy Diets (2012): Including Lean Animal Protein Costs More Than Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil](http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19320248.2015.1045675?journalCode=when20)
- [Vegetarian Menus for a scout jamboree](/blog/2010/10/29/vegetarian-menus-for-scout-jamboree/)

## En Español

- [Una Dieta Vegetariana](/nutshell/vegetariana.htm)
- [Una Dieta Sana Para un Corazón Sano](/nutshell/corazon.htm)
- [Guía Alimenticia Vegetariana para los Jóvenes](/nutshell/jovenes.htm)
- [Menú Vegano para Personas con Diabetes](/nutshell/diabetesspanish.htm)
- [La Cocina Cubana](/nutshell/cocinacubana.htm)
- [Recetas de Bolivia](/nutshell/bolivia.htm)
- [El Sabor de los Andes](/nutshell/andes.htm)
- [Tamales Veganos](/nutshell/tamales.htm)
- [Una Familia Cubana cocinando en una Cocina Vegetariana](/nutshell/familiacubana%20.htm)
- [La Bodega y el Vegetariano](/nutshell/bodega.htm)

## Nutrition Links

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## Books on Vegetarian Nutrition

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Wasserman. Nutrition section by Reed Mangels Ph.D., R.D.

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