The Ultimate Vegan Guide
I thought this book was great. It's very practical, humorous, and had some easy-to-implement suggestions for adopting to veganism including outfitting your kitchen and pantry, easy meal prep, and how to deal with travel and dining out. Plus, you can't beat the price for the second edition: $1! Please note the Kindle version is a dollar, so you need a Kindle or the free Kindle app. If you don't want to deal with the Kindle, the first edition is available online for free! If you prefer to read a real tree and bark version, the paperback second edition is available for under 9 bucks. Have you gotten the hint yet? Buy or read this book, it's worth it.
Vegan Outreach
This is an activist organization that does good work. The website provides info and links regarding veganism, vegan health and nutrition, and ways to support animal rights.
PCRM: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
PCRM's president is the author Neal Barnard, M.D. (Note: I haven't read any of his books yet). They offer info regarding veganism and nutrition, and you can sign up for their 21-day Vegan Kickstart, a series of daily emails that includes nutrition info and recipes.
This site is maintained by Rutgers professor Gary L. Francione. He's hard-core: "if you think animals matter, go veg or go home" and "happy meat is a myth" are his mottos. If you are or seriously considering becoming a vegan, he's probably preaching to the choir anyway, but his site gets you thinking. Haven't read his latest book yet but plan to.
Written by a young woman, Kris Carr, who is practicing a vegan and raw vegan diet to manage her rare cancer. She's cute, the book's cute, but I learned some stuff (especially about pooping and enzymes!).
If Jesus is your homeboy, check out this site. Basic membership is free. My car will soon be rocking one of their magnets. Would Jesus eat meat today? Probably not, and the CVA will tell you why.
Recommended with reservations:
Skinny Bitch
Please note the authors use snarky, insulting language to get their point across, so if sarcasm isn't your second language like it is here in New Jersey, stick with The Ultimate Vegan Guide! Also, I don't agree with everything this book recommends or claims, especially regarding soy products and processed foods. However, processed soy and fake meat seem to be often recommended as good "transition to veganism" foods, and I think this book's intended audience is for beginners. Just keep in mind eating processed and junk food isn't a good long-term strategy regardless if you eat animals or not! Also, SB was written 8 years ago, so I think it's safe to assume our understanding regarding plant-based diets has evolved since then. After saying all that, I did learn a few things from SB, and I share their sense of humor.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA is more than a little schizophrenic and controversial (check out their Wikipedia page to see what I mean), but they offer a free Vegetarian and Vegan Starter Kit.
Learn all you can about eating vegan to keep yourself healthy, and use that noggin' goddess gave you! :)
Namaste, kesumo
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