Resources

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Websites

“How-to” information (for assistance with changing your diet)

Health and nutrition

Spicy Peanut Eggplant and Shallot Stew from the Post Punk Kitchen

Bodybuilding and athletics

General vegetarian/vegan information

Local (San Francisco Bay Area) information, social and support groups, activities

Recipes and cooking

Restaurant and food store guides

San Francisco Bay Area

Bay Area Vegetarians’ Ultimate Guide

U.S. and Canada

Vegetarian Resource Group

International

Online shopping

Books

Health and Nutrition

Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life, N. Barnard, MD (Three Rivers Press, 1994)
Eat Right, Live Longer: Using the Natural Power of Foods to Age Proof Your Body, N. Barnard, MD (Harmony, 1995)
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health, T.C. Campbell, PhD and T.M. Campbell, II (Benbella Books, 2005)
Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry Is Killing Us, C.D. Cook (New Press, 2004)
Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet, B. Davis, RD and V. Melina, MS, RD (V. Book Publishing Company, 2000)
The McDougall Program for Women: What Every Woman Needs to Know to Be Healthy for Life, J.A. McDougall, MD, and M.A. McDougall (Plume, 2000)
Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly, D. Ornish, MD, (Collins, revised updated edition 2000)
Healthy Eating for Life series from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Includes many recipes. Subjects include Cancer, Diabetes, Womens health, Childrens health.
Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth, J. Robbins (H.J. Kramer, 1987, Second Edition 1998)
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, J. Robbins, (Conari Press, 2001)
Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the Worlds Healthiest and Longest Lived Peoples, J. Robbins (Random House, 2006)

Cookbooks

Everyday meals

The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Dishes from the Healthiest Region Under the Sun, D. Klein, (The Berkeley Publishing Group, 2001)
Vegan Italiano: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Dishes from Sun-Drenched Italy, D. Klein, (Penguin Group, 2006)
Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock, I.C. Moskowitz, (Marlowe & Company, 2005)
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule, I.C. Moskowitz and T.H. Romero, (Marlowe & Company, 2006)
The Garden of Vegan: How It All Vegan Again!, T. Barnard & S. Kramer, (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003)
How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet, S. Kramer & T. Barnard (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1999)
The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook, T.Petrovna (Shambhala, 2003)
Vegan Planet: 400 Irresistible Recipes with Fantastic Flavors from Home and Around the World, R. Robertson (Harvard Common Press, 2003)

Gourmet

Real Vegetarian Thai, N. McDermott (Chronicle Books, 1997)
Vegan World Fusion Cuisine (Blossoming Lotus Restaurant), M. Reinfield and B. Rinaldi (Thousand Petals Publishing, 2005)
The Candle Caf Cookbook: More than 150 Enlightened Recipes from New Yorks Renowned Vegan Restaurant, J. Pierson, B. Potenza, B. Scott-Goodman, and B. Clarkson Potter. 2003
The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant, E. Tucker (Ten Speed Press, 2003)
Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine, E. Tucker (Ten Speed Press, 1998)

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