More than just a diet, vegetarianism is a lifestyle and a philosophy. Whether you want to learn more about vegetarianism, are looking for a new vegan recipe, or want more information about animal rights and saving the planet, here is a place for you to start.

DEFINITION:

Generally speaking, a vegetarian is one who does not eat animal or other products that result from the slaughter of living beings. Vegetarians, then, would not eat cut meats of any kind or fish, shellfish, or crustacea. Some vegetarians, however, do eat dairy products and/or eggs.

For more information on vegetarianism and the various types, see The Vegetarian Society Information Sheet at www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html

WEB RESOURCES:

Happy Cow’s Global Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants and Health Food Stores www.happycow.net

International Vegetarian Union www.ivu.org/

Try Veg.com www.tryveg.com

Vegan Health.org www.veganhealth.org

Vegan Outreach www.veganoutreach.org/

Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers www.VRG.org/nutrition/teennutrition.htm

Vegetarian Recipe.com www.vegetarianrecipe.com/

Vegetarian Resource Group www.vrg.org/

Vegetarian Society www.vegsoc.org

Vegetarian Times www.vegetariantimes.com/

Vegetarians International Voice for Animals www.viva.org.uk/

Why Vegan www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan

Alternative Outfitters.com www.alternativeoutfitters.com cruelty-free products

Drop Soul.com www.dropsoul.com for cruelty-free eco-products

LIBRARY CATALOG:

On our shelves we have materials to help you explore vegetarianism. The lists of materials that follow are arranged by area of interest.

If you like to browse the shelves on your own, take a look at the cookery section for vegetarian cooking: 641.5636. For information on vegetarian lifestyle and health benefits, you may go to: 613.262.

Note that those call numbers beginning with “J” means that it is intended for Youth. You will find those materials in the Youth Services Department.

Getting Started

J 613.262 SER Everything You Need to Know About Being a Vegetarian. Serafin, Kim. 1999.

613.262 DAV Becoming Vegan: the Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet. Davis, Brenda. 2000.

613.262 MEL Becoming Vegetarian: the Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet. Melina, Vesanto. 1995.

613.262 MES The Vegetarian Way: Total Health for You and Your Family. Messina, Virginia. 1996.

613.262 PIE Vegetables Rock!: a Complete Guide for Teenage Vegetarians. Pierson, Stephanie. 1999.

613.262 VEG Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner’s Guide. 1996.

641.5636 ADA Living Among Meat Eaters: the Vegetarian’s Survival Handbook. Adams, Carol J. 2001.

641.5636 BUT Okay, So Now You’re a Vegetarian: Advice and 100 Recipes from One Teenage Vegetarian to Another. Butts, Lauren. 2000.

641.5636 MAD Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Madison, Deborah. 1997.

ONLINE eBook Everything You Need to Know About Being a Vegetarian. Serafin, Kim. 1999.

Ethics & Religious Aspects of the Vegetarian Lifestyle

179.3 NEW Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth-and Animal-Friendly Living. Newkirk, Ingrid. 2005.

205.693 BER Food for the Gods: Vegetarianism and the World’s Religions. Berry, Rynn. 1998.

241.693 YOU Is God a Vegetarian? Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights. Young, Richard A. 1999.

361.2 WAY The Way of Compassion. Rowe, Martin. Ed. 1999.

613.262 LAP Hope’s Edge: the Next Diet for a Small Planet. Lappé, Frances Moore. 2002.

613.262 ROB The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World. Robbins, John. 2001.

ONLINE eBook. Shelley and the Revolution in Taste: the Body and the Natural World. Morton, Timothy. 1994.

Health Benefits of the Vegetarian Diet

J 613.262 SCH I’m a Vegetarian Amazing Facts for Healthy Vegetarians. Schwartz, Ellen. 2002.

613.262 MES The Vegetarian Way: Total Health for You and Your Family. Messina, Virginia. 1996.

613.262 WEN Gardencuisine: Heal Yourself and the Planet Through Low-Fat Meatless Eating. Wenner, Paul. 1997.

615.854 MIR Miracles on Your Plate: Foods That Help You Heal [videorecording]. 1998.

618.24 ROB Your Vegetarian Pregnancy: a Month-by-Month Guide to Health and Nutrition. Roberts, Holly. 2003.

641.563 TUR The Self-Healing Cookbook: a Macrobiotic Primer for Healing Body, Mind & Moods With Whole, Natural Foods. rev. ed. Turner, Kristina. 1996.

641.5637 GIN The Taste for Living Cookbook: Mike Milken’s Favorite Recipes for Fighting Cancer. Ginsberg, Beth. 1998.

641.5638 COL The Cooking Cardiologist: Over 350 Lean and Luscious Recipes from the Cooking Cardiologist: Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Control Weight, Increase Vitality and Longevity. Collins, Richard, M.D. 1999.

Vegan and Vegetarian Cookery

J 641.5636 GIL The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook. Gillies, Judi. 2002.

J 641.5636 WAT Vegetarian Cooking for Beginners. Watt, Fiona. 1999.

641.5636 BIT How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian Cooking. Bittman, Mark. 2003.

641.5636 DRA Passionate Vegetarian. Dragonwagon, Crescent. 2002.

641.5636 HUD The New Vegan: Fresh, Fabulous, and Fun. Hudson, Janet. 2005.

641.5636 MAD Vegetarian Suppers from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen. Madison, Deborah. 2005.

641.5636 RIM The Accidental Vegetarian: Delicious and Eclectic Food Without Meat. Rimmer, Simon. 2005.

641.5636 ROB Vegan Planet: 400 Irresistible Recipes with Fantastic Flavors from Home and Around the World. Robertson, Robin. 2003.

641.5636 SOM Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant. Somerville, Annie. 2003.

641.5636 SPI 1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes. Spitler, Sue. 2004.

641.5636 SWA Cook 1.0: a Fresh Approach to the Vegetarian Kitchen: Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner. Swanson, Heidi. 2004.

641.5636 TUC The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant. Tucker, Eric. 2003.

Magazine

Vegetarian Times

DATES ON THE VEGETARIAN CALENDAR:

Vegan Month, November
Vegetarian Month, October
Vegetarianism: National Have-a-Heart Day, February 14.
World Vegan Day, November 1, in celebration of the establishment of The Vegan Society in 1944
World Vegetarian Day, October 1

ANIMAL ADVOCACY:

Compassion Over Killing is a Washington, D. C. animal advocacy group promoting vegetarianism and the humane treatment of agricultural animals. The COK web site, www.cok.net/, offers access to news in the area of animal rights. A free electronic newsletter is also available. To subscribe, follow the directions at
ca.cok.net/cgi-local/dada/mail.cgi?f=list&l=ca

FAMOUS VEGETARIANS:

According to the International Vegetarian Union, these folks follow, or followed, a vegetarian lifestyle:

Writers: Charlotte Bronte, Piers Anthony, Clive Barker, Confucius, J. M. Coetzee, Ruth Rendell, George Bernard Shaw, Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, and Alice Walker.

Politicians, activists, statespersons, business people: Susan B. Anthony, Benjamin Franklin, and Cesar Chavez.

Actors/actresses: Penelope Cruz, John Corbett, John Cleese, Ellen Burstyn, Cameron Diaz, Jorga Fox, Michael J. Fox, Jennie Garth, Richard Gere, Tobey Maguire, Ashley Judd, Ian McKellen, Paul Newman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, and Reese Witherspoon.

Sports stars: Carl Lewis and Martina Navratilova

Musicians: Fiona Apple, Melissa Etheridge, Peter Gabriel, Billy Idol, Paul McCartney, Natalie Merchant, Moby, Alanis Morissette, Justin Timberlake, Shania Twain, Eddie Vedder, "Weird" Al Yankovic, and Bob Dylan.

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