Notes from The VRG Scientific Department
Vegan Education
Look for VRG intern Akua Oppong's article on Ghanaian West African vegan cuisine (including a meal plan, glossary of ingredients, and recipes) in the next issue of Vegan Journal. Thank you to Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, for supervising this project. We greatly appreciate Cathy and Jason for housing VRG's other intern from Texas.
A branch of the Canadian military contacted us after seeing one of our research articles on our website (vrg.org). Because of their members' preferences, they were looking for information on plant-based proteins. Additionally, a member of an equivalent U.S. military branch indicated she would like to share information about plant-based entré. If any of our members serve or work for the military and have eaten or prepared vegan dishes there, please let us know specifics about your experiences and any hints or ideas.
Thank you to Heather Francis for coordinating a VRG booth in Boston, MA; Phil Becker in San Francisco, CA; Reed Mangels and Annie Alper at the Food as Medicine Health Conference in Santa Cruz, CA; Debra Wasserman and Charles Stahler in Clarksville, MD; and Elsa Spencer in Charlottesville, VA.
