The Internet! Google will be your friend. That being said, here are resources I’ve found useful. This page is a work in progress!
Getting Started with Plant-Based Way of Eating
- For inspiration, watch Forks Over Knives and The Game Changers. Both are available on Netflix.
- Read The Vegan Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Know About Plant-Based Eating by Neal Barnard, M.D.
The Research
- How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger, M. D., and Gene Stone
- How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss by Michael Greger, M. D.
- The China Study: Revised and Expanded by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and Thomas M Campbell, M.D.
Cookbooks. So Many. These are ones I have.
- Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook by Del Sroufe
- Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
- The Engine 2 Cookbook: More than 130 Lip-Smacking, Rib-Sticking, Body-Slimming Recipes to Live Plant-Strong by
- Kim Campbell’s Plant Pure Comfort Food
- Vegan Pressure Cooking by JL Fields
- Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson
- Soupelina’s Soup Cleanse by Elina Fuhrman
- The Complete Plant-Based Diet by JL Fields
- Afro-Vegan by Bryant Terry
- Vegan Richa’s India Kitchen by Richa Hingle
Food Blogs. Subscribe for mouth-watering pictures, inspiration & how-to recipes
- Clean Food Dirty Girl Team Dirty’s mission is to support a community that helps people prevent illness and disease with the food they eat.
- Minimalist Baker The photos are to die for. Not just desserts. Recipes that take less than 30 minutes, or have fewer than 10 ingredients, or can be made in one bowl.
- Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures Their recipes are simple yet delicious. Recommend!
- Nora Cooks. Her recipes never fail.
- Vegan Recipes for the Grill – Grillio Time to fire up the barbie!
Nutrition Resources
- Kaiser Permanente’s update for physicians A great article to take to your doctor or show to your skeptical relatives!
- Nutrition Facts — the latest science, compiled and explained by Dr. Michael Greger
Videos
- Mine! On my Facebook page, click on the Videos tab. Dozens of dishes cooked in my kitchen.
- avantgardevegan High quality cooking videos from Welsh vegan chef Gaz Oakley
- Kim’s Plant Pure Kitchen Easy to follow, great information, produced by Kim and Nelson Campbell who is the son of T. Colin Campbell
- Jane Esselstyn, whose chatty informal videos with her mother Ann are a ton of fun
Podcasts
- Ordinary Vegan Download to your phone and listen while you walk. Nancy Montuori covers every conceivable topic.
- The Joyful Vegan is Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s podcast.
Comprehensive Websites with Tons of Info, References, Recipes, Ideas
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Their mission is to save and improve human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research.
- Nutrition Facts The latest in nutrition research delivered in easy-to-understand videos, blog posts
, and podcasts by Dr. Michael Greger M.D.