Breathe a sigh of relief now,
because you are not alone on the journey to eating and living a healthy
lifestyle! Iowans are resourceful with great groups of people coordinating
potlucks, teaching raw and vegan food preparation, meeting regularly, and
communicating tips and ideas to each other via social media groups. Hooray!
The third installment of
Vegan 101 brings together all of the resources currently out there - Yes, I will
update this as more are found! If you spot another great resource, give me a
shout out and I will make sure this list gets updated.Vegan/Vegetarian Organizations and Groups
Vegetarian Community of Iowa - http://www.vegetarianiowa.org/
Raw Food Meet Up - Fork in the Road - http://www.meetup.com/RawFoodDSM/
Facebook Groups
Fork in the Road
Des Veg Life -
A Des Moines area group of vegetarian and vegan friendly people, lots of idea sharing and tips on here!
Vegan Meating Club - Another great group online for Iowans!
Vegan Diners of Central Iowa
- I think the name of this group says it all!
Iowa Raw Vegan Foodies -
Raw Vegans unite! Great resource if you are raw or thinking of going raw with your vegan diet.
Recipe Resources
This is a website full of
vegan recipes posted by people from around the world. I like to sort by 5 star
reviews and look at the comment suggestions for other options. It is constantly
being updated and has recently undergone a redesign and facelift. Near
holidays, they have a special section with dishes for the season. I admit to
having spent hours perusing recipes, using the shopping list tool and marking
my favorites on this website! If you do nothing else with any of the
suggestions on this blog – at least visit this website.
Vegan Iowa Recommended Websites
Okay, I know there are TONS of vegan websites out there but these are just a few of my own personal favorites. (Beyond VeganIowa of course!)
Traveling? Visit Happy Cow before you hit the road, and download the travel app
onto your phone. Happy Cow has community listings around the world with
traveler reviews on vegan and vegetarian hot spots and grocery stores. Make
sure you add your own personal favorites to the lists!
Brendan Brazier, author and founder of the
Vega product line, has a great website! Blogs, communities for support
(recipes, adrenal fatigue recovery, etc.), training advice for athletes, you
name it! Highly recommend bookmarking this page. There are recipes for cooked
and raw vegan dishes, smoothies, energy bars, etc.
Vegan fashion, recipes, animal activism, this site has it all ~ Features a “Vegan Shoe of the Day” LOVE!
For the compassion based shopper – you will find the latest trends, make-up, accessories, new clothing lines, seasonal recommendations, etc.
Great
recipes and fun ideas!
Musings, recipes and lots more.
What
the hell does a vegan eat anyway? Ha, ha, I love the title of this blog, it
is one of my favorites!!
If you are active and vegan/raw then this
fabulous resource is for you!
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ - This is one of the very first vegan blogs I
began following seven years ago. The amazing recipes she produces, and then
packs up to send her son to school with, are fantastic.
Looking for more information? Did you check out the first two parts of the Vegan 101 guide?
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