Education and exploration is essential to harnessing the true power of a plant-based nutrition program.
I'm sharing my favorite resources to help you understand more about how your body works and what food can do for your body. I have listed only a few of my favorites in a variety of categories so you may find an avenue of learning which appeals to you.
Whether the information you gather is from a book, a website, or a documentary, remember to branch out to learn about the entire process and approach to a plant-based lifestyle because there are so many interesting facets to plant-based nutrition including an environmental, compassionate, and spiritual side to every food choice you make.
Erie Area Restaurants:
Casablanca Grill
Middle East Mediterranean
2174 West 8th Street
Erie, PA 16505
814-452-4544
Chipotle Mexican Grill
6611 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16509
814-860-3490
and
Chipotle Mexican Grill
2204 West 12th Street
Erie, PA 16505
814-454-3464
Cloud 9 Wine Bar
25 East 10th Street, Suite #1
Erie, PA 16501
814-870-9007
Jekyll & Hyde's
8 East 10th Street
Erie, PA 16501
814-456-0072
The Juice Jar
Colony Plaza - 2620 W. 8th St.
Erie, PA
814-450-0074
Like My Thai?
827 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
Lucky Louie's Beer & Wieners
8238 Perry Hwy
Erie, PA 16509
814-314-9481
Mad Mex
654 Millcreek Mall
(On the west side of the main building facing Gander Mountain)
Erie, PA 16565
814-520-5142
Moe's Southwest Grill
Millcreek Marketplace
2052 Edinboro Road
Erie, PA 16509
814-868-2121
and
Moe's Southwest Grill
2187 West 12th Street
Erie, PA 16505
814-455-2121
Qdoba
7165 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16509
814-790-4915
U Pick 6
Harbor House
4454 Buffalo Road
Erie, PA 16510
814-616-8106
and
U Pick 6
Public House
4575 West Ridge Road
Erie, PA 16506
814-520-8495
and
U Pick 6
Tap House
333 State Street
Suite 110
Erie, PA 16507
814-520-5419
Whole Foods Co-Op
1341 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508
814-456-0282
Science-Based Health Books:
“The China Study” by T. Colin Campbell
“Eat to Live” by Joel Fuhrman
"The Cheese Trap" by Neal D. Barnard
Vegan Lifestyle Books:
“Main Street Vegan” by Victoria Moran
“Living the Farm Sanctuary Life” by Gene Baur
“Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows” by Melanie Joy, Ph.D.
“Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger?” by Sherry Colb, J.D.
“Vegan for Life” by Jack Norris, RD, and Virginia Messina, MPH, RD
“Drop the Fact Act and Live Lean” by Ryan Andrews, MS, RD
"The Vegan Starter Kit" by Neal D. Barnard
Documentaries:
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a Joe Cross film
Forks Over Knives
Fed Up
Vegucated
Food, Inc.
PlantPure Nation
The Ghosts in Our Machine
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
Recipes Online/Cookbooks:
Happy Herbivore by Lindsay Nixon
Fat-Free Vegan by Susan Voisin
Unprocessed by Chef AJ
Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People by Jennifer Cornbleet
Vegan Pressure Cooking by JL Fields
The PlantPure Nation Cookbook by Kim Campbell
Forks Over Knives The Cookbook by Del Sroufe
The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook by Ann Cile and Jane Esselstyn
Online Resources:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
NutrionFacts.org
Training with Dr. Neal Barnard in Washington, D.C.
Getting cooking tips from Chef AJ, who wrote the book "Unprocessed".