VRG outreach

Vegetarian Journal, March-April, 2004

VRG's Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE, is teaching an on-line course called Introduction to Vegetarian Nutrition and Food Service. So far, the class has enrolled students from Argentina, Brazil, the Czech Republic, India, Malaysia, and Pakistan, in addition to students from across the United States.

Even though the class is no longer offered for college credit, students may still enroll on a continuing education basis. Course information is available at The VRG website at <www.vrg.org/berkoff/introduction.htm>. Recipes from Nancy's book Vegan in Volume were quoted in several national newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Miami Herald, in articles about vegetarian holiday eating. In January, she presented an all-day seminar on vegetarian, kosher menu design and products for registered dietitians and certified chefs at the Kosher Life conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. She has also agreed to present five workshops for the Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank on incorporating more vegetarian menu items into their adult and children's menus throughout 2004.