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VRG BROCHURES DISTRIBUTED INCLUDE VEGETARIAN NUTRITION FOR TEENAGERS, UNADIETA VEGETARIANA, VEGETARIANISM IN A NUTSHELL, HEART HEALTHY EATING,VEGANISM IN A NUTSHELL,I LOVE ANIMALS AND BROCCOLI SHOPPING BASKET, I LOVE ANIMALS AND BROCCOLI COLORING BOOK, SAVE OUR WATER. VRG BOOKS INCLUDE SIMPLY VEGAN, MEATLESS MEALS FOR WORKING PEOPLE, VEGAN HANDBOOK, LOWFAT JEWISH VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK, VEGAN IN VOLUME, VEGAN MEALS FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, VEGAN SEAFOOD, NO CHOLESTEROL PASSOVER RECIPES, CONVENIENTLY VEGAN, VEGAN MEALS FOR ONE OR TWO, VEGANS KNOW HOW TO PARTY. 38965 VEGAN JOURNAL - PRODUCTION, PROMOTION & MAILING OF VEGAN JOURNAL FOUR TIMES A YEAR. 8,000 COPIES IN PRINT AND ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB. ALL NUTRITION ARTICLES ARE REVIEWED BY A REGISTERED DIETITIAN. 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