Food Resources
Cookbooks
All of the cookbooks and online recipes listed below are plant-based, however not all of them are oil-free so make sure to double-check the ingredient list before making a recipe. For tips on adapting a recipe to be oil-free, click here.
Blissful Basil by Ashley Melillo
The China Study All-Star Collection by LeAnne Campbell
The China Study Cookbook by LeAnne Campbell
The Engine 2 Cookbook by Rip and Jane Esselstyn
Everyday Happy Herbivore by Lindsay Nixon
Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook by Del Sroufe
Forks Over Knives Family by Matthew Lederman, MD and Alona Pulde, MD
Forks Over Knives: Flavor by Darshana Thacker
Happy Herbivore Holidays & Gatherings by Lindsay Nixon
The How Not to Die Cookbook by Michael Greger, MD
The How Not to Diet Cookbook by Michael Greger, MD
Kristen’s Healthy Kitchen Recipes by Kristen Stoll
Plant-based Diet for Beginners by Gabriel Miller
Plant-based on a Budget by Toni Okamoto
Plant-Powered Families by Dreena Burton
The PlantPure Nation Cookbook by Kim Campbell
The PlantPure Kitchen by Kim Campbell
The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook by Ann Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn
The Vegan 8 Cookbook by Brandi Doming
Vegan Under Pressure by Jill Nussinow
PlantYou by Carleigh Bordrug
The Fiber Fueled Cookbook by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Simply Delicious Vegan by Caitlin Shoemaker
The Essential Vegan Air Fryer Cookbook by Tess Challis
DINING OUT
Dining Out When You Must — Lecture by Mary McDougall
HappyCow — Worldwide guide to vegan-friendly restaurants and health food stores
Restaurant Guide for Midland, TX
Online BLOGS & Recipes
Big list of oil-free salad dressings — Volume I & Volume II
Blissful Basil — Recipes
Fat Free Vegan — Recipes
Forks Over Knives — Recipes (also check out the iOS and Android app)
Happy Herbivore — Recipes
Plantz St. — Recipes
Plant You — Oil-free Salad Dressings
Straight Up Food — Making Homemade Oil-free Salad Dressings
Vegan 8 — Recipes
Veggies Don’t Bite — Vegan Lunchbox Ideas
COOKING classes and demonstrations
If you would like to attend an in-person cooking demo, visit our Events page.
Forks Over Knives — Online Cooking Course
Culinary Rx — Online Cooking Course
Enroll in Culinary Rx Light, a self-paced, online cooking course focused on plant-based nutrition for only $39.99 (that's $10 off the original price!). Simply follow these steps:
1. Go to www.rouxbe.com/culinary-rx/ and under CulinaryRx Light, click "Buy Now".
2. Create your account and on the checkout page, click “Enter a discount code” and use the following code: MIDLAND.
3. Complete the checkout process. After you type in your credit card number, you will see the price change to $39.99.
Grocery Shopping
If you would like to attend a guided grocery store tour, visit our Events page.
Eat Plant-Based — Beginner's Guide to Plant-Based Grocery Shopping
Healthy City — "Packaged Foods" - A Picture Book of Minimally Processed Foods
Healthy City — WFPB Label Reading
JL Goes Vegan — Reading Labels to Avoid Animal Products
PlantPure Nation — How to Read Nutritional Labels Video
Veg Kitchen — How to Read a Nutrition Label
Meal Planning
21-Day Vegan Kickstart — Meal Planner (free 21-day meal plan)
Forks Over Knives — Meal Planner (paid weekly meal plans, offers 14-day free trial)
Lighter — Meal Plans (free and paid versions available)
Mary McDougall — Planning Meals Free Online
Don’t feel like cooking or need something quick? Jump below to our section on Meal Delivery.
HOME MEAL DELIVERY
LeafSide — Dehydrated Meals (just add water) shipped to your door
MamaSezz — Fresh Meal Delivery shipped to your door
Purple Carrot — Meal Kit Delivery shipped to your door (use code: PURPLE20 for $20 off your first box)