Tuesday, 06 August 2024 15:25

Athletes like milk, meat

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: The Olympic Games underway in Paris has been touted as the most eco-friendly event to date. But to the organisers' dismay, the athletes aren't buying the carbon footprint and vegan-first mentality.

According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, Paris had a charter that said 60% of food in the village had to be vegan friendly & the day before the opening ceremony they ran out of meat and dairy options because they hadn't anticipated so many athletes choosing the meat and dairy options over the vegan-friendly ones.

The caterers were forced to bring in more eggs, meat and dairy products because not too many of the world's top athletes were touching the vegan diets.

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