Paris Olympics goes meat-free: Good for the planet or good business?
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Of all the lame-brained... So only a little over 5 million of the 13 million meals will have any meat at all. If I read it correctly, at least it doesn't sound strictly vegan, just vegetarian. I hope they're providing tons of dairy and eggs to compensate for the lack of meat protein for the athletes. |
I'm sure the athletes will pack in a lot of whey protein powder.
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How stupid!!!! Athletes need MORE meat not less 😤.
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Here is the official Paris 2024 Olympics "Food Vision" booklet (pdf) .. https://medias.paris2024.org/upload...N-Eng-BDEF2.pdf
Most of these meat-free options (not necessarily 100% plant based) will be offered to the public outside of the Athletes' Village. Mostly at surrounding cafés, restaurants and kiosks serving non-athlete attendees .. spectators, media, volunteers etc. And maybe athletes who want to celebrate post-competition. Athletes' nutrition will not be compromised. They will be offered vegetarian meals alongside meat-based meals, but those will be completely optional. Each country's Olympic team has at least one nutritionist on staff, who will ensure their athletes get exactly what they want and need for training, recovery and competition. Quote:
It seems much of the hype about Paris 2024 going vegan is just that .. hype, not fact :rolleyes: |
At least it's not vegan.
And it's only the audience attendees that will be subjected to 60% meat-free vegetarian food availability. I wonder how many attendees will go outside the area to get some real French food with real butter and real meat - I mean why would anyone go to Paris... PARIS!!! and decide Yeah sure it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to eat all the wonderful French cuisine, but I think I'll skip eating meat and just eat vegetarian while I'm here. |
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I've been to Paris many times, and one of the most memorable meals I had was steak tartare when I was fourteen :yum: |
Lol, that's about the time I first had steak tartare. Maybe it was the thing I the US at that time.
Dr Chaffee often talks about his years playing ball, and compares his performance with carbs and without. Noticeably better recovery and such on meat. |
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Everything about that sounds just awful - Whoever organized this mess must hate people in general. You don't treat your guests like that... unless you want to make sure they never come back.
The choices, and quality - This is Paris, fer cryin' out loud! Are they intent on ruining the gastronomical reputation of the entire country in barely more than 2 weeks? Just pathetic - French food normally being excellent quality, surely everyone expected that the food and drink available would be at least palatable. I'm sure they weren't expecting 5-Star Michelin quality at a sports venue, but this sounds truly awful. |
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So they intentionally planned that only 40% of the food available would have any animal protein at all. Quote:
I haven't had lamb chops in ages, but I recall them being very tiny, so I googled - They apparently have about 2-3 oz of actual meat per chop. So this 6'6" guy who is at least 200 lbs of muscle was only allowed 2 tiny pieces of meat. This is really mind boggling - It sounds like whoever was planning the food services didn't even bother to consult with their own Olympic trainers to determine what their own athletes needed to perform at their best, much less consider what athletes from around the world would need to sustain their abilities. Sounds like they just went in with the idea that there would simply be little choice available - WE believe everyone should be eating quinoa and lentils, so WE decided that even the athletes will need to adjust their diets to our delicate sensibilities, because we're simply not going to provide anywhere near as much as they're used to in the way of animal proteins. How is it not even written in whatever agreements/directives these committees need to adhere to that they aren't required to provide the proper type and amount of nutrition to the athletes? So now they've walked it back - oh yes, we have tons of meat and eggs now, days into the event, claiming that "food is important" while still promoting their quinoa and lentils. I have to wonder how many tons of quinoa and lentils will be left over after the closing ceremonies, because SO FEW WANTED THEM, whether athletes or spectators. |
From Nina Teicholz:
How is Vegan Food for Olympic Athletes Like the Women's Boxing Controversy? https://unsettledscience.substack.c...lympic-athletes |
And plant-based is BAD for the planet. There's no balancing act, here. Just bad science and high profit.
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This was a gem I read in the comments on Nina's article:
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It's something I've often said, although I've never said it in such a concise way, mainly because it applies to more than just extreme climates. It also applies to seasonal changes, because I always wondered what fresh fruits and vegetables our ancestors were supposedly finding to eat with a foot of snow on the ground in the middle of winter. It makes no sense at all to me that any society could have ever been 100% vegan, or was ever meant to be. It's possible to do it today, but only through increasing the amount of pollution by processing vegan foods in one part of the world, then shipping them halfway around the world to meet vegan demands for plant based and ONLY plant based foods, rather than eating what is locally available when possible. It's illogical to think you need to be vegan when the further north you are (or the further south in the southern hemisphere), the shorter the growing season. It only makes sense that with plants available for a shorter time that people survived on animal products, even if the poor ate mostly eggs, dairy, fish, and whatever wild animals they could catch (rabbits, squirrels, possum, etc) during the cold months. Also if they grew grains to supplement their diet, they would have rationed them so they wouldn't run out before the next year's harvest, instead of building their meals around grains. A truly topsy-turvy view of diet is being pushed on us today. |
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