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Young Indian Vegetarians Cycle from London to Paris
Krupa Kothari
The Vegetarian Charity The Vegetarian Charity helps deserving young people under the age of 25. Students or parents can apply for monetary assistance. The charity also organises an annual vegan cookery course for people aged 16-25 years. The course is taught by a Cordon Vert tutor and covers nutritional guidance for vegans. The course is free. Travelling expenses could be partially covered. Overnight accommodation could be provided too. For further information visit: www.vegetariancharity.org.uk. You have to be vegetarian or vegan to qualify!
Y.I.V. is Grateful to the following Organisations
Hindu Vegetarians and Alcohol Consuming beer and wine has become de rigueur at most Hindu gatherings. Vegetarian Hindus should know that Beer needs fining or clearing from yeast. This is done by adding isinglass which is derived from swim bladders of fish. Keg beers and lagers are mostly passed through chill filters as are canned beers so they are Kosher! Wine is cleared with isinglass, gelatin, egg albumen or chitin (derived from the shells of crabs and lobsters). E120 Cochineal is produced by extracting the red body material from pregnant insects. This is used as a colorant in a small number of red wines, soft drinks and campari. Vegetarian Society of UK has a list of organic wine suppliers. Giving up alcohol would be best!
YIV Website now features the following pledges 1 Your organisation will never allow meat to be served at any of its events. 2 You will never serve meat, fish and eggs at any event your family celebrates. Weddings, birthday parties or any other occasion you will never serve any of the above. 3 You will bring up your children (for those who are planning to have some!) as strict vegetarians.
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A sunny day on June 3rd,
120 people embarked on an adventure filled 4 day cyclethon from Purley to Paris
- 320 miles of blood, sweat, sore knees and laughter, to raise money for a host
of different causes. In our group many of us were raising money for charity in
memory of Kirit Mehta (my uncle) who sadly passed away last year, but who I’m
sure would have been very impressed with our resolve. The vegetarians amongst us
showed that you can pedal just as fast and get just as far on a diet of fruit
and veg! Luckily health food shops have a impressive stock of energy bars full
of oats, dried fruit and sugar which all the cyclists filled up on at our
regular water stops (usually about every 30 miles). Pasta, sandwiches, salads,
cheese and fruit were usually the main foods at lunch – the lack of meat on
offer showing that no one needed it in order to get through the miles. The
French however aren’t famous for their vegetarian dishes, so when it came to the
dinners which were prepared by local hotels, we ended up eating an unimaginative
selection of broad beans and raw salad on a regular basis. Although always
disappointing for the taste buds, it was obviously enough for us, as we had the
energy to cycle our way to the finish line. Would recommend the trip to all
veggies out there!
