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Meatless Mouthful: Mike White Runs On Fumes, Not Cheese

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Authors, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful, Reality TV.

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“I’m basically vegan and don’t eat any of the food that was around. So as it got to the sixth or seventh leg, I was just running on fumes.”
—-Amazing Race contestant Mike White, in an interview with IntouchWeekly.com on the most difficult part of competing in the Amazing Race with partner and dad Mel White.

Mel said that one day there were only cheese sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so Mike didn’t eat all day. Talk about commitment!

The couple was recently eliminated on the show during an adventure in Thailand.

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Amazing Race’s Mike White Went Two Days Without Solid Food

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 in Authors, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

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The Amazing Race has a history of not being a very kind race for vegetarians, and this season’s show proved no different.

Mike White was the poster boy for veganism on the show. His father and race partner, Mel, told Buddy TV.com Mike had a hard time finding vegan food.

“Mike is a vegan, and there was hardly any food that he could eat along the way and he didn’t compromise, so there were times where he hadn’t eaten for two days, anything solid,” Mel White said.

Mike White is a successful writer, who’s credits include Nacho Libre and School of Rock.

Last year, vegetarian contestant Terence Gerchberg attempted to eat sheep in an eating challenge, but lost-both the contest and his ability to keep the food down.

A vegetarian last year. A vegan this year. Clearly this isn’t something novel to Amazing Race, nor is a meatless eater novel to reality TV. Is it time the producers of these shows make reasonable accommodations for contestants with dietary preferences?

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