{"id":27286,"date":"2026-09-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=27286"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:12:23","slug":"karishma-chidambaram-from-oregon-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/karishma-chidambaram-from-oregon-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"KARISHMA CHIDAMBARAM FROM OREGON IS A WINNER OF THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP 2026 VIDEO CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Karishma said: I grew up vegetarian, so eating a plant-based diet has always been a normal part of my life. Recently, my mom was diagnosed with gallstones, along with gluten and lactose intolerances. It\u00a0was tough to navigate finding meals that met all of her dietary needs while still being balanced, nutritious, and vegetarian. Through a lot of research and kitchen experimenting, we found a variety of plant-based meals that are delicious and that accommodated those restrictions. I created this video to show that plant-based eating doesn\u2019t have to be intimidating or limiting. I hope this video shows that plant-based eating is possible without compromising nutrition, flavor, or dietary needs.\u00a0<\/span>Video link: https:\/\/www.wevideo.com\/view\/4142585750<\/a><\/p>\n

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The deadline for the next Vegetarian Resource Group video contest is July 15, 2027. See https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

See other videos here: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/veg_videos.php<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

And https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VegResourceGrp\/shorts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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For information about VRG\u2019s $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors who have promoted veganism, see https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar<\/a>\u00a0 The next deadline is February 20, 2027.<\/p>\n

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To support VRG\u2019s outreach to young people, join at https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/cabdacae.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Or donate at vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karishma said: I grew up vegetarian, so eating a plant-based diet has always been a normal part of my life. Recently, my mom was diagnosed with gallstones, along with gluten and lactose intolerances. It\u00a0was tough to navigate finding meals that met all of her dietary needs while still being balanced, nutritious, and vegetarian. Through a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27288,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27286\/revisions\/27288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}