Water Waste to Food Scarcity
Majid Ali, M.D.
Africa learned some decades ago what is the price of disrespecting water. We Americans should have learned it years ago but we did not.
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WATER GUZZLERS
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EATS A SLIVER OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADO EACH WEEK.It takes 4.1 gallons of water to produce.
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6.2 gallons
A THIRD OF A HEAD OF LETTUCE4.1 gallons
TWO PEACH SLICES3.3 gallons
⅓ OUNCE OF TURKEY4.1 gallons
TWO SLICES OF BREAD
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6.4 gallons
THREE MANDARINS42.5 gallons
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1.1 gallons
A BOWL OF PROCESSED TOMATOES9.1 gallons
A THIRD OF AN EGG6 gallons
FOUR BROCCOLI FLORETS2.2 gallons
AN ORANGE SLICE
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Four glasses of milk require 221 gallons of water to produce.
Americans consume the most water by eating meat and dairy products, primarily because a lot of water is needed to grow the crops to feed the animals. Not all of this water comes from California; about half is imported in the form of crops, like corn, from the Midwest.
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1.75 ounces of beef require 86 gallons of water to produce.
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LEAST WATER CONSUMPTION
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EATS A TIP OF CALIFORNIA ASPARAGUS EACH WEEK.It takes 0.22 gallons of water to produce.
AN APPLE SLICE0.39 gallons
FOUR PEPPERS0.66 gallons
A CABBAGE LEAF0.39 gallons
A CAULIFLOWER FLORET0.49 gallons
SEVEN DRIED BEANS0.91 gallons
A TINY GRAPEFRUIT WEDGE0.34 gallons
AN ONION SLICE0.75 gallons
A TINY PEAR WEDGE0.51 gallons
A POTATO SLICE0.62 gallons
A HALF RASPBERRY0.08 gallons
A SWEET POTATO SLICE0.44 gallons
A TOMATO SLICE0.54 gallons
ONE BLUEBERRY0.04 gallons
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