With California's drought worsening, there has been a growing focus on the amount of water needed to produce certain foods.
So how do foods typically eat by Americans stack up? The selected foods above provide a representative example, based on a report published by the UNESCO Institute for Water Education. Cutting food derived from animals from our diet can significantly help water conservation efforts, water management expert Arjen Y. Hoekstra, says in a recent report. Animal products generally have a larger waterfootprint than crop products per weight and nutrition value, according to the data.
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So what are some thirsty foods? Beef, pork, lamb, chickpeas, lentils, peas, goat, mangoes and asparagus.
Less thirsty crops? Cabbage, strawberries, onions, lettuce, carrots, eggplant, grapefruit and tomatoes.
Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times9:38 a.m April 8: This post was updated to include information from the Institute for Water Education.
This post was originally published at 2:42 p.m. April 6.
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