b'Indirect Water SourcesThe Journey to aEveryone drinks water, but we Juicy Steak1,857 galHO W eat more water than we drink.(7030 L) 1 Growing Feed for LivestockThe growing, processing, and transporting of food adds to the direct and indirect amounts of M U C H water used to produce food. 36% of the calories produced by global crops is used as animal feed.3 In the U.S., a persons diet is98% of the water livestock uses comes from WATER 27% produce, while 42% is meatgrowing feed.4and animal products.A balanced 1diet is essential for health and well-being, but knowing which DO YOU EAT? foods have the largest waterPeople often overlook how impact helps us all make betterRaising Animals 2 their diet affects the food choices. environment. Eating fewer Livestock consume large amounts ofanimal products and water during their lifespan.shopping for local foods Each day cows drink up to 30 gallons (114 liters) of water.5 can greatly reduce a persons water footprint.FoodsWater Footprint 2Water used to 3 Processing and Packaging produce these common foods: The safety and convenience of washed and processed food for eating uses lots of water. To produce 1 oz (28 grams) of plastic requires over a gallon (3.8 liters) of water.6109 gal84 gal(413 L) 50 gal(318 L)(189 L)STORE Travel 4Getting food from the farm to your table can 1,500 be about 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers)!7mlsGasoline and preservatives for long distances each add to water inputs.SOURCES The American1 National Geographic, What the World Eats: United Statesdiet has almost1 egg 1 lb apples 1 lb corn 1 lb beef (454 gm)2 National Geographic,1,000 moreHidden Watergrams of food 3 Environmental Research Letters, Redening agricultural yields: from per day than tonnes to people nourished per hectarethe global 4 Water Footprint Network,average. 1Water footprint of crop and animalproducts: a comparison 5 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, How much water do cows drink per day? 6GRACE Communications Foundation,The Hidden Water in Everyday Products 7 Columbia Climate School,How Green is Local Food?Whos Minding the Planet? 35'