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Luckily, it's never been easier to find plant-based foods doesn't require any
plant-based foods with the same tastes sacrifice at all. Equally nutritious, equally
and textures as traditional foods. From delicious, and more sustainable—why
chipotle lime crispy tenders to chocolate not make the switch?
walnut brownie ice cream, choosing

"A diet higher in plant-based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes,
nuts, and seeds, and lower in calories and animal based foods is more health promoting
and is associated with less environmental impact than is the current U.S. diet."
- Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Water Used per 100 Calories Consumed (gallons)
300

250

200
150

100

50

0
Vegetables Fruits Cereals Starchy roots Eggs Chicken Mutton * Source: waterfootprint.org
Beef

USA Industrial California Water
2% Direct Use
4%
Direct Use Industrial Footprint
1% 4%
49% 48% 45% 47%
* Fulton, Julian (2013). "Water Footprint
Other Agricultural Meat & Dairy Other Agricultural Meat & Dairy Outcomes and Policy Options: A
Products Products Products Products
California Case Study." Presented at
World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden,
September 2013.

* Full citations and links available on www.us.tzuchi.org.
1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association 7. California State Water Resources Control Board
2. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency 8. Humane Society of the United States
3. San Francisco Chronicle 9. Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
4. Pacific Water Institute 10. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
5. National Geographic 11. EPA & USDA
6. Ecological Indicators 12. Daily Kos

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