1834 All Wet

I was reading recently on water and how much it takes to grow certain kinds of food. As the massive change in our climate seems to be getting underway, and vast areas of our country are suffering from drought, every drop of fresh water is becoming more and more precious.
In comparing foods with the formula of quarts of water per food calorie, scientists talk about an item's water footprint. The tiniest and most delicate footprint, just a tippy-toe in a shallow puddle, is the root vegetable. It uses .5 quarts per Calorie. That's still 50 quarts for 2/3 of a potato. Or a turnip. Sour cream is extra.
Cereals are also .5, while ordinary vegetables are about 1.4. Milk, from whence sour cream derives, is 1.9. So far, if you have a tater stuffed with green beans, sour cream, and butter you're still under 300 quarts of water for your meal.
But put on your swim fins, 'cause here comes the meat. Chicken is 3.2. Eggs? 2.4. Sheep or goats are really baaad. 4.5 quarts per Calorie. 3 ounces of goat is 122 calories or 549 quarts of water for one goat filet.
How did they kill him? By drowning?
But the worst? Beef---10.8 quarts per calorie. At 212 Calories for 4 ounces that's 2289.5 quarts for half a restaurant steak. Over 1000 gallons for the whole thing. Guess I'll skip that extra liquid teaspoon of steak sauce...
But good news, pork is only 2.3, lower than any other meat. Whenever I look at a menu at a new restaurant, I use my own formula, "When in doubt, try the pork." Cool. Now I can save the planet with that maxim too.
Just one more good reason to eat nature's most perfect food.
Bacon.
America, ya gotta love it.