* The average water use per person in North America for personal hygiene and cooking is about 100 gallons per day.
* The most significant water use by each person each day is the water used to grow their food!!
* One pound of Potatoes uses 60 gallons to grow and provides 422 calories;
* One pound of Wheat uses 108 gallons of water to grow and provides 518 calories;
* One pound of Corn uses 168 gallons of water to grow and provides 428 calories;
* One pound Rice uses 229 gallons of water to grow and provides 596 calories;
* One pound of Soybeans use 240 gallons of water to grow and provides 786 calories.
* One pound of Beef uses 2,500 gallons of water to grow and provides only 1,210 calories.
* Obviously, eating grains and cereals directly rather than eating meat can reduce the “hidden” water use of our society by over 90% !!
