Beef: Is It Still Whats For Dinner?

Erykah White
Beef has been very popular in past years, but recently it has been
declining and other sources of protein have been increasing.

Beef, Turkey, Pork and Chicken Consumption in the US

100
80 Chicken
Beef
Million/Pound Per Capita

60 Pork
Turkey

40
20
0
1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015
*Tofu data not found

Why do Protein Cards

people
Below is a look at a comparison of the environmental impact
and fat content of beef and other protein sources.

switch from
Beef? BEEF Chicken

1,847 Gallons of water 518 gallons of water

cost to produce 1 pound to produce 1 pound

health concerns
environmental 27 kg CO2 6.9 kg CO2
emission emission

concerns
15 g of fat 3.6 g of fat

Turkey Tofu Pork

122 gallons of water 1,630 gallons of

520 gallons of water to produce 1 pound water to produce 1 pound
to produce 1 pound

2.0Sources: 12.1 kg CO2

10.9 kg CO2 kg CO2
emission
emission
emission

Producing 1 14 g of fat
1.6pound of beef
g of fat 4.8 g of fat

Amount of fat in
Key
Amount of water it Amount of Carbon
takes to produce 1 dioxide Emitted during 100 grams of food
pound Food production item
http://www.plumasearthdays.com/uploads/7/5/0/8/75080577/food-footprint_1_orig.jpg
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-10-foods-with-the-biggest-environmental-footprint-2015-9
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/dana-gunders/thanksgiving-be-more-grateful-wasteful
http://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/about-the-industry/statistics/per-capita-consumption-of-poultry-and-livestock-1965-to-estimated-2012-in-pounds/
http://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Hoekstra-Mekonnen-2012-WaterFootprint-of-Humanity.pdf
http://www.ohpoultry.org/fastfacts/docs/nutrition/Turkey%20nutrition%20facts.pdf
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