Humans need to drink water to survive. It’s also necessary for producing our food! Plants need water to grow. Animals need it to drink. The food animals eat also requires water. Just how much water does it take to make popular foods? Check out the horizontal bar graph below to find out!
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How Thirsty Is Our Food?
Just how much water does it take to make popular foods?
By Jess McKenna-Ratjen
From the March/April 2024 Issue
Amount of Water Needed to Produce Common Foods
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*Includes fresh water used to grow crops, feed animals, and clean polluted water caused by farming practices
SOURCE: THE WATER FOOTPRINT NETWORK
TITLE
Tells what the graph is about
Y-AXIS LABEL
Describes the categories of data
SCALE
Set of numbers showing the data counted, starting at zero
X-AXIS LABEL
Tells what is being counted
BAR
The total amount in a category
Analyze It! What kinds of food use the most water? Why do you think that is?
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