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Fuel needed to produce food in the USA-History of Climate Change 106-Angelika Krohn

According to Richard Manning in his article Following the food chain back to Iraq, it takes 35 calories of fuel to make 1 calorie of beef and 68 calories to make 1 calorie of pork and that corn and wheat are not far behind so vegetarians don't get much of a break on the consumption of fossil fuels. Manning also informs us that in 1940 it only took 1 calorie of fossil fuels to make 2.3 of food calories. By 1974 it was on a 1:1 ratio and now he estimates that it takes 10 fossil fuel calories to create 1 food calorie due to corporate industrialized farming, milling and generally processing foods. He hasn't even calculated the packaging or transportation in this equation yet so it's daunting!

As an example, 6 oz. of sirloin beef which is 219 calories equals 7,665 calories used in fossil fuels and 6 oz. of 97% lean beef is 380 calories equal to 13,300 of fossil fuels!Here's a breakdown of calories for just one day of healthy eating. Good thing I don't drink pop or soda as it's called on the east coast.

One Day's Food and the fossil fuels it takes:

Breakfast: 337 calories Muesli, 1/2 cup =160 calories Coconut milk, 1/2 cup=80 calories blueberries, 1/2 cup= 97 calories

Snack: 108 4 Brazil nuts=108 calories

Lunch: 525 calories 2 eggs=180calories 2 pc sprouted 7 grain bread=120 calories caprese salad: 2 slices mozarella cheese=180 calories 2 slices tomatoes=45 calories

Snack: 4 pcs. chocolate=170 calories

Dinner: 769 calories 6 0z sirloin beef=219 calories 1 potatoe ( 5.2 oz)=110 calories 1 cup green beans=100 calories 1 TBSP butter=100 calories 1 glasses red wine=120 calories

2 pcs. licorice=32 calories

Total for 1 day=1841 calories

So if we took Richard Manning’s average of 10 calories of fuel to make 1 calorie of food, my 1 day consumption would equal 18,410 calories to produce.