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why is calorie density your metric of choice, though? Grapes, for example, have a much higher commercial alcohol density than almonds.
by dnautics 6y ago
why is calorie density your metric of choice, though? Grapes, for example, have a much higher commercial alcohol density than almonds.
- __s 6y agoI think you're missing their point They aren't saying people should go after wine makers for wasting water. They're saying going after almonds is scapegoating. Calorie density will tend to come up in that context because the premise is that vegans are increasing demand for almonds which is squandering water on poor nutrition. This plays on memes about vegan diets being insufficient nutritionally As it turns out neither almonds nor wine are really to blame for California's droughts. So yes, ferment some alcohol & be merry
- s1artibartfast 6y agoI think my point was that before we judge if almonds use too much water, we have to ask what we use almonds for and how they compare to similar products. IF we use almonds for food, I think it is reasonable to compare almonds to other foods, and ask how much water they use. As such, I used numbers for edible table grapes. IF the end goal is to to change state policy to make water use more efficient, I think we need to answer the question of why some foods are allowed to use more water than others.