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A healthy snack but bad for the environment
"The water footprint of one California almond has averaged 12 liters (3.2 gallons)" as stated by a 2019 study (Fulton et al 2019 Water-Indexed Benefits and Impacts of Californian Almonds)
And California can be up to 30% more water-efficient in growing almonds than other parts of the world
You can enjoy the occasional snack but making almonds a big source of your diet is quite water-consuming
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I thought water is reusable ?
You are completely wrong here my friend 🫠
@KingPlays the water doesn’t get reused ? I’m confused what happens to it 🤔
3.5 litres of water for one almond? there must be around 150 in a bag and there is crate loads of them in the shops. Is there any chance a mathematical mistake was made?
Save water💧 drink beer 🍻 instead 😋 so you can keep eating almonds 😂
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Nope. I don’t eat almonds but any tree is good for earth. stop focusing on one aspect and look at the big picture.
I rarely eat almonds. last time it was in 2020, but, nah, I’ll eat again
Gotta say I‘m pleasantly surprised that you care for our environment💪🏼 Used to drink a lot of almond milk but since they need so much water I switched to soy milk and biological „normal“ milk
How about stopping eating meat and dairy?
You could do that, but then your primary source of food would be drenched with pesticides and give you asbestos of the bodily tissues (oxalate). It’s best to eat plants in moderation.
Recent studies showed that foods high in oxalate increase your risk of cancer significantly, which unfortunately means that a plant based diet is unsustainable unless you are comfortable with the raised risk of cancer.
I drink.almond milk because I can’t tolerate dairy and been warned off soy because of thyroid issues. Is oat or hazelnut milk any better. The only thing that bothers me with the oat milk is the amount of carbs in it.
Some Moroccan almonds varieties are grown just with water from the rains sometimes in a nearly desertic environment.
I just bought a bag of almonds ffs
It actually grows wild in Jamaica
Almonds are very high in oxalates as well..
It’s not something that should concern someone if they just eat a moderate amount of almonds. Soaking can help with this a bit also.
This video is very misleading.. Yes almonds do use a lot of water, but most of that water is rain water.
While I appreciate you talking about environmental issues, and recommending more environmentally-friendly nuts, I find it extremely hypocritical that you make an environmental case for almonds, yet you promote and eat animal products which are far far more destructive to the environment.
This!
They are?
Yes I stop eating Almonds for this reason. Sometimes it’s hard to switch but you do get used to it
You’re a very good person
thank god they taste awful. Quite easy to skip them!
Love your videos and I listen for your awesome health tips. I eat a handful of almonds everyday and honestly will not stop. Stop with the eco proselytizing and stick to what you do best.
You can continue eating your almonds and he can promote not to eat almonds. Stick to eating your nuts
Siim, I love your videos, but the environment is complicated, please do more research! You are cherry picking a single variable and ignoring all the others: on a per-gallon of water basis, almond trees absorb tons of CO2 throughout their lifespan, and are an integral member of the bee pollination ecosystem during a time when bee population decline is a major concern.
Nothing from almond harvests go to waste, as shells become livestock bedding and hulls fortify livestock feed. Over the past decades, thanks to innovations such as micro-irrigation systems, soil moisture sensors, and other technologies, the trend of water usage has been declining too.
Ultimately, the environmental impact of both plants and livestock are almost always a net positive for the environment since they are part of an ecosystem and it’s difficult to understand the totality of their importance.
But doesn’t your argument also hold for other nuts that require e.g. less water? And if so, wouldn’t it be better to buy that other nut? Looking forward to your answer
All that water comeback in the mother nature, you can eat and don’t worry. Water does not disappear. It is constantly moving and changing forms in the water cycle.