TABLE 3.

Cost of irrigating water per week due to food consumed in the desirable and the current Italian diet (Source: Authors).

Food group	Current Italian diet	Desirable diet
Fruit	0,86 €	1,91 €
Vegetables	0,45 €	0,88 €
Legumes	0,42 €	1,63 €
Nuts	2,03 €	3,38 €
Refined cereals	2,56 €	0,70 €
Potatoes	0,19 €	0,19 €
Wholegrain	0,19 €	1,20 €
Beef and pork meat	6,57 €	0,90 €
Poultry	1,05 €	1,10 €
Fish	1,32 €	2,33 €
Eggs	0,50 €	0,77 €
Dairy products	7,12 €	3,62 €
Animal fat and tropical oils	0,55 €	0,12 €
Non- tropical oils	4,64 €	3,03 €
Sugars	0,45 €	0,06 €
TOT	28,92 €	21,81 €