Most of us have three meals a day. We take food for granted (想当然). And we don't think about it.1experts argue a food crisis (危机) is coming. This crisis is going to make us2the way we think about food.
Food is in great need3a growing world population. By 1960, the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050, this planet will need to4at least nine billion people. As a result, the food prices will get higher and higher.
So, what can a5, crowded world do? One suggestion is to eat6meat. Meat uses more natural resources (资源) than grain (谷物). It requires more7to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more8than vegetables. So, eating less meat will9more land for farming, and it will save water.
To eat less meat, people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be10. Americans, for example, have11loved meat. In general, they eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the same time, in developing countries like China and Brazil, sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years.12will double again by 2050. Growing need of meat will13to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing, resources are becoming fewer, and food prices are rising. Therefore, we need to rethink14we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don't need to give up meat15. But we need to eat more grain and less meat!
