Food
The Food module evaluates the environmental footprint of your diet. Different foods have very different impacts: beef, for example, generates up to 20 times more emissions than legumes. Measuring these habits is key to understanding your total impact.
What is measured in this module?
Solid foods
Usual consumption measured in kilograms of each type of food: meats (beef, pork, chicken), fish, dairy, eggs, cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables and processed foods. Each category has a specific impact coefficient based on its production chain.
Beverages
Consumption of usual beverages in litres: bottled water, soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea, milk and alcoholic drinks. The production, packaging and transport of each beverage has a different environmental impact.
Food categories assessed
Carne de vacuno
Muy alto impacto
Carne de cerdo
Alto impacto
Pollo y aves
Impacto moderado
Pescado y marisco
Impacto variable
Lácteos
Impacto moderado-alto
Huevos
Impacto moderado
Cereales y pan
Bajo impacto
Frutas y verduras
Bajo impacto
Legumbres
Muy bajo impacto
Procesados
Variable según tipo
Parameters you enter
| Data | Unit |
|---|---|
| Food quantity | grams |
| Consumption frequency | times/week |
| Beverage volume | ml |
| Beverage frequency | times/week |
Why does it matter?
Food represents between 20% and 30% of a person's total environmental footprint. Decisions about what we eat have a direct impact on climate change, soil acidification, water use and biodiversity loss.
Footprint does not aim to judge your diet, but to inform you of the real impact of each food choice. Small changes — such as reducing red meat consumption one day a week — can have a significant and measurable effect on your environmental footprint.
Illustration: sustainable food
How will you see your results?
This is how Footprint will show your evolution in this module at the end of the course. Sample data, not real.
Food
Illustrative sample
Start vs. end comparison
Start
End
EF points / year
Start
0.2150
End
0.1925
Improvement
−10.5%
Recommendation you will receive
You improved in Food by 10.5%. Keep up the habits that worked.
The values shown are fictitious and serve only to illustrate the presentation of results. Your actual results will depend on the data you enter during the course.