For perspective: If one gallon of milk requires 880 gallons of water, and, on average, 1.2 gallons of milk to make one pound of cheese, that adds up to a whole lot of water down the drain for that slice of cheese on your burger.Ranking Every Type of Cheese by How (Un)Healthy They Are81520Ian LecklitnerRajeev GuptaFollowSep 3, 2018 · 1 min readwhat do ya have to say for one pound of beef? How many gallons of water?