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In the standard system the conversion is that 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches and 1 inch = 2.54 cm, which makes a gallon = 3785.411784 millilitres exactly. For nutritional labeling on food packages in the US, the teaspoon is defined as exactly 5 ml, [22] giving 1 gallon = 3840 ml exactly. This chart uses the former.
The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores. [2]
Data on functional metrics show schools' use between 3 and 15 gallons per school day per student for indoor use. [7] and between 4.7 and 23.6 gallons/student/day in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [26] There are 389,000 school buildings in the U.S. with the total floor space of 12,239 million square feet. [22]
The Special Food Service Program for Children was created as an amendment to the NSLA in 1968. According to the USDA, “the 3 year pilot provided grants to States to help provide meals for children when school was not in session. [9] ” Under the umbrella of the Special Food Service Program were two categories: Summer and Child Care.
Known as the California School Food Safety Act, it outlaws Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2 and Green 3 from the meals, drinks and snacks served at public schools statewide.
The facility cost $1 billion to build and is the largest desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere producing up to 50 million gallons (190,000 m 3) of water per day. [26] As of December 2015, there are 6 additional seawater desalination plants currently in operation in the state of California.
In California and many other parts of the world, traditional water sources — including underground aquifers and fresh water from rivers, streams and snowmelt — are becoming less reliable.
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally funded meal program that provides free and reduced cost breakfasts to children at public and private schools, and child care facilities in the United States. [1] All children in participating schools and residential institutions are eligible for a federally subsidized meal, regardless of family ...