Plus: Today's beef is more environmentally sound than beef of yore; and "blue laws" ban booze sales on Super Bowl Sunday, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: USDA's gardeners' guide shows warm zones have drifted North; and Burger King's latest concoction packs more than 1,000 calories, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Vegetarians not averse to gluten should consider it as a source of protein; and Coca-Cola brings back its polar bears, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: The state of PA takes potential recipients assets into account before granting food stamps; and conventional orange juice could be full of fungicide, all in our morning ews roundup.
Plus: The proper time to drink cappuccino is in the morning; and meet the new farmerati, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Prepackaged foods to invade the produce section of a supermarket near you; and no matter how much states cut back on food stamps, you still can't eat a truck, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: City Tavern can't find a tenant; and chains find serving booze a tough sell, all in our morning news roundup.
• The families of Philadelphia school children who are eligible for free lunch are now eligible for an 80% discount on Comcast's cable service. [Philly.com] • A free greenhouse exhibit is taking root in Old City. [CBS3] • Culinary-school graduates...
Plus: Moderate wine consumption is shown to help reduce weight gain; and don't open your fridge if you lose power, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Obese children perform poorly on tests after ingesting unhealthy foods; and people in Wisconsin are illegally selling food stamps online, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Kissing can trigger food allergies; and China's wheat crops are at risk, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus the Food Network's parent company is flush with cash, and bacon soda is as gross as you would expect, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Continental Airlines to phase out complimentary meals, and Newt Gingrich is leading the war against food stamps, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus the UK's Health Secretary apologizes to Jamie Oliver, and kinchi prices skyrocket in Korea, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus L.A.'s Food Policy Task Force works to get food stamps accepted at every farmers market, and carrying weapons in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is a hot topic, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Campbell Soup heiress Mary Alice Dorrance Malone is one of America's wealthiest, and Democrats worry that school lunch funding will take away from food stamps, all in our morning news roundup.
