Plus: Watermelons get a pass as comedian Gallagher recovers from a heart attack; and all that green dye consumed on St. Patrick's Day probably won't kill you, all in our morning news roundup.
The Top Chef winner is pitching in to help fight childhood hunger.
Plus: Average Americans eat the way of MyPlte guidelines just seven times a year; and smugglers get busted trying to bring butter into Sweden, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: The local food movement is the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry; and Colonel Sanders dug "real old-time country and farm cooking," all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Bloggers change the face of food reviews; and Mediterranean cuisine is having a moment, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Brazilians discover that banana peels are great for purifying water; and bacon increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Mothers suffer the most in families that go hungry; and apples rank highest in produce contaminated by pesticide, all in out morning news roundup.
Plus: Sandra Lee won't talk about hunger-fighting funds in her boyfriend's budget for NY; and cloned-pig sausage is still a go in Europe, all in our morning news roundup.
Fat ugly and toxic is no way to go through life.
Should researchers be spending their time perfecting potato chips, as opposed to, say, trying to stem global hunger?
The widow of Benihana's founder is suing the restaurant chain, and meat's about to get tagged with nutrition labels, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus windowsill gardening could be a boon to fresh food-deprived urban areas, and Angelina Jolie digs Spanish food, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Sesame Street introduces broccoli, banana and whole wheat muppets to encourage healthy eating habits, and the Army eliminates soda and sugary cereals on an Arizona base, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus rising global food prices may spur a worldwide hunger crisis, and "blue laws" have been steadily disappearing over the last decade, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Americans will spend at least two days shopping and enjoying merriment this holiday season, and Jone's bacon-flavored soda has an unappealing aftertaste, all in our morning news roundup.
