• Get Healthy Philly, a new initiative from Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health takes aim at sugary beverages and childhood obesity. [Newsworks]
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is seeking approval from Collingswood to open a shop in the shuttered KFC at Haddon Avenue and Cuthbert Boulevard. [Courier-Post]
• In the face of a global food crisis, one Dutch scientist recommends we all develop a taste for nutritious green bugs. Meanwhile, American children are preparing to go on strike. [BBC]
• It seems the 20-ounce “venti” just isn’t big enough for some Starbucks customers; today, the chain is rolling out its 30-ounce “trenta” size, beginning in thirteen Southern states. [USAT]
• Sluggishness and memory problems might be related to a deficiency of vitamin B-12, found in fish, beef, and dairy products. [WSJ]
• Gluten-free diets are increasingly touted as weight-loss regimens, but that’s actually not such a hot idea. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
• With skyrocketing food prices, the U.N.’s World Food Programme has found itself $3 billion short. [AP]