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L.A. Leads U.S. Counties In Hunger; MOD Tackling L.A.’s Food Deserts

• A new study claims that more than 1.7 million people in Los Angeles faced hunger issues in 2009, more than in any other county in the U.S. [LAT]

• A new restaurant group called MOD is bringing restaurants to L.A.’s food deserts, starting with the opening of 1321 in Torrance. [LAT]

• IN-N-Out, Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, The Habit, Tommy’s, and Brea’s Best all use Puritan Bakery as their bun supplier. [OC Register]

• A California program called Sembrando Salud (sowing health) is focused on teaching farm workers healthier lifestyle habits, like getting vegetable-growers to actually eat vegetables. [Good]

• Some benevolent (and possibly crazy) fellow literally made it rain dollar bills at a Boston Starbucks. But people spending three bucks on a cup of coffee don’t need money — why didn’t he choose a Taco Bell or something? [Urlesque]

• Hotel chains are increasingly making it easier to eat healthy by posting calorie counts and providing wholesome foods like yogurt and oatmeal. Great, now while on vacation we can’t even pretend not to know how fattening that cheesecake is! [USAT]

L.A. Leads U.S. Counties In Hunger; MOD Tackling L.A.’s Food Deserts