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Puerto Rico to Kill and Export Iguanas for Food; Friends Mimic Each Other’s Eating

• Puerto Rico has cold-blooded plans to murder its iguanas and export their meat, since there are too many of the critters roaming the territory. Interesting, but who’s buying? [NYDN]

• Juicing is huge, both with Starbucks folks and all over. But then, we knew that. [NRN]

• New research shows that friends eating together mimic each other bite for bite; so if your lunch buddy is a scarfer, you might put on weight. [NYDN]

• Healthy new Gingersnaps Organic in the East Village will deliver a non-juice cleanse to your door for $50 a day. [T/NYT]

• Basically, all the fun foods (coffee, booze, chocolate, ice cream) are terrible for digestion, while boring ones like bananas are what you should eat. [Health.com via Fox News]

• This woman must’ve really wanted her French fries: She pulled up to the McDonald’s pick-up window and tried to order there, blocking drive-through traffic until police finally had to come and tase her. [Fay Observer]

Puerto Rico to Kill and Export Iguanas for Food; Friends Mimic Each