• Whole Foods will test some new Wellness Clubs, where shoppers willing to pay $740 for the first year will get nutritional evaluations and discounts on foods deemed extra healthy. [USAT]
• Something to ponder before you eat that next cookie: Obesity costs some states $15 billion annually, mainly in the form of medical care. [Fox News]
• Not even good enough for criminals: Rikers Island was forced to throw away 14,000 Jamaican beef patties after the rancid meat made cooks nauseated. [NYDN]
• In case you’re feeling flush, Warren Buffett is holding an Obama fund-raising dinner at The Four Seasons where tickets start at $10,000 a head. [Page Six/NYP]
• As fear of another recession looms, Europeans have been cutting back on food spending. [Reuters]
