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Nonprofits Struggle to Keep the Poor and Hungry Fed; Pregnant Beyonce Craves French Fries

• Soaring poverty rates, life-threatening diseases and food deserts are a few of the inconvenient truths highlighted at an anti-hunger symposium sponsored in part by Philabundance in Philly this week. [Inquirer]

• And speaking of poverty and hunger, Wilmington’s Sunday Breakfast Mission, struggles to keep its kitchens stocked as the number of people it feed increases by more than 50 percent. [NBC Philadelphia]

• Since you were dying to know, the pregnant Beyonce is craving French fries. [Today/MSNBC]

• With diners more open to “ethnic” food, and more interested in health, Mediterranean cuisine is having a moment. [NRN]

• Farm land costs are up, and that, coupled with the difficulty of getting loans, makes it really hard for young farmers to get started. [NPR]

• Bloggers have changed food reviewing by evaluating early, by being more positive than critics, and by celebrating the low as well as the high, opines this blogger. [Will Write for Food]

• Outback Steakhouse’s founder is switching protein sources to offer a quick-service chicken concept; the first location will be in Tampa. [NRN]

Nonprofits Struggle to Keep the Poor and Hungry Fed; Pregnant Beyonce Craves