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Slow Food Gets Less Elitist; Pregnant Women Should Eat Nuts, Oily Fish to Reduce Food Allergies

• Elitist? We think not. Slow Food is challenging its fans to take on the $5 “value meal” by preparing meals this month that cost no more than a fiver per person. [Forbes]

• Expect to see more food trucks clogging streets — their popularity is still rising. [NRN]

• If you’re preggers, a study suggests you should be eating oily fish and nuts to boost your baby’s immune system and cut its chance of developing food allergies. In fact, the drop-off in consumption of these foods might be a reason every other kid now seems to have some sort of life-threatening allergy. [Telegraph UK]

• Chef Don Pintabona’s restaurant group will no longer open an eatery at the Union Square Pavilion, as planned. Back to the drawing board, USQ! [DNA Info]

• Vegetable gardens are still booming, probably because we’re all still poor. [NYT]

• Food inspectors in D.C. found some Burger King patties undercooked. Ugh. [News Tribune]

Slow Food Gets Less Elitist; Pregnant Women Should Eat Nuts, Oily Fish to Reduce