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School Bans Brown Bag Lunches; Fire Destroys Gus’ Barbecue

• A school in Little Village is banning students from bringing in their own lunches unless they have a medical excuse. The principal believes the ban will “protect students from their own unhealthful food choices.” [Trib]

• Last Friday, a fire broke out at Gus’ Barbecue in West Humboldt Park. Luckily, no one was hurt. [CBS]

• A Florida woman has a rare disorder that causes her to eat sofas. Yep, you read that correctly. [Daily Mail UK]

• A study found that people think food tastes better when it’s labeled “organic.” And when it’s labeled “inorganic,” people generally don’t eat it. [US News & World Report]

• Just like silly social conventions involving when to wear white shoes, some of the rules you may’ve learned about wine drinking have gone out the window. [WSJ]

• Yet another way that children ruin your life: A study found that mothers of young kids ate more junk food and consumed more calories than childless women. [NJ.com]

School Bans Brown Bag Lunches; Fire Destroys Gus’ Barbecue