Michelle Obama Hopes to “Move the Ball” on Childhood Obesity
Michelle Obama strikes again on the school lunch front. In a roundtable interview with a number of news organizations yesterday, the first lady pinpointed childhood obesity as the area in which she wants to leave a lasting policy legacy. “I want to leave something behind that we can say, ‘Because of ...
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January 14, 2010
Michelle Obama Gets Even More Direct About Healthy Eating
Michelle Obama held the White House's first garden harvest party yesterday, and this time the event was more than just a photo op with fresh veggies. While the First Lady has spoken several times about the importance of nutritious food and healthy school lunches, this was the first time she ...
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June 17, 2009
Michelle Obama: School Lunch Should be a Lesson
Legislators and USDA officials are slowly starting to talk about school meals as a health initiative. They see school meals as an opportunity to ensure that students are getting the proper nutrients in the proper amounts — at least for one meal of the day — and they say an ...
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May 30, 2009
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