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23 hours ago ago from Lorain County Moms
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this guilty pleasure all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Now, her conversation with the public about the nation's health and fitness is about to get a lot more pointed. After laying the groundwork for nearly ...
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21 hours ago ago from Red, White & Grew
Alice Waters gets a lot of buzz about her Edible Schoolyards initiative, and Michelle Obama has certainly amped up awareness about school gardens. But we all know that this story, by a teacher, Sarah Bernardi, at the school affiliated with the First Garden, reflects the experience of most American school veg beds. As one of the teachers involved with Michelle Obama and the White House vegetable garden, I’ve been impressed with the ...
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Michelle Obama Kicks Off Anti-Obesity Drive in Oval Office Event
13 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
First Lady Michelle Obama launches the Obama administration anti- childhood obesity drive Tuesday with a media blitz including White House events and cabinet members fanning out delivering speeches and also taking legislation to Capitol Hill. Mrs. Obama will mark the first time she actually enters the first Oval Office on "official business" when on Tuesday morning she sits with President Obama as he signs "a memorandum on childhood ...
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18 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
Bake sales and class parties are exempted, but unhealthy junk foods would be removed from school cafeterias and vending machines under a White House push beginning this week. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants legislation aimed at reducing obesity among young people by ridding the nation's schools of sugary sodas, candy bars and french fries. School vending machines and cafeterias would be required to have more nutritious offerings, t ...
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