Michelle Obama Talks Getting Healthy for Her Daughters

First Lady Michelle Obama just celebrated the second anniversary of her legacy platform Let’s Move, an initiative to fight obesity by encouraging healthy eating and exercise for families and children. But that doesn’t mean obsessing over your weight. In fact, she thinks women should avoid scales and measuring their waist all together. She doesn’t exercise to whittle her waistline, rather to show her daughters the importance of putting yourself on your priority list.

Never shy to voice her opinion and offer advice, Mrs. Obama spoke…Read full post

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School Lunches Get First Overhaul in 15 Years

Congress is taking step in right direction towards fighting childhood obesity, through better nutrition guidelines for school lunches. Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the new guidelines yesterday during elementary school visits. The first lady believes better nutrition will help children perform and learn better, too.

“As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much junk food our kids eat, and ensure they have a reasonably balanced diet,” Michelle Obama said. “And when we’re putting in all…Read full post

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