Lets Move!

Whether you voted for Obama or not, who can help but to applaud his leading lady in her efforts to fight childhood obesity. She initiated Lets Move:an organization targeted to combat childhood obesity by providing healthier school meals and educating American parents and children.

Find out for yourself by checking out the website!

"To help meet the goal of increasing the number of schools that meet the Challenge, major school food suppliers have agreed to meet the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations within five years to decrease the amount of sugar, fat and salt in school meals; increase whole grains; and double the amount of produce they serve within 10 years"

"Recently, the Administration unveiled its plans to enhance the nutrition and wellness of tens of millions of school children through the updating of the Child Nutrition Act and announced a proposed increase in the federal budget of $1 billion per year for the next ten years to improve the quality of school meals, increase the number of kids participating, and make sure schools have the resources they need to make changes"

(May seem like a lot, but think of the billions of dollars we will be saving on healthcare! )

IT'S ABOUT TIME!