Michelle Obama gets healthy with Elmo.
Our first lady has been striking harmonious tunes in my choir!
First, she announced that she was turning the White House garden into an organic vegetable garden and sent the message to Americans to eat locally and organically grown fruits and vegetables. Besides Sesame Street appearances, she challenged her executive chef, Cristeta Comerford (who, teamed up with Bobby Flay, won the challenge, by the way), and Food Network Iron Chefs to create delicious and creative dishes from the produce that was grown in their garden.
Now, she is empowering families to take on childhood obesity. I have said many times before, on and off my soapbox, being healthy can be easy:
- Take the more physically active option throughout the day–walking to work, taking the stairs, standing while talking on the phone, go to the park with the family instead of watching television.
- Eat your fruits, instead of drinking them.
- Drink more water.
- And very simply put, move more.
In Mrs. Obama’s words, when speaking at a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, she wants “to put in place common-sense initiatives and solutions that empower families and communities to make healthy decisions for their kids.”
