Nov 14, 2011
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First Lady Michelle Obama brought her “Let’s Move!” campaign to the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Hawaii.
She was given a tour of the 25-acre MA’O Organic Farm on Oahu and recognized it as a working model of combatting obesity. The farm includes a youth training program involving both high school and college-age farmers.
Photo of farmers and their M&Ms - from Obamafoodorama
“I’ve heard about all that’s going on here for years and years,” Obama told the students, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. “I jumped at the opportunity to come and not just see for myself but also allow the world to see what you all are doing.”
“As you know, I planted a little garden in my back yard,” she said in comments reported by the newspaper.. “One of the primary reasons we planted the garden was as a form of education. Our goal is to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation.”
Mrs. Obama also talked about the importance of encouraging young children to explore a wide-range of tastes — and had a conversation with one student who shared her affinity for arugula.
“If we teach young people early about how to eat and we give them a connection to the food they eat … that opens up a broader conversation about health and movement, but also deeper issues like access and affordability,” Obama said. “In our under-served communities, people are growing up without vegetables because people don’t have grocery stores. You are growing up eating vegetables and liking them.”
Following her discussion on ending childhood obesity, the Obamafoodorama Blog reported that the young farmers were presented boxes of President M&Ms.
Read more about the trip by clicking here. Read more about the M&Ms by clicking here.
With reporting from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the Obamafoodorama Blog.
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do as I say, NOT as I do!
Fat-ass hypocrite.
This has got to be the most dumbest women that ever walk the face of this earth.Well maybe the second dumbest I think her husband is the first.But I will let you decide.
'most dumbest women'
I enjoyed your comment thoroughly. Perhaps you should leave judgement to those more educated than yourself.
John Forell As of right now this is still a free country and I have the right to my opion the same as you .But the differnce between me ang you is I respectyours And I dont go on some one post and out them down And I know that if I said that in a room you would not say that to my face .So all you can do is sit behind your coumputer and talk trash in the safety of your dog house
I've got to repost Ricky…this woman scares the hell out of me
Speaking of dumbest, the way you spell and post shows who that would be. And even dumber is thinking that giving out a few M&Ms is dumb. If the First Lady was shoveling truck loads of M&Ms down the kids throats, well there's an issue. Why are so many of you righties so void of critical thinking, or thought at all for that matter. Do any of you really take the time to listen to yourselves?
And like I said I have the right to my opinion the same as you ,but I respect yours .And I will not go on some ones post and make insulting remarks.But sience you came on to my post I guess it will be ok to tell you .The point is she goes around the country telling parents how to raise and feed there kids when it is none of her bisness .I have video of her saying moms instead of Ice Cream for desert give them a celery stick.But every time you see them on one of her many vacations you will see them comeing out of a parlor enting Ice cream so you in this bitch can kiss mt free love American loveing ass
Ricky Wallace – "Most dumbest"…really? You're calling her dumb and you can't even write correctly. Good job. Our country's education system at its finest.
Ricky Wallace – You might not put someone down on a post but you just put the First Lady down. At least she's trying to fix something is an epidemic in our country. We have waaay too many fat people in this country.
Worst first lady of all time.
and not cute at all how much did dude smoke or drink to end up hitting that 4-life ewwwwwww.
I'm sure you're not a sex bomb yourself…
Kelly Calder and you would know this based on what?
Phillip Maxie Judging by your profile pic…see how easy it is to judge people. Everyone's idea of beauty is different. I'm not sure what her looks have to do with the article though. I'm sure some people might think that about whoever is with you (she/he has to hit THAT…yikes!).
Not my pic. And i don't put myself out in the public eye to be judged or pretend to be something I'm not.
Phillip Maxie – Then maybe you shouldn't judge other people who you don't even know – like the First Lady. What did she do to you? That's all I'm saying (and trust me everyone is judged on a daily basis whether they want to be or not).
i will judge who i want to when i want to go tell somebody ells how to think control freak. truth be told she's an ugly bitch and that offends my delicate eyeballs .
Michelle Obammer rated e for ewwwww. lolololololol ugg and those teeth.Truly a black and decker pecker wrecker ya know
Aren't M&Ms calorie free?
I wish!
This makes as much sense as "2 plus 2 equaling zero". This is about as dumb as it gets.
Oh geez – because a box of M&Ms will make you fat? Grow up people. Maybe make your fat ass kids get off the computer and go outside…