Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the public voting period for the Apps for Healthy Kids competition has begun and will conclude on August 14 at noon EDT. During this time, members of the
White House Asks Chefs to Partner with Schools
“I think it’s safe to say there have never been this many chefs on the South Lawn,” announced Sam Kass, assistant White House chef, to a sea of chefs dressed in their whites. “What an
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Letter From The Editor: Something Creepy
As a rule, I do not think First Ladies should come in for much criticism. Generally speaking, they do volunteer work, trying to pick out some areas where they can help improve America. It’s not
Few Healthy Food Choices in Urban Food Deserts
Residents of urban food deserts, typically low income neighborhoods, have to deal with limited healthy food choices, in addition to perhaps more obvious disadvantages of life there. A food desert is generally defined as a
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Big Food Pledges to Cut 1.5 Trillion Calories
First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Food and Beverage Manufacturers Announce Agreement to Trim 1.5 Trillion Calories Annually by 2015
Sixteen of the top U.S. food and beverage manufacturers announced yesterday they will work toward removing
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Childhood Obesity Task Force Plan Released
First Lady Michelle Obama stood with members of the Childhood Obesity Task Force at the White House yesterday to announce the Task Force Action Plan: Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation.
Update: Food Policy on Capitol Hill This Week
Updated with witness lists and Senate hearing details
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the
Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for
health
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DC This Week: Antibiotics, FDA, School Lunch
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and there are a number of
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First Lady Raises Profile of School Lunch Reform
The White House pushed school lunch reform up a few notches on the agenda this week with the launch of First Lady Michelle Obama’s ambitious campaign to combat childhood obesity.
Mrs. Obama launched the Let’s
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