Topic: michelle obama

Hospital Food Is About To Get A Lot Better (Thanks To Michelle Obama)

No more slimy Jello cups and tasteless mashed potatoes: The Partnership For A Healthy America announced today that over 400 hospitals in the US are joining with them to provide better, healthier food to hospitals. The First Lady, Michelle Obama, is currently the honorary chairwoman of the PHA, and this news comes on the heels of another new partnership aimed to promote healthier diets for Americans (that one involving the First Lady, Pinterest and several media companies). More »

Companies Team Up With Michelle Obama, MyPlate To Provide Healthy Recipes For You To Pin

Yesterday, Michelle Obama launched a new partnership with the USDA, Pinterest, and five major media companies (Hearst, Condé Nast, The Food Network, Meredith and Time Inc) in order to promote healthy eating and cooking. Pinterest, which is growing at a rate of 300%, is the third-most popular social network in the United States, so this campaign has the real potential to reach many, many Americans. More »

Michelle Obama Is 49! Here Are The FLOTUS’ XX Best Quotes On Fitness & Healthy

Michelle Obama is the picture of a healthy, vibrant FLOTUS: In the four years she’s been in the White House, we’ve seen her make great efforts against childhood obesity by getting Americans exercising more and eating better. We’ve also seen countless pictures of Michelle Obama working out and gardening to prove that she’s on board, but the First Lady has also made some truly smart and inspiring remarks about staying healthy, physically, mentally, and in her relationships and family life. So to help her celebrate turning 49, we rounded up some of our favorite Michelle Obama quotes from her years in the spotlight: More »

Democratic National Convention Addresses Women’s Reproductive Rights…And Nails It

After three days of the Republican National Convention last week with nary a mention of the issue so many republicans have been quick to judge–women’s reproductive rights, it was finally discussed last night at the Democratic National Convention. From abortion to birth control to rape, both Nancy Keenan and Michelle Obama addressed what felt like the elephant in the room last week. And they nailed it. More »

The Michelle Obama Workout: Even Better Than Paul Ryan’s

Our First Lady Michelle Obama is seriously committed to a fit, healthy, lifestyle. Not only is her platform as First Lady devoted to helping American children move more and eat healthier, but she’s a fitness junkie herself, getting up at 4 or 5 A.M. to work out before her daughters are awake. That’s a full hour before fitness freak and new Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is doing his fancy P90X, by the way. Michelle talked to iVillage (where she’s guest-editing for the week) about her exercise routine, why she doesn’t diet, and more. She said: More »

Michelle Obama And Ann Romney Engage In Stupid Traditional Cookie Bake-Off That I Hate

If you were concerned with pressing political issues this week (like, you know, a huge change to the way we do health care in America), you may have missed a watershed wonk moment: The battle between Michelle Obama and Ann Romney … More »

Cranberry Juice May Get Banned From Schools; Critics Blame Michelle Obama

Cranberry juice could be banned from school vending machines for its sugar content, under new guidelines from the Department of Agriculture aimed at reducing childhood obesity. The cranberry industry is (obviously) rallying against the regulations, saying that overall, it’s a healthy drink. There are sugary drinks with far more offensive ingredients than cranberry juice, it’s true, but typically it’s full of added sugar that could earn it status (er, stigma) alongside sodas and other sugary drinks. But for the most part, arguments over nutrition facts aren’t about the juice at all; they’re more about taking jabs at Michelle Obama and others’ efforts to get government involved in kids’ health. More »

Watch Michelle Obama Defend Vegetables Over Cheeseburgers On The Daily Show

Michelle Obama‘s new book, “American Grown,” showcases the merits of her White House garden initiative, started in 2009, and serves as yet another plea for American families to grow and make fresh meals to combat childhood obesity. But, as Jon Stewart pointed out on The Daily Show last night, vegetables can be a hard sell to the under-20 demographic More »

Even If You Don’t Like Obama, You Should Eat Dinner Like Him

Say what you will about President Obama and the economy, his re-election tactics or even his views on same-sex marriage (which are awesome, by the way), we can all take some cues from the way he and his family eat dinner. More »

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When Michelle Obama Says ‘Let’s Move!,’ America Listens

FLOTUS Michelle Obama has been a media darling in the last few weeks, hitting the talk show circuit to promote the Let’s Move! campaign and do tons of push-ups like a boss. And while her appearances on Ellen and with Jimmy Fallon have been inspiring, it’s not just publicity and fluff–this campaign has actually changed the country for the healthier. According to the New York Times, when Michelle Obama says “move,” America listens. More »

Watch Michelle Obama Adorably Beats Jimmy Fallon In Tug-Of-War, Push-Ups

Michelle Obama has been all over the talk show circuit in the last few weeks, promoting the “Let’s Move” campaign, her champion cause to end childhood obesity in the United States…and proving that she’s basically a fitness bad-ass. But last night, it reached an apex of awesomeness, when she invited Jimmy Fallon to the White House for some hula hooping and potato sack races. Adorableness and inspiration ensued. More »

Ellen & Michelle Obama Doing Push-Ups: This Week’s Best 3 Minutes Of TV

This video of Michelle Obama doing more push-ups than Ellen is the best three minutes of TV I’ve seen this week. In the midst of promoting her “Let’s Move” campaign and discussing her fitness routine, the two decide to go head-to-head in a push-up contest. They’re both in incredible shape, of course, but Michelle won, completing 25 push-ups (and barely seeming winded). It’s probably her workout routine, which she says lasts an hour and half, daily. More »

Michelle Obama Made Jay Leno Eat His Vegetables…For The 1st Time In Over 40 Years

First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on the Tonight Show last night, and while we love the delicious-looking whole wheat pizza she brought on stage, we love the fact that she got Jay Leno to eat his veggies for the first time since 1969. Take a look at this video clip where the talk show host samples some of Michelle’s cooking and also makes a very funny remark about “White House honey”. More »

Jill Biden Spotted Doing Barre3…That Makes 2 Healthy White House Women To Love

Michelle Obama might be the face of White House fitness, but Jill Biden isn’t slumming it on the couch behind the scenes. The Second Lady was spotted doing Barre3 at a Washington, D.C. studio on Tuesday night, according to the Washington Post, and she’s also an avid runner, in addition to her work in education and help with military families. More »

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