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Title: Queen Moochelle: children need to “get their palates adjusted”
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URL Source: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article ... let-them-eat-steak-and-arugula
Published: Nov 15, 2011
Author: Terence P. Jeffrey
Post Date: 2011-11-15 08:46:22 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong, Manchelle, First Wookii, Cankles, Bigfoot, Sasquatch
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(CNSNews.com) - Visiting an organic farm in Hawaii on Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama said that “arugula and steak” was her “favorite” meal and expressed her view that American children need to “get their palates adjusted” so they will begin eating properly. Mrs. Obama also said that children in “underserved communities” become obese because they “aren’t growing up with vegetables because there are no grocery stores.” The first lady was participating in a roundtable discussion at the Ma’o Organic Farms in Waianae, Hawaii. During the discussion, according to the White House transcript of the event, she said that she had started a vegetable garden at the White House to teach young people how to eat. “But one of the primary reasons we planted the garden was as a form of education,” said Mrs. Obama. “Childhood obesity is one of my signature issues," she said. "Our goal is to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation. And our view is that if we teach young people early about how to eat, and we give them a connection to the food that they eat, that they're more excited and interesting, and interested, in what's going on, and that in turn opens up a broader conversation about nutrition and health and movement--but also deeper issues of access and affordability, which are some of the primary causes of obesity. Because many of our communities--in underserved communities, kids aren't growing up with vegetables because there are no grocery stores. “People don't have that connection,” Mrs. Obama said to her fellow panelists, who included a group of workers and student interns at the organic farm. “And we're finding, through our contact with kids, that it is in fact working--like you guys: You now eat vegetables. You actually know what arugula is. And you eat it.” One of the farm’s workers then told Mrs. Obama that arugula was a “favorite” of his. “That's right,” said Mrs. Obama. “My favorite, too. Arugula and steak. I like it a lot. That's good stuff.” Mrs. Obama then segued back to the importance of properly adjusting the palates of children. “But we find the same thing is true with young kids, and if they get their palates adjusted to those very interesting flavors, they stay connected,” she said. Later, in the discussion, Mrs. Obama said that her “Let’s Move” program focused on children for a reason. “That's how we're approaching this obesity initiative,” said Mrs. Obama. “That's why we set a generational goal. It would have been ridiculous for me to say, in 10 years we're going to--or in 5 years we're going to--change the way people have thought about eating and living. It doesn't happen that way. We start with kids. We start with introducing them. We start with their habits, and it's, the impact is really going to be on their kids, and how they pass that on.” CNSNews.com is not funded by the government like NPR.Mrs. Obama: Let Them Eat Steak—And Arugula
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
So. Would you be upset if the Furst Lady bought one of A K's Beamers? LMFAO 8D
Maybe if the police in these "underserved communities" would stop criminals from breaking into the grocery store at night and ripping them off then maybe a grocery store could afford to do business there..... but that solution is too hard it's easier to just let them ride the RTA buses into other neighborhoods and ruin them too!!!!
"CHANGE" you can step in.....
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Mrs. Obama also said that children in “underserved communities” become obese because they “aren’t growing up with vegetables because there are no grocery stores.”
My dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than the self appointed Messiah!!! Number of shallow, inadequate, hypocritical Leftards who have me on BOZO---3.......... That means I'm doing my job correctly !!!!!!!!!
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