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Posted by Rich Lucas, Office of Research Analysis, USDA Food and Nutrition Service on May 18, 2011
Who says a delicious classic can’t also make a healthful lunch? On Tuesday, students at Van Buren Middle School in Kettering, Ohio served judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition their Chicken Alfredo with a Twist, an updated take on Fettucine Alfredo that leaves out extra fat and boosts nutrition with whole grain pasta. Van Buren students Graham, Jonathan, Shawnrica and Savannah worked with chef Rachel Tilford and Kettering school professionals to create a great dish – one of 15 semi-finalist recipes nationwide in the R4HK whole grain category.
Posted by Aaron Lavallee, Office of Communications, USDA on May 17, 2011
I can’t tell you if there are 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, but I can tell you that there is one creative group of students, the South Education Center Alternative (SECA) in Richfield, Minn. Richfield was the next stop in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition judging round. We were eagerly anticipating the visit to SECA because their entry in the whole grains category, Porcupine Sliders, definitely caught our attention with their prickly title.
Posted by Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation on May 17, 2011
Cross-posted from the Department of Transportation blog. High gas prices are hitting American families in their wallets and pockets pretty hard these days. But did you know that more than 40 percent of urban trips in the United States are less than two miles, yet 90 percent of those short trip are taken by car? 
Posted by Aaron Lavallee, Office of Communications, USDA on May 16, 2011
You don’t have to go to Hawaii to get a taste of the islands. In fact the students at Mount Lebanon Elementary School in Pendleton, S.C. were cooking up what can only be described as a paradise for the taste buds in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. Our judges made their way down to Pendleton as the competition continued its tour across the country to find the top recipe that schools can easily incorporate into National School Lunch Program menus.
Posted by Judy Baker, HHS Regional Director & Jose Belardo, HHS Regional Administrator for Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, & Missouri on May 16, 2011
A Let’s Move! event designed to keep children active and avoid obesity turned into a chance last month for college students to encourage disadvantaged high school students to stay in school.
Posted by Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 16, 2011
I fully support the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative, and I join her in encouraging America’s children to become more physically active as an essential element of a healthy lifestyle. Getting yourself and your children moving together is a fun way to enjoy quality time as a family. At the same time, you can prevent injuries by adding a few of the following simple safety steps to your family’s outdoor activities. Swimming
Posted by Jaime Mulligan, New Media Analyst for Public Health on May 13, 2011
You may have seen our post on Monday about First Lady Michelle Obama announcing new collaborations to support our military families and ensure that everyone can get out and get moving.
Posted by Jack Currie, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service on May 13, 2011
It was off to the Sunshine State for our team of judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids contest where they joined students at Orlando’s Liberty Middle School. The competition to date has been intense as kids cooked up some delectable dishes. Liberty’s recipe, called Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap (Dark Green and Orange Vegetables), was among 15 recipes chosen to move forward in the competition from among the 340 entries submitted across five categories: whole grains, dark green and orange vegetables, and dry beans and peas.
Posted by Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 13, 2011
Preventing problems before they start and improving the capacity to detect and control disease threats: these are the core goals of the Affordable Care Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund. A focus on prevention offers an opportunity to empower communities and individuals so that Americans live longer, healthier, more productive lives with lower health care costs.
Posted by Allen Ng, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Western Regional Administrator on May 12, 2011
Chef Billy Reid, manager of child nutrition services at Salida Union School District, is an advocate of the Chefs Move to Schools initiative. Chef Reid has been using his expertise to make sure students in his District eat meals that are both healthy and tasty.