Eat Healthy
USDA's Food Atlas Highlights Challenges and Opportunities to Bring Healthy Options to American Families
More than 23 million people in America live in food deserts, which are defined as urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. This lack of access makes it impossible for families across the nation to receive a nutritious diet, and furthers them from being able to lead a healthy lifestyle. Without access to healthy food, these hardworking men and women are at risk to higher levels of obesity, and other diet-related illness, such as diabetes and heart disease.
Salad Bars and Healthy Menus Sprout in San Antonio
A healthy lunch is becoming easier to find in San Antonio, Texas. School cafeterias across the city will soon be home to 220 salad bars, thanks to a new partnership with Let’s Move! and the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council.
Meeting the Nutritional Needs of the Nation’s Schoolchildren
Ensuring our nation’s schoolchildren have the necessary nutrition to learn, grow, and thrive is commitment that we take very seriously at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). On the heels of the historic passage of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, USDA has now released a proposed rule to enhance the quality of school meals by requiring more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat milk in our national school meals programs. In addition to these healthy offerings, schools will have new standards to limit the levels of saturated fat, sodium, calories, and trans fats in those same meals.
Elmo Visits the White House Kitchen
On Monday, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law. This legislation is an important step forward toward ensuring that no child goes to school hungry and that all children have access to healthy, nutritious foods at school. Earlier this week, Elmo visited Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass in the White House kitchen to talk about the importance of healthy and delicious school meals. Check out the video below.
What They're Saying: President Obama Signs Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Into Law
Yesterday President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 into law -- a major step forward in our nation’s effort to provide all children with healthy food in schools. The Act authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to healthy food for low-income children. Read what First Lady Michelle Obama, administration officials and Let’s Move! advocates are saying about our commitment to raise a healthier generation of kids:
The President & First Lady on Child Nutrition Bill: "The Basic Nutrition They Need to Learn and Grow and to Pursue Their Dreams"
As one of her chief responsibilities and greatest passions, the First lady has dedicated herself to helping our children grow up healthy and reversing the alarming childhood obesity trend -- so the President's signing of the the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act this morning at a local DC school was particularly meaningful for her:
Watch Live: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
This morning, President Obama will sign the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 -- a major step forward in our nation’s effort to provide all children with healthy food in schools. Watch the bill signing and remarks by the President and the First Lady right here on LetsMove.gov.
High Hopes For High Tunnels
Question:
What are those giant clear caterpillar looking things in the White House garden?
First Lady Michelle Obama On The Passage of "The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act"
After a year of speeches and outreach, the First Lady’s signature issue of providing children with healthy food in schools was advanced today with passage of the “The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.”
Healthy People 2020: A Roadmap for Health
Today, HHS launched the latest version of the historic Healthy People initiative ─ a comprehensive national health promotion and disease prevention agenda for the next decade.
