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To celebrate the third anniversary of Let’s Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama traveled around the country to highlight healthy changes being made in schools, towns and businesses across America.
Tomorrow, we're continuing the celebration on Twitter to discuss the First Lady's initiative to ensure that all our children grow up healthy and reach their full potential.
Watch: Travels with the First Lady -- Let's Move! Anniversary Tour
To celebrate the third anniversary of Let's Move, First Lady Michelle Obama went on the road to meet people across the country who are making healthy change happen. From a Cafeteria Cook-off in Mississippi to a grocery store in Missouri, Mrs. Obama saw first hand how companies and communities are coming together to help our kids, and our families, eat healthy and get active. Plus she stopped in her hometown of Chicago for some recess with 6,500 schoolkids and some of America's most talented athletes. Check it all out here in this video:
Kids Eat with Their Eyes and “Tummies” in Bradenton, Florida
Recently, we recognized Manatee County Schools in Bradenton, Fla. for meeting the Healthier US School Challenge in 28 of their elementary schools and talked with school officials about the healthier school meals. While there, we learned that Manatee County Schools utilizes Creative Recipes to encourage their students to eat healthy.
Arizona Schools Put the Spark Back in School Lunch
Students in Arizona's Chandler Unified School District are excited about the changes in their school meals. New meal guidelines have put a spark back into the school breakfast and lunch programs, and we're seeing positive outcomes and exciting developments as we serve healthy and kid-tested meals.
Kicking Off National Nutrition Month with Healthy School Meals
To celebrate National Nutrition Month, Let's Move! is featuring stories from every state across the country about schools serving healthier meals. You'll hear from kids, parents, teachers, school chefs, and others about the incredible work happening to make sure kids get the nutrition they need to succeed in school and in life. To celebrate the Let's Move! third anniversary, the First Lady made a stop at Northside and Eastside Elementary Schools in Clinton, Mississippi to highlight a great example of a community coming together and making effective changes.
New Program Will Help Bring Physical Activity Back to Schools
First Lady Michelle Obama was in Chicago today, to announce a new collaboration designed to bring physical activity back to American schools.
Watch: Highlights of Let's Move 3rd Anniversary Tour Day 1
First Lady Michelle Obama is on the road celebrating the great work people across the country have been doing to help create healthier futures for our nation's kids. Check out some of the best moments from her visit to Eastside-Northside Elementary Schools in Clinton, Mississippi, where she and Rachael Ray hosted the first ever Let's Move! Cafeteria Cook-off.
Let's Move! Cafeteria Cook-off
Today, Rachael Ray joined First Lady Michelle Obama and 400 elementary school students in Clinton, Mississippi to celebrate the new, healthier school meals being served in cafeterias across the country. Two teams -- cafeteria chef Fannie and celebrity chef Sunny Anderson versus cafeteria chef Wendy and celebrity Ryan Scott -- competed in a Let's Move! Cafeteria Cook-off to make the most delicious, healthy school lunch.
A New Salad Bar for Falk Elementary School!
Today, Falk Elementary School in Madison, WI, opened a new salad bar in its school cafeteria with the assistance of Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, an initiative of the Food Family Farming Foundation, National Fruit and Vegetable Alliance, United Fresh Produce Association Foundation, and Whole Foods Market. We are so excited to hear about one more school taking the step of offering a salad bar as part of its school lunch program.
A New Salad Bar at Sunset Park Elementary School
What’s one fun way to help students eat more greens (and reds, yellows, oranges, and purples)? School salad bars! Sunset Park Elementary School in Miami recently received a new salad bar through Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.