Michelle Obama’s burger love
Posted: February 10, 2010 at 10:45 am
Michelle Obama loves eating burgers and fries.
The US First Lady – wife of President Barack Obama – has launched a campaign to help tackle childhood obesity in America but admits she’s partial to the odd bit of junk food.
The mother-of-two said: ‘I would move heaven and earth to give my kids all the chance in the world for them to be at the top of their game in every way, shape and form.
‘I love burgers and fries. And I love ice cream and cake. And so do most kids. But We’re not talking about a lifestyle that excludes all that.’
So she has got involved with the Let’s Move initiative, which aims to teach youngsters to increase their daily exercise as well as pushing for schools to offer healthier meals and food companies to give more accurate nutritional information on the labels.
She said: ‘Let’s Move operates under the principle that every family wants the same thing for their kid. So we’re going to figure out how to make it easier for them to get it.
‘The question is how do we help people balance that out so that they’re not facing life-threatening, preventable illnesses, but they’re enjoying their food, they’re eating their vegetables, they’re doing their running and walking and playing and still have time to get a good, fun meal in every once in a while
