I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
And what has been just completely heart warming is to see that people are really hungry for something different. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I try to have no absolute nos. I love french fries, I like a good burger, and I like pie. And that's… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
It's all about patience and persistence - you often have to expose a child to a new food numerous times before he… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I could eat whatever I wanted, as long as I exercised; or if I didn't exercise and just… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I can't say this enough - the food that you put into your bodies can actually help you get better grades. And… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not asking any of you to make drastic changes to every single one of your recipes or to totally change the… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Childhood obesity isn't about looks. And it's not about weight. It's about how our kids feel. And those are really the implications… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I love french fries, I like a good burger, and I like pie. And that's okay. I would be depressed if I… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
To get kids involved in meal planning and preparation, create games out of trying new foods, and provide ample opportunities for physical… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Remember a few years ago when Congress declared that the sauce on a slice of pizza should count as a vegetable in… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Childhood obesity issue is critically important to me because it's critically important to the health and success of our kids, and of… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Childhood obesity isn't some simple, discrete issue. There's no one cause we can pinpoint. There's no one program we can fund to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Our kids didn't do this to themselves. They don't decide the sugar content in soda or the advertising content of a television… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position. — Michelle Obama Copy Share
The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
A lot of young people think they're invincible, but the truth is young people are knuckleheads... Now young people can get insurance for as… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you know, when… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do. — Michelle Obama Copy Share
I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
