The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
If you think of what food is, it's the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
We know that there are significant health benefits from consuming more fruits and vegetables, and that's an opportunity for us to sort… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the food you eat has been touched by immigrant hands, and it is fair to… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
Hillary Clinton was in rural America during the Iowa caucuses, but I think the nature of a campaign makes it more difficult once you… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
We're going to move from a commodity economy where you basically grow the same kind of crops - where a kernel of corn is… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year.… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
I don't know of a Democrat - whether they're a conservative, a centrist or a liberal Democrat - that doesn't think that it's important… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share
