Food Quotes by Michelle Obama

I'm a fry lover.

— Michelle Obama

And what has been just completely heart warming is to see that people are really hungry for something different.

— Michelle Obama

Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

— Michelle Obama

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

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

To get kids involved in meal planning and preparation, create games out of trying new foods, and provide ample opportunities for physical…

— Michelle Obama

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

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

Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every…

— Michelle Obama

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

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

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

It's all about patience and persistence - you often have to expose a child to a new food numerous times before he…

— Michelle Obama

We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs,…

— Michelle Obama

African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop…

— Michelle Obama

I can't say this enough - the food that you put into your bodies can actually help you get better grades. And…

— Michelle Obama

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

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

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

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

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

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

We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included.…

— Michelle Obama

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

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

Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do.…

— Michelle Obama

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

Remember a few years ago when Congress declared that the sauce on a slice of pizza should count as a vegetable in…

— Michelle Obama

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic…

— Michelle Obama

Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary…

— Michelle Obama

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

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

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

We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make…

— Michelle Obama