--- title: "14 Healthy Quotes By Michelle Obama" description: "14 Healthy quotes by Michelle Obama. Plus more from Michelle Obama and more Healthy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/michelle-obama-518_empowering_being-a-healthy-woman-isn-t-about-gettin_2800201.jpg" --- > [Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/being-a-healthy-woman-isn-t-about-getting-on-a-scale-or-measuring/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/michelle-obama-518_empowering_being-a-healthy-woman-isn-t-about-gettin_2800201.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/and-let-s-be-clear-it-s-not-enough-just-to-limit-ads-for-foods-that/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/michelle-obama-518_ads_and-let-s-be-clear-it-s-not-enough-just_3206855.jpg) > [This healthy eating stuff, it's here to stay, and we now have everything we need to seize the opportunity and give all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/this-healthy-eating-stuff-it-s-here-to-stay-and-we-now-have/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/michelle-obama-518_everything_this-healthy-eating-stuff-it-s-here-to-s_2754073.jpg) > [Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/together-we-can-help-make-sure-that-every-family-that-walks-into-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/michelle-obama-518_easy_together-we-can-help-make-sure-that-ever_1238981.jpg) > [We can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-can-aim-to-create-a-culture-where-kids-ask-for-healthy-options/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/michelle-obama-518_aim_we-can-aim-to-create-a-culture-where-kid_1927639.jpg) > [Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/kids-who-participate-in-school-meal-programs-get-roughly-half-of/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/michelle-obama-518_calories_kids-who-participate-in-school-meal-prog_2711568.jpg) > [Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/parents-have-a-right-to-expect-that-their-efforts-at-home-won-t-be/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/michelle-obama-518_cafeteria_parents-have-a-right-to-expect-that-thei_2030407.jpg) > [We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-can-make-a-commitment-to-promote-vegetables-and-fruits-and-whole/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/michelle-obama-518_commitment_we-can-make-a-commitment-to-promote-vege_1983975.jpg) > [Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/even-if-we-give-parents-all-the-information-they-need-and-we-improve/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/michelle-obama-518_brand-new_even-if-we-give-parents-all-the-informat_2548203.jpg) > [Being healthy isn't about inches, pounds, or how kids look - it's about how they feel and making sure they feel good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/being-healthy-isn-t-about-inches-pounds-or-how-kids-look-it-s-about/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/michelle-obama-518_active_being-healthy-isn-t-about-inches-pounds_2836766.jpg) > [The work-life balance is a harsh reality for so many women, who are forced every day to make impossible choices. Do they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/the-work-life-balance-is-a-harsh-reality-for-so-many-women-who-are/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/michelle-obama-518_balance_the-work-life-balance-is-a-harsh-reality_1755104.jpg) > [One thing that I've learned from male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves, with the view that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-thing-that-i-ve-learned-from-male-role-models-is-that-they-don-t/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/michelle-obama-518_care_one-thing-that-i-ve-learned-from-male-ro_2114506.jpg) > [Our kids didn't do this to themselves. They don't decide the sugar content in soda or the advertising content of a television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/our-kids-didn-t-do-this-to-themselves-they-don-t-decide-the-sugar/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/michelle-obama-518_advertising_our-kids-didn-t-do-this-to-themselves-th_1790009.jpg) > [One thing I want to clarify - that every service member, veteran, wants us to remember - is that the vast majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-thing-i-want-to-clarify-that-every-service-member-veteran-wants/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/michelle-obama-518_acceptance_one-thing-i-want-to-clarify-that-every-s_2321794.jpg) ## Other authors on Healthy ## More by Michelle Obama > [It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/it-s-hard-to-change-adults-and-it-s-hard-to-change-it-from-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ 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.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/the-president-barack-obama-asked-for-a-commitment-of-i-think-100-000/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [You work hard for what you want in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/you-work-hard-for-what-you-want-in-life/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-must-once-again-come-together-and-stand-together-for-the-man-we/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-starting-to-see-as-the-economy-improves-that-the-unemployment/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/there-s-so-much-going-on-in-the-healthcare-system-that-makes-it/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 million per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-the-10-cities-with-the-nation-s-highest-obesity-rates-the-direct/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/what-i-admire-most-about-hillary-is-that-she-never-buckles-under/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/a-lot-of-young-people-think-they-re-invincible-but-the-truth-is-young/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-of-the-lessons-that-i-grew-up-with-was-to-always-stay-true-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-have-never-felt-more-confident-in-myself-more-clear-on-who-i-am-as/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs \[of PTSD\], because, you know, when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-got-a-commitment-that-3-million-nurses-are-going-to-be-trained-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-our-kids-first-and-best-role-models-so-the-first-question-is/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-ve-always-tried-to-make-sure-that-what-i-do-really-connects-with/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-know-from-experience-that-if-i-truly-want-to-leave-a-better-world/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/healthy/michelle-obama/#itemlist", "name": "14 Healthy Quotes By Michelle Obama", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. 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