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Obama Administration Urges Americans To Model The Meals They Serve In Their Homes After School Lunch Menus

Steve Tanko — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:00:23 +0000

The directives that have come from Washington about what can be served in the nations public school lunch rooms is now moving to your home. The USDA is urging Americans to model the meals they cook and serve in their homes after what is offered in the school lunch line. The official directive reads as [...]

Did Michelle Obama Watch The GOP Convention? Find Out Her Answer

Chris Allen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:10:21 +0000

Michelle Obama made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. When Laura Bush was on, she admitted she watched the Democratic convention to see what they would say about her husband. So, did Michelle watch? ….Well, no, let me start by saying I, as the wife of the guy they’re running against, I tend [...]

Barack and Michelle Obama Reveal Their First Date

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:30:17 +0000

The Obama campaign has been catching grief lately for suggesting that wedding guests donate money to his 2012 presidential run in lieu of more traditional gifts. However, their latest campaign gambit to combine love and politics is likely to be a bit better received. In the video below, Barack and Michelle Obama recount their first [...]

Robert De Niro Courts Trouble with Racy Joke About the First Lady

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:37:18 +0000

Having an Oscar doesn’t always mean you’re just as good off-script — something Robert De Niro learned the hard way when a joke he made at a fundraiser for President Obama went badly awry. While introducing first lady Michelle Obama at the soiree in New York on Monday night, De Niro referenced the wives of [...]

Michelle Obama Is Now a World Record Holder for Jumping Jacks [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:52:04 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama is a world record holder, and she didn’t even have to anything weird like stuff a bunch of quarters up her nose or run around in her underwear, which is what less presidentially-connected folks have been doing recently to set world records.

Instead, she set her mark in a recent event in which 300,000 kids in locations around the world joined her in doing jumping jacks, shattering the previous record of 20,000 people doing jumping jacks in a 24 hour period. Now, the Guinness Book of Records has confirmed that Michelle is a world record holder.

Obama's Diet Pays Off; Gets Clean Bill Of Health

Steve Tanko — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:07:41 +0000

The results of Barack Obama's recent physical have been released.
In a two-page report released by the “first doctor,” Dr. Jeffrey C. Kuhlman gave the president a strong bill of health, saying he was a physically active 50-year-old who eats a healthy diet (the president regularly cites the influence of the first lady, Michelle Obama, for that one), stays at a healthy weight and “on occasion drinks alcohol,” in moderation

First Dog Bo Steals the Spotlight In Photo With Michelle Obama [PHOTO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:29:03 +0000

When kids write to First Lady Michelle Obama, one of their most common requests is a photo of Bo, the first family’s 3-year old Portuguese Water Dog. For the enjoyment of “kids of all ages,” the White House has released a new photo of Michelle and Bo posing together in the White House’s kitchen garden. Check it [...]

No Ketchup For Students To French Schools

Steve Tanko — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:24:46 +0000

Schools in France are dictating the diets of students in an effort curb obesity and other health-related issues – and to keep their children “more French”. France’s government has essentially banned ketchup from primary and secondary school cafeterias. The all-American condiment will be rationed to children only when they are served with, what else, French [...]

First Lady To Publish First Book

Steve Tanko — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:36:33 +0000

Grab a side of french fries and ice cream; Michelle Obama is getting ready to publish a garden book that describes the vegetable garden that's grown on the South Lawn for the last three years.
First Lady Michelle Obama's book about her garden will be titled American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools, and Communities and will be published in April

Lety's Move! First Lady Attempts Guiness World Record For Jumping Jacks

Steve Tanko — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:51:06 +0000

Apparently state dinners and french fries aren't enough. First Lady Michelle Obama is attempting to set a Guiness World Record for jumping jacks.
The First Lady is teaming with National Geographic Kids to get into the Guinness World Records book for the most people doing jumping jacks over the course of a 24-hour period, reports the Associated Press

Michelle Obama Wins A Food Award

Steve Tanko — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:08:53 +0000

Apparently someone is paying attention to the "eat what I say - not as I do" campaign; First Lady Michelle Obama was recently awarded one of the inaugural James Beard Leadership Awards.

These awards were handed out to activists, educators and business leaders who help create a “healthier, safer and more sustainable food world,” according to a release.