WOMANOLOGY

Fresh Initiative by

First Lady Michelle Obama

When people ask First Lady Michelle Obama to describe herself, she doesn't hesitate to say that first and foremost, she is Malia and Sasha's mom - but when she stepped into the duties as First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle raised the bar in Promoting Service and working with young people which has always remained a staple of her career and her interest. In continuing this effort , in 2010,

Michelle launched Let’s Move!, a campaign bridging together community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide effort to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity. Let’s Move! has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. 



Let’s Move! will give parents the support they need, provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of our country.

Michelle started a garden on the South Lawn and how it morphed into her anti-obesity campaign, the book, which is filled with pictures that make vegetables look as beautiful as flowers, neatly sums it up. “American Grown” is filled with advice for parents, schools, cities and states on how they can help combat the obesity crisis: how to start gardens, get children to like healthy foods and find more opportunities for exercise. It also provides recipes and some startling statistics.

She had great help writing her book. In addition to Lyric Winik, a Washington writer who worked with Laura Bush on her book “Spoken From the Heart,” there are White House staff members connected to the garden and kitchen and those who have stories to tell about the gardens they have started in their cities and towns.

There is also a section on the importance of physical activity, including a photograph showing Mrs. Obama doing her record 142 hula hoop revolutions on the South Lawn.