Michelle Obama: "We're In Charge" - Obesity Not Kids' Fault
March 15, 2010 8:57 AM
Newsweek breaks this week with terrific multi-article coverage of First Lady Michelle Obama's take-no-prisoners campaign to help bring our child obesity epidemic and our super-size-it mentality to a tipping point. Link to articles here. An excerpt of her much-needed "tough love" stance:
"It's now clear that between the pressures of today's economy and the breakneck pace of modern life, the well-being of our kids has too often gotten lost in the shuffle.
And let's be honest with ourselves: our kids didn't do this to themselves. Our kids don't decide what's served in the school cafeteria