Comments on: Michelle Obama Brings Healthy Eating to the White House

By: Healthyliving

Healthyliving — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:42:00 +0000

Wow, I try to ignore politics, but Michelle looks great in that dress! I wonder if she’ll be able to make a difference in food policy; I guess just making more people aware of healthy eating habits is one of the first places to start.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:05:00 +0000

“…she directly addresses the common misconception that fresh, healthy foods are a privilege only available to the wealthy…”
When will people stop fighting this fact? My guess is that if you could get poor people to realize this, they would probably be able to make other changes in their lives so they would not longer be poor.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:38:00 +0000

@MB

Glad you enjoy them! I like putting them in, I don’t trust people who can’t site their references

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@Anon1 @Scott

The First Lady can have her cake

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@Matt

LOL, she definitely seems more your type. I’ll take what I can get!

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@Dinneen,

Thanks for your input, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I actually think Pollan’s letter was intended for the future president elect (Obama or McCain), not Mr. Bush.

To me this isn’t so much a political issue as a public health issue, that is why I feel it has a place on this blog.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Funny how she said such great things about eating healthy, eating organic, eating from the earth, but the picture that the NYtimes happened to post had the desserts in the foreground! Cognitive Dissonance a little?

By: Dinneen - Eat Without Guilt

Dinneen - Eat Without Guilt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:12:00 +0000

I read the NYT article the other day and loved it. I generally stay out of expressing my political views, but couldn't help but Tweet about it (on Twitter).

So I'm glad you too are bringing light to it.

I agree w/everything you (and the First Lady) said about food. Our kids, the homeless, the poor, etc.

I love that she's bringing light & attention to this. I'm glad SOMEBODY is listening. I too loved Michael Pollan's letter to our last President, and no surprise the White House at the time did nothing.

It's so great that the new First Lady and President are doing something about this. Truly a very important issue.

Thanks Darya for posting this. Thank you!

By: Make Money Online

Make Money Online — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I did not even think once that Michelle Obama would step in the kitchen to have a look. Great going by the first lady.

By: Matt Shook

Matt Shook — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:36:00 +0000

I think I would have preferred to see what Elizabeth Kucinich could have brought to the White House dinner table.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Interesting choice of pictures you used for Michelle Obama.

By: MB

MB — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:01:00 +0000

I love your links! It makes reading your articles more interesting and readable when I can just click a link and see the original. I agree that Michelle Obama appears to be living a healthy lifestyle.

By: Travis Saunders, MSc

Travis Saunders, MSc — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Great post, and thanks for pointing out the Michael Pollan letter!