Video and Photos from the First Lady's Healthy Kids Fair
Posted by Molly Fedick
Yesterday, the First Lady held the first ever Healthy Kids Fair on the White House South Lawn—a fun event created to teach parents and children the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
All afternoon, the kids took turns jump roping, hula hooping, and learning to concoct nutritious snacks and lunches. As the First Lady explained, the recipes -- such as Sweet and Zesty Popcorn and Baked Sliced Apples -- are easy to make and developed with today's busy family in mind:
We want our children to eat right, not just because it's the right thing to do but because quite frankly healthy good food tastes good and we want them to experience that. We don't just want our kids to exercise because we tell them to. We want them to exercise because it's fun and they enjoy it. And we want them to learn now how to lead good, healthy lifestyles so that they're not struggling to figure out how to do that when they're older.
But as a parent, and I know all of you here today, we know that sometimes doing all that is easier said than done, because we all care but it is becoming so increasingly difficult to provide all that for our kids. And you all know that better than anyone here, as parents. We're all pulled in a million different directions, working hard, working long hours, trying to do everything, be perfect parents. We love you guys so much we just want everything for you.
As the First Lady reminded her guests, one of every three children in the United States is overweight or obese—but if we take responsibility for our health, this preventable problem will be a thing of the past.
(First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the Healthy Kids Fair on the South Lawn of the White House,
Oct. 21, 2009. Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
(First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the Healthy Kids Fair on the South Lawn of the White House,
Oct. 21, 2009. Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
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