Posted on 06/04/2012 4:57:49 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Michelle Obama to Announce Food Initiative With Disney Theme Parks
First lady Michelle Obama will appear with Disney CEO Bob Iger in Washington Tuesday to announce an expansion of the media companys food guidelines. Disney representatives say the corporation will be making health-conscious revisions to menus at their theme parks and resorts, though the details and scope of their implementation are yet to be revealed.
Disney is the parent company of ABC News.
Michelle Obama has made promotion of nutrition and exercise a major theme of her tenure as first lady, particularly concerning children. The administration says her Lets Move campaign has led 1,500 American schools to adopt healthier menus and fitness programs. Several large food distributors have also partnered with the initiative to cut back on calories in their products or expand their stores into neighborhoods without ready access to healthy foods.
Nor is this her first partnership with Disney. In February the first lady visited ESPNs Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World to host athletic and dance games for children at the theme park, alongside professional athletes and Disney stars.
Some critics of the president have targeted Michelle Obamas initiatives for what they view as unneeded government intrusion into their private lives. Last week on Good Morning America, the first lady said it was about a larger issue.
Thats not really what Lets Move! has ever been about, she said, This isnt about government telling people what to do.
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That's an extremely good question.
Because nothing says high-seas expected food fare like all you can eat bean-sprouts...nothing
Poor Walt....a true GOP guy....he must be spinning in his grave.......Disney working with the Wookie is disgusting
That's why I said "for a lot of people" instead of "Michelle Obama" or "the Government" needs to get people. The food pyramid is a product of the "we're here to help" government.
Disney theme parks was on the list of places and businesses to avoid back in 2008 when Obama was elected.
I bet very few people remember the plan of the economic sit down to protest the socialistic Federal takeover.
Obama keeps grabbing a fire hose to put out the brush fires, problem is he hasn’t been told the fire hydrants are not giving him water. Its the people, the grassroots minority are sitting out the economy, its all against Barry.
BTW, I had a vision that Barry has a stroke of some kind in the near future. Doubtful anyone will hear of it though.
Has ABC taken their story down?
She is also going after the Food Network, Resturant Impossible chef to add to her string of fools.
Schools are now feeding most kids, so they are mostly at fault. That and food stamps. Ever watch them go through the check out line? JUNK FOOD DELUXE, very little good food in the carts. Cookies, candy, soda, chips, you name the snack and it takes up most of the cart.
Why are food stamp users even able to purchase these products, when laundry soap, bar soap and TP are more important.
Then they get money back and go buy cigs and lottery tickets at the customer counter.
People do not go on vacation to diet.
That looks like a real great piece of junk food she is shoveling into her pie hole.
Disneyland allows you to bring in your own food. Which is wonderful! They better not change that.
Their main course foods pretty much suck. But their homemade fudge, their chocolate covered ice cream Mickey brass, ther frozen bananas, are ymmy!
Bars, not brass
Thanks for the ping!
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