Posted on 09/27/2014 12:32:49 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
First lady Michelle Obama said it was "natural" that kids are "grumbling" over new requirements for schools to fill vending machines and lunch lines with healthier food, but that it would not deter her from improving child nutrition.
"Change is hard," the first lady said in an interview with Channel One. "And the thing about highly processed, sugary, salty food is that you get addicted to it. I don’t want to just settle because it’s hard."
The first lady said she knew children "are grumbling because they have to make changes," and said her daughters roll their eyes when she forces them to eat their vegetables. "But I know that I’m doing it because I’m giving my kids the best that I know I can give them," Obama said.
The first lady also encouraged children to try "vegetables that have a little flavor, sweetness" to them like broccoli, celery and carrots.
"Don’t be mad because there are changes," she said. "Figure out why the changes are important, and then find out how you make it work for you."
New requirements for snacks sold in school vending machines implemented this year require food to be less than 200 calories, have less than 35 percent saturated fat, and have zero grams of trans fat. The switch has elicited some outrage on social media, with students complaining that some of their favorite treats are no longer available.
The swap has also given additional ammunition to congressional Republicans, who are pushing the administration to allow some schools to opt out of new, stricter school lunch requirements. The GOP lawmakers say the new regulations are driving up lunch costs for schools, and that children aren't eating food they don't like.
But the first lady dismissed those complaints, saying there was a way to serve food that was healthy and still tasted good.
"Look, I wouldn’t want to eat a nasty lunch either. Quite frankly, no one wants to eat bad food," Obama said.
She added that she did not "want to give up because it's expensive."
"I don't want that to be the excuse," she said.
Broccoli is not sweet. Shut up, Moochele.
I bet if you tried to control what the Mooch ate when she was a child you would have lost a hand.
More biscuits and taters Maami and slop some of that gravy on dem.....!!!!
They try.
And the limp wrists in the fashion world faint &fawn over her boob belts for some stupid reason.
Imagine someone fainting and fawning over low slung gangsta pants, same clothing ignorance.
Can you detect any problems, Mrs. O?
You are not their mother, Michelle. Let the family be the family. Quit usurping the responsibility and authority of parents.
I think lima beans might be another sweet one.
The fat ugly horseface needs to shut her mouth. The spouse of the president has no constitutional power.
No? Then shut up.
Potato Rosti with Duck Confit
Video of similar idea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBXk_Iy8xlE
Kids will love it.
did she say “you mad, Bro?”
“Don’t be mad because there are changes; figure out why the changes are important, and then find out how you make it work for you.”
Originally quoted from Stalin, Mao, Castro, Ortega, etc.
Geez, we are so screwed if the Republicans don’t take the Senate (just 39 days to Election Day 2014).
And even if they do, the best they can accomplish is to stand on the bus brake pedal with both feet.
“Eat your peas”
Would someone please explain to me what a “cage free scrambled egg” is? Just because a food item has a fancy name attached doesn’t mean its any different than a plain old “scrambled egg”, it certainly won’t make it taste any different, no matter what you call it.
Where is Rosanna Rosanna Danna when we need her?
“First Lady” should read “Worst Lady”.
That’s no lady.
NO!
You Stupid Witch!
School lunches are NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!
Do you really believe YOU have the authority to tell Parents they can’t pack a lunch for THEIR Children?!?!?!?!
Don’t give me that FASCIST “We have a responsibility...” CRAP!!!
Her future burkha models can ‘roll their eyes’ once in awhile-they know there will be lobster and fine pastries most of the time. OUR kids and their parents are getting considerably more outraged. She is NOT OUR MOTHER, or our children’s mother. How presumptively Socialist of her!
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