Posted on 01/09/2015 9:02:12 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The White House on Thursday announced first lady Michelle Obamas pick to lead her campaign for kids to eat healthier, saying Debra Eschmeyer would take over a post that has increasingly come under fire in Republican circles.
For more than a decade, Deb has been leading the way in teaching kids about the importance of healthy eating, the first lady said. From classrooms and gardens to kitchens and farms, Deb has made learning about nutrition fun and accessible for kids across the country.
Eschmeyer will take over the position of executive director of the Lets Move campaign, as well as senior adviser for nutrition policy, recently vacated by Sam Kass, Obamas former personal chef.
She will step immediately into a simmering political feud with Republicans, as some conservatives have argued that the first ladys efforts have caused school districts to lose money. Critics argue that students dont want to eat the healthy meals offered as part of the first ladys reforms.
The battle came to a head during the 2014 spending fight to keep the government funded and likely will re-emerge in coming months.
Eschmeyer co-founded FoodCorps, a service program offered through AmeriCorps, which places volunteers in low-income communities to provide lessons about nutrition.
Eat your peas....
Can someone please 'splain to me where Moose-shell gets the authority to ENACT these orders?
And there are plenty of foods OTHER than what M-S dictates that are both healthy AND that kids will eat.
And there MIGHT just be people on a local level that can decide this! When dictates of what to eat - for all children in the country - comes from Washington, and we allow it - we are sunk.
No one has asked just what M-S's training/qualifications are to decide what our kids will eat?
No one asks where her authority to do anything other than voice an opinion on it comes from.
Wanna imagine the hue and cry if a 'Pubbie First Lady did this?
REAL TITLE: White House has to pick new Chef to replace the Chef that couldn’t take any more of Michelle.
White chick chosen to be the target for the rage over Mooch’s Crap-for-Lunch program. The queen wannabe has selected her victim.
Munch the carpet?
What? No Czar on how to wipe properly?
Enough of this nonsense.
Is that position listed in the Constitution?
I must have missed it.
1st Lady Michael LaVaughn Robinson Obama is just clearing his plate for a Senate race.
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