The First Lady announced her “Let’s Move” Campaign to beat childhood obesity.
So, why would I want to inform everyone of this movement on a Green Thinking site? Great question!
With Mrs. Obama focusing on the battle of childhood obesity she is also encouraging nutritious, natural, affordable food.
That means:
- Food with less additives
- Less processed food
- Less chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics being fed to animals
Which means:
- Fresher foods with natural nutrients
- Healthier minds and body because they are getting those nutrients directly
- My fave - while the focus is on these natural, heatlhy foods, there is less focus on breeding and growing animals in factories - therefore, a natural grazing process will begin again, as the world meant it.
Catch my drift? This will also mean less industrialized packaging, less chemicals being poured into our water streams, less hormones and antibiotics bing put in the bodies of innocent children…
Love it! BRING IT! Let’s MOVE!
Check out Letsmove.gov to view the updated food pyramid with interactive options, and the first-ever Food Atlas!
The Food Atlas is AMAZING! And will receive a post of its own in the near future, but this interactive map can show you statistics you wouldn’t believe! For example: Just click # of households with no car > than 1 mile from the grocery store - there is NO excuse for folks not to walk to the store after you see these results!