Wow!
Broccoli Is a
Favorite Food in the White House
Good News for California Broccoli Growers
“We’re very pleased
to hear that President Barack Obama has named broccoli his favorite food at
today’s White House Kids’ State Dinner. We appreciate the emphasis on good
nutrition and healthful eating that the president and First Lady Michelle Obama
have made, and their efforts surely have made an impact on the children who
were at the special event today, as well as countless others across the
country. It is important for all of us to remember that all fruits and
vegetables are an important part of any healthy diet,” said Ray Gilmer, United
Fresh vice president of issues management & communication.
President Obama was
asked about his favorite food at the second annual Kids' State Dinner, which
was actually a luncheon in the East Room of the White House. As part of the
First Lady’s Let's Move initiative, children were invited to submit
their original recipes and one from each state was selected to attend.
United Fresh is a
founding partner in Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, a program that
supports the First Lady’s Let's Move! initiative to end
childhood obesity within a generation. Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools aims
to increase children’s consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, and to date,
has donated more than 2,500 salad bars to schools across the country to reach
that goal.
Salad bars have been
demonstrated as a proven strategy for significantly increasing children's
produce consumption and creating healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.
For more information, please visit
www.saladbars2schools.org.
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Salad bars have been
demonstrated as a proven strategy for significantly increasing children's
produce consumption and creating healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.
For more information, please visit www.saladbars2schools.org.