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It's More Complicated Than Just Bringing Healthy Food To Communities Last month the First Lady included more retailers in her arsenal to help families afford, and have access to, healthier food. Several retailers, along with Walmart, made commitments to lower their food prices, improve food quality, and add more fruits and vegetables to their retail chains in support of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! model designed to rid childhood obesity within a generation. The First Lady is continuing her initiative to ensure that families have access to nutritious foods -- from birth to adulthood. “The commitments we’re announcing have the potential to be a game-changer for kids and communities all across this country,” said the First Lady. “We can give people all the information and advice in the world about healthy eating and exercise, but if parents can’t buy the food they need to prepare those meals because their only options for groceries are the gas station or the local minimart, ...

Our fabulous First Lady shows no signs of slowing down this week. After hosting Chinese president,  Hu Jintao at the second State Dinner of her husband, President Barack Obama; speaking to students at Howard University about studying abroad in China; and surprising tour groups during the visit to the White House, the First Lady, in partnership with Walmart, announced the company’s Nutrition Charter initiative , a groundbreaking new initiative designed to help families across America put healthier, more affordable food on their tables.   "We can do this", said the First Lady who admitted she had doubts when she first launched her Let's Move campaign designed to rid childhood obesity in U.S. children.  With a conglomerate like Walmart behind her, Mrs. Obama's initiative is even more realized. "When I see a company like Walmart launch an initiative like this, I feel more hopeful than ever before that the answer to these questions is yes ", said the Fir...