Photos: Michelle Obama harvests White House garden

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First Lady Michelle Obama harvested vegetables today with local Washington, DC children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary schools. Along with the White House chefs, they helped gather vegetables from the White House garden that is often used in state dinners and official luncheons. The garden is also tied to the First Lady's initiative Let's Move that teaches children to eat healthy.

Video: Michelle Obama Does the Dougie, and Other Dances with Students

                          

Got to love the First Lady! She literally "got moving" as part of her initiative to end childhood obesity today. Mrs. Obama visited Alice Deal Middle School, a local school in Washington, DC to inspire the kids to start exercising and dancing. She didn't just talk about it but got up and started moving herself to Beyonce's newest song, "Move Your Body", released just for the Lets Move Campaign.

Michelle Obama speaks with National League of Cities

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First lady Michelle Obama spoke at the National League of Cities Conference about her Let’s Move! initiative yesterday afternoon. The first lady will also host local DC school children today as she plants the White House spring garden.

Michelle Obama gets moving on South Lawn

First lady Michelle Obama hosted a hockey clinic on the South Lawn on Friday afternoon as part of her Let's Move initiative.

Photo of the Day: Michelle Obama and Melody Barnes participate in Let's Move Call

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First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a conference call about the Let's Move! Healthier U.S. School Challenge in the Map Room of the White House, March 2, 2011. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack joined Mrs. Obama to speak with education stakeholders about doubling the number of schools participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program.

Photos: Michelle Obama visits Atlanta to celebrate Let's Move anniversary

First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the 1 year anniversary of her initiative "Let's Move" by visiting a local school in Atlanta and gave a major speech at a local church lauding the work of the past year. She first visited Burgess-Peterson Academy and visited the school's garden. Later she visited the Ray of Hope Christian Church congregration at North Point Community Church where she spoke on the progress of the Let's Move initiative and her goal to continue to promote healthy lifestyle in children.

On Base: First Lady Michelle Obama visits Fort Jackson, SC

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First lady Michelle Obama visited Fort Jackson, South Carolina today to speak at an Army basic combat training graduation as well as tour the military post and meet with officials about her childhood obesity campaign, Let's Move!

Michelle Obama partners with Walmart to make healthier food

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The First Lady today announced a huge partnership with Walmart stating that the huge grocer manufacturer will start selling healthier and more affordable.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that it plans to gradually reduce the prices of its fruits and vegetables and lower the amount of fats, sugars and salts in the food it sells in a campaign to improve public health. Details were scant and promises were plentiful during a joint event Thursday featuring the First Lady Michelle Obama and Wal-Mart U.S. president Bill Simon in the nation's capital. But the world's largest retailer said its goals included reformulating thousands of its Great Value private-label foods over the next five years to cut sodium 25% and added sugars 10%, and prodding major makers of brand name products to do the same.

"Efforts like this show us that yes, we can improve how we make and sell food in this country. - First Lady

FYI - I am loving the new hair which is probably the end product of her glamourus updo from last night's state dinner. Love it!