{"id":32272,"date":"2021-04-06T09:39:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=32272"},"modified":"2021-04-18T21:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T01:41:07","slug":"lets-move-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/lets-move-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"The Success of Michelle’s Let’s Move! Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What inspired Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative? What steps did Michelle take to try to reduce childhood obesity rates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle was inspired by the success of the White House garden to start the Let’s Move! initiative. The campaign resulted in several victories, including better labeling<\/a> for sodas and other beverages, a commitment by the suppliers<\/a> of school lunches to cut fat, sugar, and salt in their meals, and the establishment of a federal task force on childhood obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for more information about the Let’s Move! initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Let’s Move! Initiative <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michelle’s biggest and most visible success came from the seeds planted in her South Lawn garden. <\/strong>Using the garden as a springboard, Michelle was able to establish a larger initiative for children’s health with the goal of ending the child obesity epidemic<\/a>. The White House garden was the inspiration for the Let’s Move! initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite driving rainstorms and marauding birds and beetles, the garden produced more than 90 pounds of produce in only 10 weeks. The elementary school kids who helped her plant the garden returned to pick and eat the fruits of their labor. Some of the vegetables were served at the Obamas’ dinner table; the rest were donated to a local nonprofit serving the homeless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden created a lot of positive publicity that Michelle capitalized on to deliver these messages:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n