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Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: 5 Questions Answered About the New Law
By J. Richard - AOL News(Dec. 13) -- President Barack Obama worked a little more bipartisan magic today by signing his nutrition bill into law, and that should help him when it comes to getting a good night's rest. Speaking from Harriet Tubman Middle School with first lady Michelle Obama by his side, the president joked that he would be "sleeping on the couch" if he couldn't pass the bill, called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, ABC News reported. Michelle Obama has made children's health and nutrition a priority as first lady. "At a very basic level, this act is about doing what's right for our ...
White House Chefs Get New Hat to Wear: Policy Adviser
By Dave Thier - AOL News(July 21) -- When news broke that White House chef Sam Kass had been given the title "senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives," most reports treated the promotion as unprecedented. WorldNetDaily snidely dubbed Kass the "health food czar," while Judicial Watch decried the appointment as cronyism. But, as Obama Foodorama points out, critics probably didn't realize Kass isn't the first chef to wield an official title in the Obama White House. Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill Restaurant in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, while ...
Report: Record Number of U.S. Families 'Food Insecure'
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA new study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday reveals that 14.6 percent of American households -- about 17 million -- are "food insecure," meaning they can't afford a healthful diet or lack dependable access to food. The number of food-insecure households is the highest it has been since the government began collecting data in 1995. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called the numbers "a wake-up call for the whole country," before plugging the Child Nutrition Act, which is up for authorization this year, telling reporters, "There's an opportunity for the country to ...
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