“Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC.” CommunityPercentGardenGardeningWashington DcCommunity Garden Author:Michelle Obama
“Fruits and vegetables for some kids are scary and not fun.” KidsFunFruitScaryVegetablesFruits And Vegetables Author:Michelle Obama
“It should be fun introducing kids to fruits and vegetables. If you start young, it will be something that they'll attach to really quickly.” IfsShouldKidsYoungFunFruitVegetablesIntroducingFruits And Vegetables Author:Michelle Obama
“My goal has always been to add value, not to be redundant, not to get in the way, but to do things that lift and move things forward in a very strategic and objective way so that there are real outcomes.” WayRealMovingValuesGoalAddObjectivesLiftsOutcomesStrategicRedundant Author:Michelle Obama
“I always encourage people to start in their own personal universe, because sometimes we as parents start thinking about the big picture. How do I change what's happening in my entire school? And how do I do it in my community? And then you get overwhelmed and it's just like, "Forget it, I'll just stay here in my kitchen and wait." But, start small.” PeopleThinkingSometimesBigsSchoolUniverseWaitingParentCommunityForgetHappeningsKitchenOverwhelmedForget ItBig Picture Author:Michelle Obama
“We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits?” FirstsKidsRolesWeekMomHabitDadModelsRole ModelsGood Habits Author:Michelle Obama
“One of the things I've done personally is bring my girlfriends into my health and fitness journeys.” DoneJourneyGirlfriendMy GirlfriendHealth And Fitness Author:Michelle Obama
“Much of what we do with our kids is social and that's good, and we shouldn't stop all that. I mean, how boring would it be that, no, we can't eat anything out so we're just going to go home and sit in the closet and wait to the next day.” MeanHomeKidsNextSocialWaitingBoringClosetsNext Day Author:Michelle Obama
“That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.” CreativeParksSkatingBowlingTrampolinesRoller Skating Author:Michelle Obama