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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,884 posts)
Fri May 12, 2017, 08:46 PM May 2017

'What is wrong with you?' Michelle Obama savages Trump's gutting of her legacy

Michelle Obama has made her strongest political intervention since leaving the White House, stating bluntly at a health conference: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”

One of the former first lady’s signature legacies was an effort to reduce childhood obesity. Earlier this month, Donald Trump’s administration froze regulations that would cut sodium and increase whole grains served in school meals.

“We have a lot more work to do, for sure, but we’ve got to make sure we don’t let anybody take us back because the question is, where are we going back to?” Obama told a Partnership for a Healthier America summit in Washington.

“This is where you really have to look at motives, you know. You have to stop and think: why don’t you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you?”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-is-wrong-with-you-michelle-obama-savages-trumps-gutting-of-her-legacy/ar-BBB4cXQ?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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procon

(15,805 posts)
4. I recall a story about Sarah Palin dissing Michelle Obama by taking
Fri May 12, 2017, 08:59 PM
May 2017

hundreds of sugar cookies and gatorade to a grade school that was serving healthy meals. What IS wrong with these people!

Ilsa

(61,693 posts)
5. Some school nutritionists had a few good points to make though, not in favor
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:00 PM
May 2017

of the additional sodium restrictions beyond what was already accomplished. Cheese has a lot of sodium, but the cheese with the lowest levels of sodium performs poorly in cooking. It doesn't melt the way cheese should and has a different texture, making the dish unappealing.

If the menu at school gets too restrictive, too bland, the kids won't eat it. Instead, they'll bring junkier foods from home.

Michelle Obama accomplished a lot with this project. But the school employees are concerned the final step in sodium reduction is too far. Her best point should be taken to heart: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”

delisen

(6,042 posts)
7. Praise to her for telling the truth.
Fri May 12, 2017, 09:07 PM
May 2017

It is about some people making themselves rich by abusing children,

by using the government to turn children into profit centers for themselves..

Cha

(297,123 posts)
10. Right on Sistah! trump EATS crap.. just sayin
Fri May 12, 2017, 11:19 PM
May 2017

Mahalo Michelle Obama for all you did for our country and planet

forgotmylogin

(7,524 posts)
11. I read another version of her quote on here
Fri May 12, 2017, 11:21 PM
May 2017

that included what boiled down to "Love me, hate me, take me out of the equation and ask why you want to feed our kids crap."

She may have been understandably pissed and they had to clean it up for airwaves, but I'm so glad to hear from her.

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