The timing of SuperFood Drive could not be any better! There is a movement sweeping the nation right now to make healthy foods more affordable and accessible to everyone. The reality is that what we eat significantly affects our health, so the focus becomes educating people on how to eat healthy. For those who are dependent upon food banks and food stamps for their household food items, the focus becomes educating the individuals donating on how to Give the Gift of health so that all people have access to the foods that provide vitamins, minerals and other nutrients to keep our bodies and our minds healthy and strong.
Michelle Obama will speak tonight, (Tuesday, February 9th) on Larry King Live at 6pm PST/9pm ET about how our nation has to work together to combat the ever-growing rate of childhood obesity. More children than ever before are diagnosed with Type II diabetes (previously known as adult-onset diabetes) and spend their lives fighting obesity. It is hard to re-learn habits that have been engrained in you since childhood, which is why Michelle Obama has launched the website called “Let’s Move” to provide resources and advice to the entire country on how to take real action steps towards healthier lifestyles for all. This movement, complete with government funding starting in 2011, is real and it is important. Just as Obama’s election campaign discussed change, Mrs. Obama is showing us that change does not only occur on the national political level, it occurs within each person, each day, each decision regarding how to eat, sleep, exercise and manage stress.
SuperFood Drive promotes health and wellbeing within individuals and their community. Shop well for yourselves (stock your pantries with nutritious foods so you always have something healthy on hand), and shop well for those in need. You can even donate nutritious non-perishables right now, with the click of your mouse, by visiting our virtual drive page: http://www.superfooddrive.com/Virtual_Drive
Visit http://letsmove.gov/ to learm more about the first lady’s movement — “Let’s Move!” As you make decisions that affect your own health, and I hope you do, please also keep those in mind who do not have a choice over what they eat. Give the gift of health and join up with SuperFood Drive today!
Read more about the first lady’s efforts on CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/09/obama.child.obesity/index.html?hpt=T2