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Garden Brunch Tweet for Moms in 2009

March 30, 2010 By jdonofrio

2009 White House Correspondents Garden Brunch headliners Susan Axelrod (CURE Epilepsy) and Ann Curry (NBC News) led guests in a group tweet for mothers. This year’s brunch will be given in honor of Mothers Day Every Day and CURE Epilepsy.

WHCI Garden Brunch 2009: Mothers Day Every Day from whcinsider on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Washington Events, WHCD 2009 Guests, WHCD History Tagged With: Ann Curry, CURE Epilepsy, Mothers Day Every Day, Susan Axelrod

Defending Twinkies

March 22, 2010 By jdonofrio

First Lady Michelle Obama is on the cover of the latest Newsweek magazine with a shiny red apple but last week she came to the defense of the Twinkie (the cream-filled sponge cake is apparently a favorite with the Obama girls).

The First Lady spoke with Newsweek’s editor Jon Meacham at the magazine’s Executive Forum in Washington about her Let’s Move initiative to fight childhood obesity.

She’s challenging grocery companies to rework their products and wants nutritional information put on food packaging that’s easier to understand. The First Lady draws a line at putting a warning label on Hostess Twinkies or Kellogg’s Froot Loops cereal but appeals to parents to use common sense when it comes to feeding their kids.

“I’m all in favor of good snacks. We grew up with snacks and chips. But we have to exercise more. Parents have to understand what’s in the Twinkie. So we don’t need a warning, we need information that’s easy to understand.”

The First Lady Defends Twinkies from whcinsider on Vimeo.

Filed Under: DC Tagged With: Jon Meacham, Let's Move Initiative, Michelle Obama, Twinkie

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