Yesterday, the First Lady of the United States unveiled her Let’s Move initiative to combat childhood obesity, a problem that affects nearly one in three children in America.  With hunger affecting nearly one in four children in America, the link between food security and obesity is pretty clear.   

The initiative itself is impressive and far reaching, tackling childhood obesity and its causes through physical activity, quality of food, education, access, and affordability.  It’s a good first step in achieving President Obama’s goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015.  Read more »

White House chef Sam Kass shows TODAY’s Al Roker and students from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, D.C., how to prepare a quick and healthy meal in the morning.

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Local nonprofit RootDownLA (one of The Jewish Federation’s micro-grantees under the Fed Up With Hunger banner) has a similar philosophy. In their words, they “get kids to get kids to eat their veggies.” RootDown works in local schools, empowering young people to make healthy eating choices and to help improve the food system. Check them out at RootDownLA.org.