“Healthy” praise from First Lady Michelle Obama

Photo credit: Let’s Move! Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy.

In an opinion piece commentary in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, First Lady Michelle Obama – who advocates healthy living through her Let’s Move! campaign — lauded Walmart’s efforts to promote healthier food. This includes cutting the costs of the fruits and vegetables we sell, reducing sugar in our products, and implementing a “Great For You” product labeling program to make it easier to spot healthy food items in our stores.

These efforts are helping where it matters most – in the lives of our children. As Mrs. Obama explains, several states are reporting noticeable declines in childhood obesity. Though we still have a long way to go in solving the problem, Walmart will continue to find innovative ways to encourage families to eat healthier.

To read Mrs. Obama’s Wall Street Journal commentary, click here.

How are you helping your children eat healthier? Are there ways we make shopping for healthy foods easier for you and your family?