In a phrase perhaps poorly calculated to assuage critics of her school lunch program and Let's Move campaign, first lady Michelle Obama suggested in an interview published today that Americans should eat healthy — or else:
It's just making sure people understand that the most powerful thing that they can do for their overall health is feed their bodies good nutritious food. If you don't like the doctor, if you don't like government, if you don't like folks messing with your life, the best thing to do is make sure you're healthy. Because that's going to increase your odds for making sure that you don't have to deal with the system. [Washington Times]
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