Monday, August 31, 2009

White House Garden 2009 Video

Several peer reviewed journal articles, including this Summer's 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, have reported how children involved with gardening have enhanced fruit and vegetable consumption. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of disease and obesity in children and adults.

Green thumbs up to First Lady, Michelle Obama for showing us how easy it is to improve family diets with added fresh fruits and vegetables from a backyard garden. If you haven't yet viewed the video of the White House Garden, here it is:

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very enlightening and beneficial to someone whose been out of the circuit for a long time.

- Kris