Earlier this month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled MyPlate, a national nutritional guideline that would replace the food pyramid and bear the official seal of approval from the USDA.
MyPlate was created in part by Obama’s campaign against obesity. It does away with the prescribed portion sizes for different food groups, instead using the visual of a dinner plate divided into four sections.
michelle obamaMyPlate looks good but lacks substanceDaily Texan Sun, 06/19/2011 - 9:53pm
Let’s Move Austin DayPlanning Ahead, Austin Thu, 01/27/2011 - 4:32pm
Despite the wet forecast this weekend, you should get out of your house and get moving. On Saturday, Jan. 29 the City of Austin is teaming up with the YMCA to host the Let’s Move Austin Day featuring fun and free healthy activities for all ages. SOA dean helps select National Design Award winnersUT - Office of Public Affairs Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:52pm
As a member of a nine-person jury that chose this year's National Design Awards, Fritz Steiner, dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, will head to the White House Wednesday, July 21, for an awards ceremony and luncheon hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. Obama Bows Before The Emperor Of JapanDonklephant Sat, 11/14/2009 - 1:52pm
I’ll start this out by saying that I’m sure several of you are going to disagree with me. Another Drudge Lie About Fox Olympic StoryDonklephant Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:48pm
The headline reads: FOX-TV CHICAGO ORDERED NOT TO RUN ANTI-OLYMPICS STORY Here’s the reality….
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