Hello --
Tomorrow is going to be a special day at the White House, and I wanted to make
sure you got a chance to be a part of it.
At lunchtime, 54 kids from all over the United States will join me in the East
Room for the first-ever Kids' State Dinner.
Each of these young people worked with their parents to create an original
lunch recipe. We asked them to design a dish that was healthy, affordable, and
tasty -- and which met the nutritional guidelines set up by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. A panel of judges from the groups who partnered with
us on this project -- the Department of Agriculture, the Department
of Education, and Epicurious -- chose these 54 recipes as their favorites.
So now, the kid chefs and their parents are on their way to the White House,
and tomorrow we'll all enjoy a meal together and take in a musical performance
from Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush. You can watch the whole thing as it happens
on our website -- will you join us tomorrow?
- WHAT: The Kids' State Dinner at the White House
- WHEN: August 20 at 10 a.m. EDT
- WHERE: http://www.letsmove.gov/kids-state-dinner
And it's why we're working with the Department of Education and Epicurious to share a free printable and downloadable cookbook with the winning recipes that these young people created with their parents.
You can learn more about our work to solve the problem of childhood obesity so that all our kids can grow up healthy at LetsMove.gov .
And tomorrow, I hope you will join in the fun of the Kids' State Dinner.
Thanks!
First Lady Michelle Obama
P.S. -- To get a preview of some of the great recipes, go here.