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First Lady to Garden on Sesame Street

Michelle Obama will educate the residents on the value of healthy eating

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2009 7:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – What do Michelle Obama, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria Parker, Ricky Gervais, and Kobe Bryant have in common? All of them will appear on this season of Sesame Street, its 40th anniversary. The first lady will flex her green thumb and talk about gardening and eating healthy on the show’s Nov. 10 premiere, Us reports.

 “All these seeds need to grow are sun, soil, and water. If you eat these healthy foods, you're going to grow up to be big and strong, like me,” says Obama, who will plant tomato, cucumber, and lettuce seeds on the show. “I know you're going to like these vegetables, because in addition to being healthy, they really taste great!”

First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Sesame Street set for a taping of a Public Service Announcement with Elmo as part of Sesame Workshop's Healthy Habits For Life initiative, May 5, 2009 in New York.
First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Sesame Street set for a taping of a Public Service Announcement with Elmo as part of Sesame Workshop's Healthy Habits For Life initiative, May 5, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Sesame Workshop, Richard Termine)
First lady Michelle Obama harvests vegetables with fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in the First Lady's Garden on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, June 16, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama harvests vegetables with fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in the First Lady's Garden on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, June 16, 2009.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In this April 21, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama uses a shovel as she plants a tree with volunteers at a national service project at Kenilworth Aquatic Garden in Washington.
In this April 21, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama uses a shovel as she plants a tree with volunteers at a national service project at Kenilworth Aquatic Garden in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)
First lady Michelle Obama plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
First lady Michelle Obama plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Schwizche
Oct 2, 2009 12:40 PM CDT
It will be a 'sacrifice', but she'll do it for the kids.
paul123
Oct 1, 2009 12:47 PM CDT
@toon: for you to suggest that the only way rich people are rich to begin with is by stealing, is laughable. In case you haven't heard, and you probably haven't, you can quite be successful and "rich" in life through the blood and sweat of ones own brow. I know that this is a unique concept for a liberal that thinks that the government should support people from the cradle to the grave, but believe me when I say that the concept works. That said, to answer your question, no I don't think it's petty. Don't you think it's unfair for the top 5% of income earners to pay 97% of the taxes in this country? @queen: the rich in this country are defined as anybody making over 250K a year, and plenty of those are still not millionaires or billionaires. So yay for you and class envy!
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Sep 30, 2009 8:01 AM CDT
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