Michelle Obama plants vegetables to promote healthy eating

(27 Mar 2012) 1. Wide of children walking into White House garden
2. Wide of children sitting down at picnic tables
3. Close-up of boy eating an apple
4. Pull out to wide of US First Lady Michelle Obama walking towards children in garden
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6. Wide of Obama talking to children
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, US First Lady:
"If you know one of the reasons why we plant the garden, is that it's an important way to have a good conversation about your health, because one of the things that I have been trying to do as First Lady is work on an initiative that I call, 'Let's Move,' have you guys heard about 'Let's Move?'"
8. Wide of Obama talking to children
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, US First Lady:
"And the garden is a good way to start the conversation because vegetables and fruits are a big part of a healthy diet and a lot of times when you grow your own vegetables and fruits, they taste really good, they taste better than a lot of stuff you would get in a grocery store."
10. Mid of children eating
11. Wide of Obama walking with children in garden
12. Mid of Obama cutting potatoes to plant
13. Close-up of children moving soil over potatoes
14. Mid of Obama working with children in garden
15. Pan across children working with White House staff and Obama in garden
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STORYLINE:
US First Lady Michelle Obama joined a group of children in the White House garden on Monday to plant vegetables, as part of a drive to promote healthy eating.
Young people from New York, Pennsylvania and North Carolina were at the fourth annual spring planting event, along with others from Washington-area schools who have helped in previous years.
Mrs. Obama said the garden is part of her "Let's Move!" campaign, aimed at sparking discussion about healthy eating habits for children.
"It's an important way to have a good conversation about your health," she told those gathered in the garden.
White House chefs Cris Comerford, Sam Kass and Bill Yosses were also on hand to help the children, who planted potatoes, carrots and spinach among other vegetables.
"Vegetables and fruits are a big part of a healthy diet and a lot of times when you grow your own vegetables and fruits, they taste really good, they taste better than a lot of stuff you would get in a grocery store," Mrs. Obama said.
The young people who were selected to help out in the White House garden this year had written to the First Lady about their own gardening experiences at school and in their community.
The vegetable garden is the first at the executive mansion since Eleanor Roosevelt's "Victory Garden."

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