2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Terrific Tuna Casserole created by Bence Brown, age 9 from Nebraska. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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FNS Deputy Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs Audrey Rowe exercising with students at Waterford Elementary School.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks with Congresswoman Kristi Noem dueing the visit to a Hy-Vee grocery store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to discuss USDA efforts to promote fruit and vegetable consumption, improve childhood nutrition and prevent obesity to raise a healthier generation of Americans. He announced the results of a pilot program aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in America’s poorest schools. USDA photo by Tammi Schone.

2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Shefali's Scrumptious Spring Rolls created by Shefali Singh, age 12 from Massachusetts. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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Under Secretary Janey Thornton (left) and Darlene Barnes, Administrator

of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Mountain Plains Region, chat

with children in Colorado Springs, Colo., about healthy meal choices.

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commissary Grocery Manager Jeannette Riddick (left) and Assistant Store Director Roberto Cruz encourages 5-year-olds from the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Child Development Center as they play hopscotch during the exercising portion of a Defense Commissary Agency’s health and wellness event at the commissary Nov. 10, 2010. The event was in direct support of first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, an initiative to combat childhood obesity. DeCA Dietitian Karen Hawkins showed the 5-year-olds how to make “fruit kabobs,” while the post’s Clinic Radar Clinic Dietitian and Nutritionist Beth Trainer gave lessons on how to make kid-sized “veggie wraps.” In the background, commissary employees and volunteers from the CDC and Morale Welfare and Recreation treated the children to a morning of fun-filled exercises that included hopscotch, Hula-Hoop, soccer, catch, cheer leading and a cone maze. (Photo by Public Affairs Specialist Millie Slamin)

2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Pan Seared Mississippi Catfish on a Bed of River Rice created by Reed Lindsey, age 10 from Mississippi. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Makenna's Bodacious Banana Muffins created by Makenna Hurd, age 9 from Tennessee. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Raisin Bran Muffins created by Regan Strehl, age 11 and Kentucky. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Salmon Fried Rice created by Audrey Russell, age 10 from Oregon. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Healthy Vegetable Fried Quinoa created by Joshua Garrigues, age 8 from Montana. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Scrumptious Chili with Zucchini Cornbread created by Breeze Petty, age 11 from Wyoming. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Sneaky Chili Surprise created by Lydia Finkbeiner, age 9 from Indiana. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Chicken Masala Wrap created by Emma Scielzo, age 10 from Maryland. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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Andy Haman, a Iowa City High, and U of Iowa Grad and 2007 Champion of NPC National Bodybuilding and current IFBB Professional Bodybuilder, shared his story with students and encouraged everyone to live a healthy lifestyle.

A Health & Fitness Expo was held at East High on April 13th and Lincoln High on April 12th. Students assembled in the gymnasium to learn about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle by staying active and eating healthy foods.

Obesity in the US has become a national Security issue. This problem is putting a strain on healthcare costs and making it more difficult for people to qualify to serve in our armed forces.

Approximately 300K adult deaths in the U.S. each year are attributable to unhealthy dietary habits, or physical inactivity. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight orobese.

18.1% of adolescents aged 12-19 are obese.

HELP IS OUT THERE...

First Lady’s Michelle Obama’s campaign to solve childhood obesity:www.letsmove.gov

Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad’s Health Initiative: www.Iowahealthieststate.com

2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Zucchini Pancakes & Passion Fruit Banana Smoothie created by Sakari Clendinen, age 8 from Virgin Islands. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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At PMA Fresh Summit 2015 Deb Eschmeyer, executive director of Let’s Move! and senior policy advisor for nutrition policy to the White House, walked the Fresh Summit show floor Oct. 25 with Cathy Burns, president of the Produce Marketing Association. They made the rounds, personally thanking everyone they could track down on the floor, for their participation in initiatives like eat brighter!

With suppliers participating in eat brighter! for three quarters reporting an average 5.3%

increase in year-over-year sales (PMA Survey, Q2, 2015), shouldn't you learn how your company can get involved?

Learn more at: pma.com/eatbrighter

2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Asian Fajitas created by Charli McQuillan, age 8 from North Dakota. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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Five-year-olds from the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Child Development Center place fresh fruit on their kabobs while DeCA Dietitian Karen Hawkins talks about the benefit of eating healthy snacks during a health and wellness event at the Fort Myer Commissary, Nov. 10, 2010. DeCA sponsored the event to support Michelle Obama's initiative to combat childhood obesity Let's Move! campaign.

(Photo by Public Affairs Specialist Millie Slamin)

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2013 Kids's State Dinner Winning Recipe: Garden Stir-Fry created by Kaitlyn Kirchner, age 9 from Minnesota. (Photo Credit: Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious)

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (far right) joined First Lady Michelle Obama in Des Moines, IA, to kick off a nationwide tour celebrating the second anniversary of "Lets"s Move". They were joined by fitness expert Bob Harper, WNBA star Tamika Catchings, Olympians Michelle Kwan and Shawn Johnson and others, including 10,000 sixth and seventh graders. The event took place on Thursday, February 9, 2012. USDA Photo by Darin Leach.