Michelle Obama wants the whole family to move to the beat of…”Veggie Luv.”
The first lady teamed up with some big names in music–including Jordin Sparks, Ashanti, DMC, and E-Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren–to create a music album that inspires and educates children to eat healthy and exercise regularly. Obama doesn’t contribute to the singing, but the compilation is part of her Let’s Move campaign, which she launched in 2010 to help combat childhood obesity. The nationwide initiative is also committed to helping ensure all families have access to healthy, affordable food in their communities.
Hip Hop Public Health and the Partnership for a Healthier America, two organizations also dedicated to solving the country’s childhood obesity crisis, are also involved with the album’s creation.
“The simple act of getting up and dancing is really a great way to be active,” Drew Nannis, chief marketing officer of Partnership for a Healthier America, told msnbc. “We are bringing together music and physical activity in a way we felt more people could identify with.”
Adolescents between the ages of 8 and 18 spend about 7.5 hours a day using entertainment media, including television, computers, video games, cell phones, and movies, according to Let’s Move statistics.









