U.S. Foodservice joins Michelle Obama to fight childhood obesity

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Foodservice on Friday said that it will join First Lady Michelle Obama’s call to help schools promote healthy eating habits as part of the “Chefs Move to Schools” initiative.

U.S. Foodservice Corporate Chef Marty Bermpohl joined Michelle Obama on the South Lawn of The White House Friday morning to launch the program. Bermpohl is adopting a school in the Washington, D.C. area, and will work with students, teachers, parents, school nutritionists and administrators to re-build menus, cook, educate and help improve food and nutrition in a fun and appealing way.

“As a leader in the foodservice distribution industry, U.S. Foodservice is in an ideal position to help schools develop healthier and more nutritious school lunches for the nation’s children,” Bermpohl said. “This is a great idea and we applaud the First Lady for making Chefs Move to Schools a key part of the solution to reducing childhood obesity.”

The program, run through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allows chefs to adopt K-12 schools across the United States to help reduce childhood obesity.

More than 31 million children participate in the National School Lunch Program and more than 11 million participate in the National School Breakfast Program. By joining the Chefs Move to Schools initiative, U.S. Foodservice hopes to help improve the nutritional value of the food many of these students consume.

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