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Chefs help Michelle Obama kick off healthy food program

More than 500 chefs from 37 states gathered at the White House in June to join Michelle Obama's newest effort to fight childhood obesity, the Chefs Move to Schools program.

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June 4, 2010

First lady Michelle Obama asks more than 500 gathered chefs to join her anti-obesity campaign and help schools serve more nutritious, tastier meals.

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