Michelle Obama Launches Healthy Eating TV Show for Children

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is launching a kid-centric cooking show on Netflix, introducing young people to healthy food from around the world.

Waffles + Mochi is named for the two puppets who who have become bored with a diet of ice and dream of becoming chefs, who Mrs. Obama introduces to new possibilities.

The show will chronicle their journey as they try to become chefs.

Guided by her and by their magical flying shopping trolley, the puppets travel the world to try an array of home-cooked food.

Photo courtesy Netflix

Mrs. Obama is both star and an executive producer of “Waffles + Mochi,”and stars as a supermarket owner. You could think of this show as a kind of Sesame Street of food.

The show launches for streaming on March 16, with at least ten episodes planned.

The theme of the show closely aligns with her “Let’s Move!” public health campaign as First Lady, which was aimed at curbing childhood obesity.

It was one of her signature platforms, that included planting a White House vegetable garden, as part of initiatives to helped families get access to healthy, affordable foods and increase their physical activities.

In a statement, Mrs. Obama said, “I only wish Waffles + Mochi had been around when my daughters were growing up, because it’s the kind of programme that’s fun to watch together as a family, and gives parents the peace of mind to know that their little ones are learning something, too.”

In a statement describing the show, Netflix said, “With the help of friendly new faces like the supermarket owner, Mrs. Obama, and a magical flying shopping cart as their guide, Waffles and Mochi blast off on global ingredient missions, traveling to kitchens, restaurants, farms and homes all over the world, cooking up recipes with everyday ingredients alongside renowned chefs, home cooks, kids and celebrities.”

According to CNN Business, “Waffles + Mochi” is just one of the former First Lady’s many media ventures. Her “Becoming” documentary is already on Netflix.

In, 2020, she launched a podcast on Spotify. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions has a multi-year production deal with Netflix.

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