And we’re also working on the other end of the spectrum. There’s food, and there’s movement. That’s what the “Let’s Move!” piece is about. We need to make sure that our kids are getting the physical activity that they need to stay healthy. The recommendation is that kids get 60 minutes of active play every single day. And when we were growing up, that was just hanging out. (Laughter.) Now, it’s to save their lives.But even as parents work to help their kids eat right and exercise at home, we also need to make sure that they have access to healthy meals at school. For many kids, that’s where they’re getting the vast majority of their calendars -- calories. And I know that sometimes there’s a tendency to see money being spent on school nutrition as somehow taking away from what people think are the more important aspects of education like the curriculum（课程） or teacher salaries or school supplies. And with the average school being allotted（分配，指派） about $2.68 for each meal they prepare -- $2.68, that’s it -- and of that, only $1.00, $1.25 of that money actually goes to the food itself -- I mean, you can imagine just how creative you have to be to make food interesting in the schools.But the truth is that the food that our kids eat does have a direct effect on how they learn. That’s just the truth. So this isn’t a luxury. This isn’t a set-aside. This isn’t a sidebar（工具条，侧边栏） . One recent study showed that kids who ate breakfast were more attentive. They had faster response times than kids who don’t. That’s learning. And with more than 31 million children participating in the national school lunch and breakfast programs, good nutrition at school is more important than ever. A major key to giving our children a healthy future will be to pass a strong child nutrition bill. (Applause.) And right now, the reauthorization bill is moving its way through Congress, and fortunately it has bipartisan（两党连立的） support. Yay! (Applause.) The Senate Agriculture Committee’s action on the bill this spring marks historic progress on this bill, and it’s vitally important（极其重要的） that the Senate continues this effort and passes a bill in the coming weeks. A majority of Senators and House Members from both parties have publicly called for swift passage of a robust（强健的，粗野的） proposal, and I urge Congress to provide the resources that we need to support these important programs. (Applause.) It’s important that we keep the momentum（动力） going and we pass this bill this year. So we need all of your help. Everyone out there needs to focus on this. This is doable（可做的） . It’s right there. But we’ve got to make it happen. But if there’s one thing that we know for sure -- and that is that the solution to childhood obesity（肥胖） is not going to come from Washington alone. There is not one single expert that we’ve talked to that said that the solution to this problem is for government to tell people what to do. That just doesn’t work.Instead, as we’ve said all this time, it’s going to take all of us -- it’s going to take all of us -- parents and teachers, community leaders, food manufacturers, all of us doing our part to give our children the healthy future they deserve. And it’s going to take all of you, our nation’s chefs（大厨，主厨） . That’s why I am so moved to see you all here. You all are at the heart of this initiative, because if anyone understands nutrition and food, it’s the folks sitting here in their whites today. I know what they’re called -- “whites.” (Laughter.) We tease Sam. We call them “blouses（女衬衫） ” just to make him mad. (Laughter.)But each of you has so much to offer when it comes to helping our children make healthy choices. You know more about food than almost anyone -- other than the grandmas --and you’ve got the visibility and the enthusiasm to match that knowledge. That's really what’s key. Just watching you guys in action will -- it excites me, let alone（更不必说） my little girls who can’t stay out of the kitchen when Sam is cooking.
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