English subtitles for clip: File:The 2016 Kids' State Dinner.webm

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Michelle Obama: Let me start out by saying

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hi, and welcome to the

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White House!

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(applause)

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This is it!

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This is the main room where
we do our fancy stuff.

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And look who's
here -- you guys!

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Are you having fun?

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Audience: Yes!

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Michelle Obama:
Is it exciting?

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Audience: Yes!

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Michelle Obama: Well, let
me just say this: This is

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probably one of our favorite
events -- not just of our

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staff and the Let's Move!

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team, but the whole house.

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I mean our chefs, our
butlers, our residence staff

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-- we all look forward to
this day, watching you guys

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walk in, so proud and so
handsome and beautiful.

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It just touches my heart.

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So we are always, always
proud and thrilled to have

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you here.

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So congratulations.

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Of course, I want to
start by thanking Samuel.

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Oh, man, what an
amazing young man!

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(applause)

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Samuel, you continue to
impress us with your poise

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and your intellect
and your passion.

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You're just a cool dude.

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(laughter)

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And thank you for coming
and introducing me.

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I know you have a
busy schedule --

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(laughter)

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-- and I'm so glad you had
some time to fit this in.

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So thanks so much.

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And I want to join Deb in
thanking our supporters --

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again, PBS.

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WGBH Boston.

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Newman's Own Foundation.

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United Airlines --
they got you here.

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Yes!

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(applause)

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Blue Apron -- that I
actually know what that is,

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even though I don't need it
because I have

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White House chefs.

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(laughter)

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But thank you to Blue Apron.

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And of course, my dear,
dear friend, who I call my

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partner in crime, who -- we
just talked about it, we

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started talking about this
issue was it nine years ago?

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On the campaign trail.

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I want to thank Rachael Ray
and her team and her Yum-O!

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organization for
all their work.

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(applause)

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To Tanya, you've been such a
rock star through all this,

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so thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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I also want to recognize
everyone from the

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Departments of Agriculture
and Education, our teams here.

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You guys do the hard work on
the ground, and then I get

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to come and do a great
announcement and take credit

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for all the work
that you do.

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Thank you for the help not
just on this event, but on

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so many other Let's Move!

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activities over the years.

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We're going to give them
a round of applause.

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(applause)

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Thank you.

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And, of course, kids, we
have to give a big shout-out

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to the parents and the
family members and the

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friends who helped
get you here today.

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These young chefs are here
today because of the love

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and the encouragement that
you all poured into these

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young people not just
inside, but outside of the

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kitchen every single day.

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And as I greeted each of
you, I tried to make sure

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that I thanked you parents,
because you raised these

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wonderful, amazing kids.

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And I know what it means to
be a parent, how much you

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love these young people,
how proud you are.

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You owe them, because they
got you to the White House.

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(laughter)

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So, kids, let's give a big,
huge shout-out, thank you to

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our families!

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(applause)

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I like that
high-five over there.

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Way to go, way to go.

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But most of all, I want to
recognize the 56 winners of

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the 2016 Healthy
Lunchtime Challenge!

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(applause)

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You did it!

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You did it!

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(applause)

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Do you know that more than
1,200 kids from every state

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and territory in this
country submitted recipes?

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Do you realize -- the
competition was stiff!

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And as Deb said, after the
panel of experts tasted and

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tested all the entries,
you guys were the winners.

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Out of all those entries,
all those recipes -- and I'm

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always -- thank you guys
for eating all that food --

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(laughter)

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-- you guys won.

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So that when I tell you -- I
told each of you you should

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be proud of yourselves --
you should be very proud

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of yourselves.

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You earned these
spots at these tables.

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Pretty cool.

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So that's why we wanted to
make this pretty fancy for you.

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I mean, we are doing
everything that we do at all

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of our official state
dinners -- our receiving line.

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We got tables decorated.

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Aren't they beautiful?

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Well done.

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(applause)

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We're going to have some
fancy entertainment for you.

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Shhh, it's a surprise.

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(laughter)

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You'll hear
about that later.

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And a lot of other stuff.

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Because, look, you guys blew
us away with your creativity

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and your skills
in the kitchen.

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And as Deb said, all of the
meals follow the MyPlate

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guidance for
nutritious eating.

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They're affordable.

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You guys just hit
it out of the park.

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Our young chef from
Nebraska, Lauren Hinrichs,

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put it best -- this
is what she said.

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Lauren, where are you?

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Stand up.

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Oh, there you go.

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These are her words.

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Lauren said, "It hit me that
we can make foods that we

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already love into healthier
but yummy foods."

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Well said.

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And that's true for every
single one of these recipes

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-- whether it's "Alexandra's
Refreshing Watermelon

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Salad," which is
on your plates.

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Alexandra, where are you?

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Stand up.

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Stand up, sweetie.

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I told you we were going
to be eating your salad.

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(applause)

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Or our "Korean
Lentil Patties."

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Who is responsible for that?

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Oh, there we go.

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(applause)

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Or our "Teeny Zucchini
Triangular Panini."

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(laughter and applausse)

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That's going to be on our
menu a little bit later --

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and I promise that you won't
have to say that out loud.

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Maybe you can practice that.

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Teeny, triangular
-- no, it's tough.

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(laughter)

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So to all of our young
chefs here today, again,

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congratulations, and thank
you for providing 56 more

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examples of how healthy food
can also be delicious food.

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And that's really one of the
reasons, the main reasons

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why we launched Let's Move!

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in the first place.

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We wanted to help kids and
families across this country

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see how easy and fun it can
be to get back to spending

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time in the kitchen
and cooking real food.

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I mean, real food, right?

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Not food from a
box, but real food.

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And since 2012, as
part of Let's Move!,

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we've hosted five of these
-- five Kids' State Dinners

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here at the White House.

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And altogether, we've
reviewed over 6,000

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recipe submissions.

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We've welcomed more than
270 young people and

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their families.

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And, of course, we ate a
whole lot of good food.

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(laughter)

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That's a good thing.

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But this event,
and our Let's Move!

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initiative, isn't just
about eating well today.

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This is about setting kids
like all of you up for a

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lifetime of healthy choices.

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Because here's what we know:
Eating healthy foods can

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affect how well
you do in school.

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That's right.

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I can't say this enough --
the food that you put into

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your bodies can actually
help you get better grades.

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And it can also affect your
performance in sports and

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other activities too.

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You see, when you give your
body the best possible fuel,

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you have more energy, you're
stronger, you think

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more quickly.

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You just feel better in
general all throughout the

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day, every day.

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But, look, I know you guys
already know that, right?

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Yeah, you guys know this.

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And that's why you all are
so passionate about eating

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healthy -- because you know
the difference that it can

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make in your lives.

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And with that passion -- and
with your winning recipes --

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you all are now part of a
proud Kids' State

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Dinner tradition.

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You are part of a network of
extraordinary young people

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who are leading a movement
for healthy eating all

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across the country.

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You know that!

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It's a secret club --

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(laughter)

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-- well, it's not
so secret now.

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(laughter)

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But you guys are
moving and grooving.

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Let me give you an example.

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A young woman named Abby
Cornwell represented Ohio at

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our Kids' State
Dinner two years ago.

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And when she got back to
school after the event, Abby

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realized that some kids in
her community weren't eating

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enough fruits
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In fact, she came to learn
that some of her classmates

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didn't have anything to
eat for breakfast at all.

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So Abby started a program
called Apples From Abby, to

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deliver free, fresh
apples to local schools.

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And since that time, Abby
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17,000 apples to
her fellow students.

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Pretty good, huh?

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Well, then there's Braeden
Mannering, who represented

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Delaware at the Kids'
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Now, two days after that
event, Braeden and his mom

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drove past a homeless
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And when they got home,
Braeden decided that he

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wanted to pack up a bag of
healthy snacks and water,

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and he brought it
back to that man.

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And Braeden
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Since then, Braeden has
helped deliver almost 8,000

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of these healthy brown
bags to folks in need.

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How about that?

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Good stuff.

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(applause)

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And, as you heard from
Samuel, who's already doing

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his part -- I think,
Samuel, you put it best.

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We've got to pay this stuff
forward, and each of our

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ambassadors are doing that.

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So today, we definitely want
you guys to enjoy your day

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here at the White House.

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Take it all in, guys, okay?

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Take a lot of pictures.

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Enjoy the food.

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Have fun.

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But when you go home, here's
what we need you to do: We

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need you to continue this
proud Kids' State Dinner

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tradition by being
ambassadors for the healthy

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eating in your communities
just like Abby and Braeden

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and Samuel.

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We need you to share your
recipes with your friends

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and families, if you
haven't already done so.

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We need you to tell them
about what you saw here at

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the White House -- not just
the fancy food and the

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entertainment, but tell them
about how, even though we

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live right in the middle
of a big city, we have a

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beautiful garden right
on the South Lawn.

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And we here at the White
House, we eat locally from

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our garden whenever we can
-- which, by the way, is one

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of the most delicious and
affordable ways to eat healthy.

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And finally, I want you all
to tell everyone back home

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about how, every year, kids
just like you help us plant

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and harvest our
White House garden.

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I want you to tell them that
the food you're eating today

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-- we used vegetables and
herbs from our garden.

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Isn't that pretty cool?

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So just think about that.

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Just think about how cool
that is -- that today, here

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at the White House, kid
farmers helped grow the food

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used to prepare
kid chefs' recipes.

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Isn't that something?

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So let me tell you, don't
ever let anyone tell you

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that kids can't
make a difference.

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You all have really made the
difference on this issue.

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You guys are the leaders.

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In fact, when it comes
to building a healthier

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country, we're counting on
all of you guys to lead the way.

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And that may sound like a
big ask of you, but you guys

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can do this.

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So many of you have already
stepped up in your families,

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in your schools, in
your communities.

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Jamal Bin-Yusif -- Jamal,
where are you, babe?

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There you go.

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Handsome young man -- he's
like, I'm right here.

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(laughter)

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Right there.

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Jamal is from Delaware, and
his family had a history of

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high blood pressure.

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So Jamal figured out how to
lower the amount of salt in

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his family's
favorite dishes.

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Dude, way to go.

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Way to go!

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(applause)

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And then there's Jude
VanderHooven -- Jude, there

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you go, you're right there.

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Jude, stand up one more
time so they can see you.

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Jude is from New Hampshire.

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He helps harvest his
grandparents' garden, and

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then he delivers the extra
zucchini to a local food pantry.

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Thank you, Jude.

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Well done.

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(applause)

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So every single one of you,
you go back home and start

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making changes like these.

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If you do that, there's
really no telling what you

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can achieve.

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Really.

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I mean, just think about it.

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You guys aren't even in
high school yet, and you've

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already made it to
the White House.

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I mean, come on.

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(laughter)

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That's pretty big, right?

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So just imagine where you
could end up if you keep on

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working on this issue
throughout school, and then

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go on to college -- because
that's all the next step for

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everybody, right?

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College is a must, right?

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(applause)

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And then you carry on these
habits for the rest of

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your lives.

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Imagine all the people
you guys could help.

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Imagine all the lives
you could change.

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You guys can do that.

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As small as you think you
are, you can change lives.

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I know you guys can do this.

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I see this every year.

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I see the work of kids,
the magic you all do.

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People change
because of kids.

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They change how they eat.

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They change the
way they think.

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They change the way
they see one another.

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You guys are so powerful
and you don't even know it.

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But you guys are going
to do this, right?

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I want you to know that I am
so proud of each and every

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one of you.

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And I am sad that this is my
last Kids' State Dinner, but

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it's not the last of the
work that we're going to do

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on this issue, right?

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So when I'm old and gray, I
want to see you guys looking

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after me, making sure I'm
eating my vegetables, right?

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(laughter)

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When you're standing here in
charge of stuff, I want you

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to remember, you got to
take care of little old

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Mrs. Obama.

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(laughter)

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So I can't wait to see
everything you all do with

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your lives in the
months and years ahead.

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Again, congratulations
to you all.

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Well done.

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Well done.

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(applause)

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So now were going
to get ready to eat.

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I'm hungry.

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I can't wait.

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But before we do, I want to
introduce one more person

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who believes deeply
in you, as I do.

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He wanted to send along a
special message by video --

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because he's kind of busy,
and today he was really busy.

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So he sent you
guys a message.

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So let me introduce to you
all my husband, President

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Barack Obama.

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(video plays)