Yesterday Michelle Obama took it upon herself to tell us that "splurging is the key to life," but warn that the price of the “key to life” is eating healthily at home most of the time. The Associated Press reports on her question and answer session with a group of props “children reporters”: "How would you appreciate vegetables if you never had chocolate?" she asked. "You couldn't live without a little chocolate, a little French fries." The first lady took questions from children reporters Monday after appearing at the White House Easter Egg Roll. She told the children that if they eat right the majority of the time, then a splurge or snack is not going to hurt them. "I still splurge when I can, but that's why I try to exercise almost every day," she said. I find this a fascinating glimpse of a tortured soul, one obsessed with food, and with the practice of letting go of restraint when it comes to...(Read Full Post)