I was watching NBC’s Special Inside the Obama White House. I have to take pride in that my husband was on the production team making it happen.

Of course, the food expert in me has to find my personal interest hook – the food! So here’s a play-by-play of what was covered.

Apples by the basketfull! Obama wants to encourage healthy snacking by making apples available on hand in nearly every room. Apples have natural sugars – carbohydrates for quick energy, fiber for fullness, and even some vitamin C to keep the immune system supported. All this for under 100 calories!

M&M;’s – Is it any surprise that there would be candy too? M&M;’s are the perfect tiny piece of chocolate Americana you’d expect to see on hand for staffers to nosh on.

Also a favorite of staffers is nuts! There was a huge container of Planters mixed nuts on one of the office tables. With enough protein and fat to crush any hunger pains, one handful of these suckers can easily tide staffers over until

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