Former first lady Michelle Obama wants to take your kids around the world to learn about good food.
Since that’s not really feasible even when there isn’t a global pandemic, she’s launching a new show on Netflix next month. It’s called “Waffles+Mochi,” who happen to be her puppet co-stars.
“In many ways, this show is an extension of my work to support children’s health as First Lady—and to be quite honest,” she wrote in an Instagram post making the announcement. “I wish a program like this had been around when my girls were young.”
“Once upon a thyme, deep in The Land of Frozen Food, lived two best friends named Waffles and Mochi with one shared dream: to become chefs! The only problem? Everything they cooked was made of ice. When these two taste-buddies are suddenly hired as the freshest employees of a whimsical supermarket, they’re ready for the culinary adventure of a lifetime,” Netflix wrote describing the show.
“With the help of friendly new faces like Mrs. Obama, the supermarket owner, 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,” the summary continued.
In addition to entertaining and teaching kids and their parents about good food choices, the show will be “working with our partners @PHAnews to get fresh ingredients to families in need across the country so they can cook together at home,” Obama wrote.
She has served as the honorary chair of Partnership for a Healthier America, or PHA.
While she was first lady, Obama’s main focus was improving children’s health
“It’s a conversation about what our kids eat and how active they are,” Obama told parents and community leaders at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, one of two stops she made in metro Atlanta in 2012. “About how they feel about themselves. And about what that means, not just their physical and emotional health, but for their success in school and in life.”
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