Michelle Obama Under Fire for Eating Short Ribs During Vail Vacation While Touting Healthy Eating Habits

First Lady Michelle Obama under fire for eating braised ancho-chile short rib during Vail vacation as she pushes anti-obesity childhood campaign.

At first I thought it was no big deal to learn that First Lady Michelle Obama chowed down on a braised ancho-chile short rib Saturday in Vail, but on second thought, it comes across as a little disingenuous, but it isn't such a big deal. We all are allowed to treat ourselves to something different every now and then, but it seems that Mrs. Obama chose the wrong thing to indulge herself -- ribs. We all know ribs are chock full of calories and since she has embarked on an anti-obesity campaign then it's a little hypocritical, since this isn't the first time we have learned she has indulged in not-so-healthy food. Well, that's what her critics want you to think and say. One of those critics is Rush Limbaugh, the Viagra popping, pharmacy hopping race-baiter on the airwaves. He's also a hypocrite for dissing Michelle Obama's looks, considering he's no Adonis.

The Vail Daily was only too happy to share her meal to the whole world. Here's an excerpt:

The first lady went to Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail Village on Saturday night, dining on a pickled pumpkin salad with arugula and a braised ancho-chile short rib with hominy wild mushrooms and sauteed kale.

“Yes, it's true, the first lady dined at our restaurant tonight and seemed to really enjoy it,” chef and owner Kelly Liken said.

The vegetables came from the greenhouse at Brush Creek Elementary School in Eagle as part of the Sowing Seeds program. Liken has helped spearhead the program, which allows local students to grow and harvest their own food and emphasizes the importance of nutrition, agriculture and sustainability.

“She was wonderfully gracious and very much interested in what we're doing in this valley for our kids' healthy lunch,” Liken said. “She was amazing and — all I can say is she was interested. It was really refreshing to see how interested she really was and how passionate about our kids' healthy lunches, as well as the movement to eat local here in the Vail Valley.”

What's lost on her loudest critics is the fact she had vegetables with the ribs. Who knows if she ate the whole thing. Hey Rush, take a look in the mirror before you trash someone for not looking like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. You don't look like a male model either.
 
UPDATE#1: The Vail Daily has written a follow-up to its original story and their findings have left egg all over the faces of Mrs. O's critics -- Rush Limbaugh, Drudge Report, etc. They said that not only was Mrs. O's short rib nowhere near 1,500 calories, but the meal was also politically correct:

A braised short rib is a relatively lean cut of beef, braised with most of the fat cooked off. The 5-ounce serving runs about 600 calories, Liken said — a far cry from the 1,500 calories and 141 grams of fat it's accused of.

"A proper 5-ounce portion of protein is what nutritionists say we should have," said Kelly Liken, who launched the highly successful restaurant.

Let's not forget that the 5-ounce rib is served with local kale, nurtured and grown by students at Eagle's Brush Creek Elementary School.