Just one criticism: you are not fair to Michelle Obama. You don't know that she has a poor understanding of the food system, and as a family they all look healthy and not overweight, and Let's Move was a good effort, made in good faith, I imagine. And I did think of another problem or two with that Levels business. One, it will only track scientifically-measurable components of a diet: calories, grams of carbs and fiber and sugar, etc. So a perfectly fine ending to a good meal--homemade apple pie (lard crust, of course) with a dollop of whipped cream on top, say--will set off the alarms. But some nonfat yogurt topped with granola sweetened with aspartame--that'll get you some smiley emojis.
Just one criticism: you are not fair to Michelle Obama. You don't know that she has a poor understanding of the food system, and as a family they all look healthy and not overweight, and Let's Move was a good effort, made in good faith, I imagine. And I did think of another problem or two with that Levels business. One, it will only track scientifically-measurable components of a diet: calories, grams of carbs and fiber and sugar, etc. So a perfectly fine ending to a good meal--homemade apple pie (lard crust, of course) with a dollop of whipped cream on top, say--will set off the alarms. But some nonfat yogurt topped with granola sweetened with aspartame--that'll get you some smiley emojis.