Sesame Street characters to market fruits, veggies to kids

October 30, 2013

Visit the grocery store and you may see Elmo, Big Bird and other characters making fruits and vegetables more appealing.

The nonprofit organization behind the popular children's educational program is allowing the produce industry to use the characters to market healthy foods.

At a recent White House summit on food marketing to children, Mrs. Obama urged companies and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to youngsters.

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