April 30, 2008

Maria Shriver does Rachael Ray

First lady Maria Shriver appears on Rachael Ray's popular talk and cooking show today.

The episode is already posted online.

What I learned from watching:

Maria "digs" headbands.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the tough parent when it comes to telling the kids to clean their room and do the laundry. Maria's all about eye contact and manners (though she dipped her finger into the ice cream bin later in the segment).

The Schwarzenegger-Shriver kids aren't involved in student government politics. "I'm actually really OK with that because I was raised to believe that if you weren't president, gosh what's wrong with you? You're not achieving," Shriver said, laughing.

The family has launched an ice cream brand, calling Lovin' Scoopful. The ice cream is "churned," which apparently means low fat. Twenty-five percent of the profits will go to the Special Olympics, which Shriver's mom founded.

"Get this. This is huge. You can eat ice cream and do your service," beamed Ray into the camera.

Arnold's favorite ice cream of the brand is Caramel Chocolate Heaven, it appeared.

Maria loves chocolate sprinkles.

Posted by Shane Goldmacher on April 30, 2008 12:47 PM