First Lady Michelle Obama seemed to delight middle schoolers in Virginia when she attended a special screening of her appearance on a Nickelodeon show, but the audience showed some displeasure, booing when she told them about the healthy food initiative that changes their school lunch menu.
"Booo," cried the students who heard Mrs. Obama report that "my husband and the Congress passed a legislation to make sure we could put more nutritious foods into the schools. So you should be seeing more vegetables, more fruit, more healthy foods," she explained, according to the event transcript.
The disc jockey helping with the event commented, "Uh-oh. They’re turning," but the First Lady stayed on message. "I know, they’re turning. It happens," she replied. "But this is for you all, because we want you to be the next leaders out there," Michelle Obama told the children. "And let me tell you that something I know the cast will tell you, that it’s hard to do what you do if you’re not healthy and you’re not eating right, and you’re not putting good foods in your body, you’re not getting exercise. And so we care very much that you start learning those habits early. And schools are going to be stepping up."
The First Lady also revealed, during the question and answer session, that if she could have any superpower, it would be the power of flight.
