School children reach to greet first lady Michelle Obama during a cooking contest event at the Kleberg-Rylie Recreation center in Dallas Friday to promote her Let's Move initiative. (LM Otero/AP)
5:02 pm ET -Michelle Obama started Let's Move to tackle childhood obesity two years ago. Now, she's finishing up a four-state tour to promote the effort – all with a dash of fun thrown in.
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