Fighting words.

Via The Hill:

First lady Michelle Obama encouraged parents Thursday to fight with her “until the bitter end” to preserve tougher new school lunch standards that House Republicans are working to roll back.

“It’s important for every parent to know where their members of Congress stand on this issue,” the first lady said during a Twitter chat on school lunches. “Make your voices heard today.”

The Twitter chat came ahead of an event where the first lady and students from nearby elementary schools prepared a healthy salad lunch at the White House. The students were originally invited to help cultivate the White House garden, which they helped plant earlier this year, but the threat of rain kept the event indoors.

“I just want to make sure no one was struck by lightning,” Obama joked.

The students were joined by nutritional directors from schools that had implemented the tougher news standards championed by the White House.