When the First Lady descended on Mississippi, she made quite an impression. I got to go hear her at Brinkley Middle School, and I was duly impressed by her.

I’ve always thought Michelle Obama was a classy lady, smart and dedicated to her family. You saw all of those traits shine through in her presentation. What you also saw was her genuine approach to making lives better for our nation’s children.

The First Lady is taking on childhood obesity. She’s got a four-pronged approach, which includes commitments from parents, students, schools and food producers.

Here’s what else the First Lady is doing:

• Traveling the nation to inspire students to eat better and exercise
• Pushing for new regulations on school food choices
• Meeting with food manufacturers asking them to use healthier ingredients

Unlike a lot of “health” initiatives we see, Michelle Obama is taking this seriously. She’s not just doing PR tours and starring in clever TV campaigns. She’s trying to back it up with good policy and working directly with the businesses who make our foods.

It’s nice to see an initiative that so many people can get behind. After all, you had Gov. Haley Barbour and First Lady Michelle Obama on the same stage talking positively about the same thing.