Washington: A fiery Michelle Obama vigorously defended the healthy eating initiative that was her biggest legacy as first lady, telling a public health summit in Washington that something was "wrong" with an administration that did not want to give consumers nutrition information or teach children to eat healthily.

"We gotta make sure we don't let anybody take us back," Obama said on Friday. "This is where you really have to look at motives, you know. You have to stop and think, why don't you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you? And why is that a partisan issue? Why would that be political? What is going on?"

In a 43-minute conversation, peppered with sarcastic remarks and veiled references to the Trump administration, Michele Obama discussed topics from life since her husband left the presidency to her Let's Move! initiative.

"Take me out of the equation - like me or don't like me," Obama added. "But think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap. Why would you celebrate that? Why would you sit idly and be OK with that? Because here's the secret: If someone is doing that, they don't care about your kid."