Michelle Obama ‘turns-up’ for turnips -- and we’ve got 6 recipes to get started

In her latest effort to promote healthful eating, Michelle Obama has managed to create a viral sensation using the video app Vine, and a turnip.

The first lady posted a six-second video of herself dancing with a turnip to the White House Vine account. And the best part? She’s dancing to DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What.”

The video was a response to President Obama impersonator Imman Crosson who used Vine to ask the president, “How many calories do you burn every time you ‘turn up’?!”

In case you’re wondering what “turn up” means, the Urban Dictionary lists the definition as “getting loose, being wild and potentially engaging in sexual activity with members of the opposite gender (or the same gender if that’s what you’re into).”

In Obama’s video, she holds the turnip, looks in the camera and asks “Turn up for what?” Then she dances with the turnip like no one is watching.

The first lady is actually onto something here. That pink-and-white root vegetable you may just scratch your head at when you see it in the grocery store is actually delicious, and quite versatile. If you’re looking to “turn up” for some turnips, here are half a dozen things you can do with them, besides dance.

And this isn’t the first time the first lady has tapped into a little pop culture to champion healthful eating. Obama made an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” earlier this year to say “ew” to potato chips and yes to kale.

I’d dance for a parsnip. Follow me on Twitter @Jenn_Harris