Parents should know that our schools are now one of the largest sources of unhealthy food for their kids.

Would anyone advocate that we take the fences off the playground for elementary schools and just let kids run around in the streets? ... By the same token, why would we allow schools to sort of poison our kids with junk food?

Parents still lack basic information on the calorie and fat content on the meals that they and their children eat at restaurants.

If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and yes even Congress.

Schools will be busing kids in. We are holding it after school because we wanted to reach the parents.

All of us -- parents, schools, communities and government -- share responsibility to keep kids safe.