Parents can do a great do a great deal to improve the quality of meals that are served in the home. For example, they can learn how to read nutrition labels on food products, so that when hey are shopping for food they can make the best choices. And by the way, you know, its a good math test to sort of teach you child how to read nutrition labels. And you can have fun with that. They can cook. If you are not already cooking, you can learn how to cook simple meals at home. Because, those meals will be much lower in calories, fat and salt and sugar, if you prepare them at home, as compared to going out to eat or doing take outs. And by the way, why not teach your kids to cook and get them involved in the planning and preparation of meals. You can sneak vegetables into your children's food. My favorite is sneaking vegetables- chopping them up very finely and sneaking them into spaghetti sauce. I mean, there is never a complaint. And by the way, I actually use a little bit of sugar in salad dressing. Because, children love a little touch of sweetness in their salad dressing and that way, I can get them to eat salads and other vegetables. So that is something to think about. And lastly, I recommend that you not bring soda into the home. I am not saying that your kids can't ever have soda. But I just don't think that it should be in your home. You should use milk at meals. And you should use water to quench thirst and soda should not be encouraged on a daily basis the way it is consumed by children in America today.