Deidre Hall: Let's Get Junk Food Out of Schools

As part of Participant Media's social action campaign for the acclaimed new documentary, Food, Inc., parents and children from nearly 30 states proclaiming themselves the Healthy School Food Brigade converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge passage of legislation that would update 30 year old school food nutrition standards. The Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act would get junk food out of our nation's schools and help assure that our children have healthy food choices.

Actress Deidre Hall (C) with members of congress attends a press conference regarding the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act at the Reserve Officers Association on June 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Among the 130 citizens who traveled to Washington for a White House briefing, press conference and meetings with 120 members of Congress were former DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Deidre Hall and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' Andrea Bowen.