In the documentary, "A Place at the Table", several experts and activists discuss the focus of hunger in America. It is stated in the film that 1 in 6 American families don't have enough to eat. 1 in 2 children will be on food stamps some time in their life. 30% of American families are food insecure, meaning they do not know what or when their next meal will be. The film discusses the hunger issue from various locations throughout America. Collbran, CO, where Rosie, a 5th grader in the documentary, says she has a hard time focusing and struggles in class because she is hungry. "When I look at the kids in my class, they look like apples. My teacher looks like a banana," Rosie states. In Philadelphia, PA, there is Barbie Izquierdo, a single mother of 2 young children who explains that she was denied food assistance because she was $2.00 over the limit to receive benefits. Barbie points out, "I don't choose to apply for assistance, no one chooses to have to apply for assistance, but we want to be able to provide for our children." The Mississippi Delta has the highest rate of food insecurity in America. In Jonestown, MS there is an 8 year old girl named Tremonica. She is obese and hungry because her mother can't buy nutritional food like fruits and vegetables. Junk food is always available and affordable so although they are hungry, they are gaining weight from lack of nutrition and energy for exercise. Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved", states "People think that someone who is hungry that they can't be overweight. When in fact obesity and hunger are neighbors. They are both signs of having the insufficient funds to stay healthy." Marian Nestle, author of "Food Politics" and a nutrition policy leader explains, "The government is in denial of hunger in America. They are more concerned with corporate health than the health of the people."