No one would dispute that our #1 job as parents has always been, and continues to be, protecting our children. Yet each year schools across the nation are responsible for conducting unhealthy fundraisers. The simple truth is *300,000 deaths occur each and every year from obesity related illnesses and even with childhood obesity rates at an all time high, schools continue selling cookie dough and candy fundraisers.
“But we need the money”
It seems most schools don’t realize how much damage one unhealthy fundraiser can inflict on a school and community.
Let’s talk about a typical successful fundraiser. Successful in this case means children have sold enough TUBS of cookie dough to reach the 55% profit level. In the average cookie dough company this means you’ve sold 5,000 tubs of their cookie dough. Although that tub may smell inviting what’s actually inside should leave you outraged as a parent. The Original cookie dough offered by the average company contains tremendous amounts of FAT, SALT, CHOLESTEROL and empty CALORIES.
One successful typical cookie dough fundraiser places One Million Two Hundred Thousand grams of FAT and Twenty-Two Million Two Hundred Thousand calories into your school and community! Keep in mind that there are only 3,500 calories in a pound. This means one successful cookie dough fundraiser has the ability to ADD over SIX THOUSAND POUNDS to your children, parents, and community. The fancy stuff can be even worse!
300,000 obesity related deaths a year. Some schools are beginning to band unhealthy fundraisers. Please take time to visit www.adventuretofitness.com and discover how your school can raise funds equal and greater than unhealthy fundraisers, while at the same time educating your children on how to live a healthy lifestyle. The life of a child should not be a battle, it should be an adventure!
http://www.easy-fundraising-ideas.com/products/chippery-frozen-cookie-dough-fundraiser/
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/chippery-gourmet-cookie-dough-m-ms-cookies-445718
http://www.worldsfinestchocolate.com/wfc/pdf/NUTRITION_71749.pdf
http://dietbites.com/calories/calories-in-a-pound.html
* Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser