Sweet Deals: School Fundraising can be Healthy and Profitable

Given rising obesity rates and children’s poor diets, it is important that all foods and beverages sold at and by schools make a positive contribution to children’s diets and health. As such, it has become no longer acceptable to sell junk food to children through school fundraisers.

This US-based guide provides practical information to support healthy fundraising in schools to set a positive example and support healthy eating by children, nutrition education, and parents’ efforts to feed their children healthfully.