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Healthy Lifestyles

Every girl deserves to live a healthy life, both emotionally and physically. Girl Scouting® builds the skills girls need to keep their bodies healthy and their minds alert.

In the last 20 years, obesity rates have doubled in children and tripled in adolescents. Obesity is now the most chronic health problem among American children. This puts them at risk for developing illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. What is the good news? There is a growing and sincere interest in healthy lifestyles—eating right and exercising—in our society. More than ever before, consumers want information about food, their health, reducing stress and exercising right.

All varieties have zero grams trans fat per serving! Trans Fat-Free Cookies This Season!

Plus, cinnamon-oatmeal Cartwheels™ are an excellent source of Calcium, a good source of Thiamine, Niacin and Riboflavin (important vitamins) and are reduced fat!

Girl Scout Cookies® can be a satisfying part of a balanced diet. What’s more, they provide
a one-of-a-kind opportunity for girls to develop life skills, earn their own way and exercise
their minds and bodies. That makes them an even sweeter treat!

Healthy Ideas!

Develop plans for balanced, healthful meals that include Girl Scout Cookies®. Hand them out to customers. Be creative—include recipes!

Print copies of nutritional and dietary exchange information for each cookie and post at Cookie Shops (girls can also take with them when selling door-to-door).

30 minutes is all it takes!

It can be easy—and even fun—to burn off the calories from your sweet treats! Did you know that everyday activities like food shopping can burn off as much as 126 calories?

Take a look!

30 Minutes of Activity

Estimated Calories Burned

Bathing/feeding a child

126

Cooking

90

Food shopping with cart

126

Mowing the lawn

198

Walking (17-minute mile)

144

Weeding the garden

167