It’s Up To You: IU2U.org ($100 VISA/MC Giveaway)
May 23, 2009 by Kailani
Filed under family topics, giveaways, kids
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The winner is comment #130: Matt
Congratulations!
IU2U.org is a site dedicated to fighting childhood obesity by helping families keep fit, stay active and have FUN achieving healthier goals together. Their goal is to get the word out on the Fit Kids Act to get healthier food options in schools nationwide and just give families another option for collecting healthy lifestyle tips.
The Fit Kids Act would mandate schools adhere to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education’s recommendation that:
- Elementary school children receive 150 minutes dedicated to physical education each week.
- Middle school and high school students received 225 minutes of physical education each week.
- Schools enact programs to educate parents, teachers and administrators of the dangers of childhood obesity.
Their goal is to secure 100,000 signatures so Washington will take notice and make changes.
It’s Up 2 U!
12.5 million American children are overweight. By 2010, 20% of American children will be obese. Isn’t it time we make a change? Get on board with the Fit Kids Act today at http://iu2u.org/sign.php Then, check out the four-week Chiquita Family Challenge complete with menus, daily fitness and activity charts , kid-friendly recipes from Chef Robert Rainford and lifestyle tips from Dr. Oz’s HealthCorps at http://iu2u.org/change_family_habits.php.
WIN IT!
To help spread the word, IU2U is sponsoring a giveaway!
- Grand Prize: $100 VISA/MC gift card (1 winner)
- Runner-Ups: $25 VIP coupons for free samples of Chiquita Fruit and Veggie Bites including Apples with Cinnamon Creme and Pineapple Bites with Coconut (5 winners)
To enter:
- Stop by IU2U.org before midnight, May 31st and check out their site.
- Then come back and mention comments one thing you found interesting. That’s it!
- A random winner will be selected and notified via email shortly thereafter.
- The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.
To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.
- Subscribe to my feed.
- Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here and to IU2U.org.
- Support the Fit Kids Act.
- Place my button in your sidebar.
This giveaway is open to US addresses. Good luck!
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I really like all the ideas for adding the fruit and veg bites to everyday foods for an extra nutrition boost. the ideas sounded very tasty and are all things my kids would love!
One very useful piece of advice I learned from IU2U was the formula for determining how much water to drink each day, something I’ve never been entirely sure about, and it couldn’t be easier – an ounce of water for every pound! The site’s full of helpful tips and pieces of info for encouraging healthy behaviors and fighting obesity at all ages. Thanks!
I subscribe to your feed in google reader – thanks!
I blogged about the giveaway here: http://slavetoacademia.blogspot.com/2009/05/visa-gc-and-chiquita-giveaway.html
I signed up to support the Fit Kids Act.
I posted your button on my sidebar: http://slavetoacademia.blogspot.com/
It is the parents responsibility to take care of child obesity. Not the government or organizations.
Teenagers eat 93 pounds of sugar.
I found interesting that the rate of child obesity has tripled in the last 30 years.
I learned that every year teenagers eat an average of 93 pounds of added refined sugar! Wow- can you say diabetes.
I am an email subscriber
Every year teenagers eat an average of 93 pounds of added sugar.
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One thing I find interesting is Play with your food. Get a workout while you’re cooking by playing with your food. Lift canned items as if they’re free-weights. When you mix dishes, stir at a quick pace to feel the burn!
I really like the tip about storing cookies and such in individual baggies so the kids don’t over eat the treats. I am lucky that my kids love being outside playing with friends and get more than the recommended 1 hour of outdoor activity. My son is 11 and if I don’t monitor him he will just eat junk non-stop. I hide everything and they know to ask before having any snacks. We also do family outings that include a lot of walking which everyone enjoys. I was overweight as a child and I want to do better by my kids.
I learned that: By 2010, an estimated 20% of our country’s children will be obese.
I subscribe via email.
Every year teenagers eat an average of 93 pounds of added refined sugar
Thank you
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I’m a subscriber
Thank you
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I liked the idea of making a snack out of graham crackers with a schmear of caramel and apple bits. It kind of sounds like a small caramel apple pie. Yum, now I’m hungry!
Teenage obesity will raise the U.S. heart disease rate by an estimated 16% by 2035 — that’s 100,000 more cases.
Thank you!
wish me luck
I didn’t realize the average amount of hours kids watch tv.
1/3 of obese children already show signs of diabetes.
92 pounds of sugar? Eek! I’ll bet I do too.
Obese children are more susceptible to many types of cancer and stroke as an adult.
I’m a subscriber.
Wow 20% of our country’s children will be obese by 2010 – that’s staggering
I learned that obesity is also a contributor for gall bladder disease
It’s sad to see the projection of 20% of children will be overweight in the next few years. More education is needed to stop this spiral
The amount of obese children have tripled over the years
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“By 2010, an estimated 20% of our country’s children will be obese.” That is horrible! Thanks for introducing the site!
I subscribe
I support the fit for kids act
I have your button
I liked the change family habits tips
I learned an interesting way to get my entire school community involved. Follow the example of Jacksonville, TX Independent School District’s Family Walk Night with schools competing to bring the most walkers to participate.
12,500,000 American children are overweight
I learned that childhood obesity has a constellation of serious physical & psychological health effect that can last a lifetime; and I did not realize that kids watch 2+ hours of TV a day on average…
…subscribed.
I learned that every year teenagers eat an average of 93 pounds of added sugar. This is where the parents need to get involved to stop this. That’s alot of sugar that’s not necessary.
Thanks for the great info.
I subscribe.
Childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years. Talk about the rate of inflation.
12, 500,000 chidren are overweight!
subscriber
I found it interesting that by 2010, an estimated 20% of our country’s children will be obese.
I subscribed to your feed.
I supported the Fit Kids Act.
Using smaller dishes is interesting. Thats what people use to use but we just kept getting bigger
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