weight loss and the Girl Scouts (Part 2)

Yesterday I wrote a bit about the temptation of passing those cute little gals selling those very tasty cookies and not feeling compelled/pbligated to buy a few boxes. The problem is that at least once a week you are exiting one of those stores and you either say "no" to a poor little girl bundled up in the cold or buy boxes of high-caloric cookies that will tempt you greatly sitting on top of your fridge. I suggested yesterday just making a donation or taking them up on their offer to send them to the troops.

The other angle here is that maybe as an organization, the Girl Scouts should come up with other items that can be bought by people who are trying to address their weight. Perhaps a really low caloric snack as opposed to those really high calorie cookies. Let's expand this concept to anyone or any organization trying to raise money by selling an item. With obesity being the nation's largest health concern, social responsibility would dictate that there should be choices other than high-caloric items. We should all feel a social responsiblility to helping, rather than sabotaging, the efforts of people who are trying to lose weight.