I would like to raise the issue of food and dring that PTAs make
available for kids when the arrange fund-raising events.

Schools have made progress with healthier food/drink choices over the
last 2 years or so. But is important to take this onto a higher level
now. In such things as school fates more and more PTAs are now chucking
the daft idea of 'rewarding' kids with sweets, and replacing them with
fruit. This will increasingly happen, especially as PTAs start to
recognise that the events they organise are NOT just about making as
much money as possible by spending as little as possible (i.e. on junk
food/drink). These events are about social and community responsibility
too, and spending extra to give kids better food and drink is a good
investment. Those disgusting pop drinks in plastic containers where you
have to pierce the top with a straw can be thrown out, and replaced
with something better. Thus the ridiculous tendency to 'reward' kids
with sweets can be chucked completely (a side benefit being that the
parents won't have to unscrape sweets off the floor in the
after-the-event clean-up!!).

If schools have sweets/disgusting drinks still stored from the last
fund-raising event they just chuck it all now. This is an investment in
the future welbeing of the kids. It is pathetic to get into a 'but
isn't that wasteful?' mode about it; it is harmful to poisen our kids,
so just chuck the junk NOW and start afresh!!