Parents all over the United States are starting their kids in organized sports younger and younger each year. Most kids that begin sports early continue with them through high school. ESPN the magazine was given the 2011 participation data from Sport and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). Kids between the ages of 6 and 17 that played one or more different sports regularly totaled 21.47 million in the year 2011. (Kelley, B. & Carchia, C. 2013) These kids are at games late in the afternoon and into the evenings several nights a week. Parents are running through fast food restaurants or making purchases at the ballgames to feed their kids on a regular basis. These purchases are expensive and are contributing to the poor health and weight problems of our youth today.
“The Family Pot” is an excellent solution to alleviate some of the expense and make it easier on mom or dad to provide hot healthy food. Not only will their families eat better but they will be the envy of those parents sitting in the cold and rain eating a cold sandwich or bag of chips from the snack bar. “The Family Pot” is a 2 quart slow cooker, big enough to feed a family of 5, with a 12V power source that plugs into your car cigarette lighter. You can cook or warm your dinner on the way to the game then the 3 hour battery keeps it warm once you disconnect it from the car. A hard sided carry case makes it easy to transportation to and from the car and to the field or grandstand.
The Family Pot will be advertised online and can be used as a fundraiser. Teams can sell it at the beginning of each sport’s season. Along with each parent’s schedule and requirement package they will receive a flyer for the crockpot. The pot, carrier, and battery pack will sell for $45. If the team decides to use it as a fundraiser the cost is $35 to the team and $50 to the buyer. Parents are tired of purchasing candy bars and magazines. This product will be cost effective for the family and earn the team $15 per pot. This is a practical and functional piece of equipment that would benefit a family’s health over the entire season and for years to come. There is no limit to what can be eaten at a ballgame now, soups, meatballs, chicken legs, and more.
Families will continue to have children and sports are becoming a larger part of each family’s weekly activity. There will always be parent’s trying to find newer, healthier ways to feed their kids while on the go. The “Family Pot” is the solution for savings and better health starting now and for the future.
References
Kelley, Bruce & Carchia, C. (2013). Hey, Data Data –Swing. ESPN Magazine, July 16. http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9469252/hidden-demographics-youth-sports-espn-magazine
