The World Day of Fruits and Vegetables in Latin America and Spain

The World Day of Fruits and Vegetables coincides this year with the World Food Day. “Fruits and Vegetables, an opportunity for a sustainable health life” is the slogan of this 3rd edition. The main objective is to educate the world population of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Many countries around the world develop activities Around this day. The International Alliance of Associations and Movements “5 a day” has developed many activities for the purpose.

The daily consumption of fruits and vegetables is key to healthy eating track. In this regard, the World Day of fruits and vegetables is an initiative that aims to raise global awareness about the importance of daily fruit and vegetable consumption for health promotion and prevention and control of obesity and chronic diseases, improving global food security and to value their role in the sustainability and biodiversity of our planet.

Also this day coincides with World Food Day this year has the theme of “social protection and agriculture: break the cycle of rural poverty.” This agreement provides the opportunity to put in relevance the role of fruits and vegetables in global food security and the preservation of the planet, hence the theme for this edition: “Fruit and Vegetables, an opportunity for a sustainable life in health “.

On the other hand, chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes are responsible for 60% of deaths in the world, while obesity causes 2.8 million deaths a year. Figures certainly frightening, but that could be reduced considerably with healthy lifestyles, among them regular physical activity and healthy eating.

According to the National Survey on Dietary Intake Spanish (ENIDE 2011), the daily fruit average consumption in adults is 208 grams, and vegetables of 189 grams, ie a total of 397 grams / day which is no more than 3 servings. Moreover, 56% and 54% of adults do not take fruits or vegetables daily respectively, figures that come in children and young people 43 and 63% respectively (National Health Survey 2011-2012).

Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables is associated in Spain, as in other European countries, the high consumption of meat and refined grains.

On the occasion of the World Day of Fruits and Vegetables in different countries of the International Alliance of Associations and Movements “5 a day” – AIAM5, they are developing different activities.

In Chile they will be held throughout the month of October Sessions of healthy parents and teachers of vulnerable and rural schools sessions and healthy cooking with the involvement of a nutritionist and chef in schools where they are taught how to cook healthy with easy recipes Food and develop economic ingredients for parents and teachers of vulnerable schools in the metropolitan region and V región.Se participate in various mass activities such as science fair, community parade, etc., where the fruit will be given away to assistant community and educational material.

Delivery of gifts to the whole school community and 12 vulnerable rural by the Teacher’s Day celebration will schools. Awards to children who buy healthy snacks in school kiosk, or with healthy snacks from home. It will also educate the consumer who attends buy in the supermarket where there will be a healthy stand staffed by a nutritionist, which delivers recommendations and health messages to consumers in the metropolitan region and region V .. healthy workers workshop premises.

Specifically for the day October 16, a celebration in conjunction with the FAO will be held to mark World Food Day and the World Day of fruits and vegetables in the most vulnerable schools in the Metropolitan Region. This celebration will be held with the support of The Wholesale Market Valledor and the following institutions:

Ministry of Agriculture (FUCOA, ACHIPIA, INDAP)
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Social Development (Choose Healthy Living)
Free Trade (ASOF)
CODEMA (Food Corporation Market Observatory)

This celebration will consist of multiple activities, such as: healthy breakfast for children, dance zumba, nutrition classes, map sample seeds Chile, working in the garden, drawing competition, delivers food programs and food information law and nutritional measurements Fruit delivery. It will be attended by authorities.

In Spain, it has launched a campaign called Social Networks “Practice 5” which began its spread by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and www.5aldia.org last week and aims to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables among the population by uploading a photo eating fruits and doing the gesture of “5” by hand. Also in the framework of the international fair Fruit Attraction skewers of fruit and vegetables will be distributed. It will also provide a healthy menu composed of a complete salad and fruit for dessert. They workshop natural juices with fresh fruit and vegetables targeted at children will be taught.

That day will present the fruit of Mexican population, accompanied by a prospectus alluding to World Food Day and World Day of Fruits and Vegetables season in Mexico, these activities will be held in the main avenues of Mexico City (Paseo de la Reforma), as well as public markets in the city, with the aim of promoting the consumption of fruit and vegetables. Similarly, the public will be invited to receive the fruit drink a selfie with fruit and post it on the website of FB / 5xDía, inviting their friends to give Like the three photos that receive the highest number of likes will receive a gift .

In Uruguay they have called for its members and the entire population that adds spread awareness for a healthy diet and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables around the World Food Day and World Day of Fruits and Vegetables. Also participating in the Day of the World Food Day 2015 to be held in cambado Park (Av. Luis Alberto de Herrera 4196), where they will have an information booth 5 A Day Program Uruguay and MAES of 9-17 hours.

In Venezuela, allied chains 5aldía Venezuela Automercado of the message disseminated by social networks: Happy World Day of Fruits and Vegetables!

Happy World Day of Fruits and Vegetables!