Earth Day!

Blog Report: Earth Day!

By: Julian Hanopol

Earth Day was fun at Vanier, seeing all the posters and booths, I made a few contributions by singing petitions against factory farming and to stop selling plastic bottles in Vanier. Also my partner and I made a poster with information about malnutrion in Canada and the US, where many children and adults are sick and suffer diseases from eating unhealthy. There were already a few other posters that talked about similar ideas of ours but ours gave solutions to some problems. I also noticed a lot of other posters had the same picture of a young boy eating McDonald’s. This picture did grab the attention of a lot of people made people look at the poster.

The college’s display was very good and the booths had great information and shocking pictures. One booth that attracted me the most was the booth with a power point presentation with info about the variety of the colors of fruits and veggies and how each color plays a role our body’s components. For example how red fruits and veggies reduce prostate cancer and lower blood pressure. Fruits and veggies that are yellow contain lots of vitamin C and make you look younger. The green ones, helps your vision and the digestive system. Blue is a good source of fiber and limits cancer cells. This is very good to know and helps a lot when making the right food choices. It’s very simple information and can also be good for young children to learn as well.

Here are some links with information about the colors of fruits and vegetables.

1. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn595w.htm
2. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/benefits/index.html