Moni! Dzina langa ndine Allison, ndipo ndine katswiri wazakudya kuchokera ku yunivesite ya Houston. Ndinali ndi mwayi wabwino kwambiri wopita ku Galveston County Food Bank. Nthawi yanga ku Galveston County Food Bank idandiwonetsa maudindo ndi maudindo osiyanasiyana omwe ophunzitsa zakudya amatenga m'deralo, kuphatikiza maphunziro a kadyedwe kake, kutsogolera ziwonetsero zophika, kupanga maphikidwe ndi zida zophunzitsira kwa makasitomala aku banki yazakudya, ndikupanga njira zapadera. kupanga gulu lathanzi.

M’milungu ingapo yoyambirira ku banki ya chakudya, ndinagwira ntchito ndi Wogwirizanitsa Pulogalamu ya Homebound, Ale. The Senior Homebound Programme imapereka mabokosi azakudya owonjezera omwe amathandizira pazaumoyo zomwe akuluakulu ammudzi amakumana nazo, monga matenda a shuga, mavuto am'mimba, ndi matenda a impso. Mabokosi opangira matenda a impso amaphatikiza zakudya zokhala ndi mapuloteni ochepa komanso potaziyamu otsika, phosphorous, ndi sodium. Ndinapanganso timapepala ta maphunziro a zakudya kuti ndiphatikizepo ndi mabokosi awa, makamaka okhudzana ndi kusokonezeka kwa mtima, DASH Diet, ndi kufunikira kwa hydration. Ine ndi Ale tinathandizanso kusonkhanitsa mabokosi apadera ameneŵa ndi antchito odzifunira kuti awagawire. Ndinkakonda kukhala m’gulu la anthu ongodzipereka, kuthandiza pa ntchito yomanga bokosi, ndi kuona zotsatira zake.

Chowonetsedwa ndi chithunzi changa pafupi ndi bolodi lomwe ndidapanga mu Januwale. Ndinamangiriza puns zakudya zosangalatsa ndi chiyambi cha chaka chatsopano kulimbikitsa makasitomala ndi ogwira ntchito kuti akhale ndi chiyambi chabwino kwa chaka chawo. Mu Disembala, ndidapanga bolodi yokhala ndi mitu yatchuthi patchuthi chachisanu. Zolemba zotsatizana ndi bolodiyi zinali ndi malangizo atchuthi ogwirizana ndi bajeti komanso njira yopangira supu kuti muzitentha nthawi yatchuthi.

Ndinapanganso mapulani a maphunziro ndi zochita za makalasi angapo a pulaimale. Pa phunziro la dongosolo la chakudya cha banja ndi ntchito yamagulu kukhitchini, ndinapanga masewera ofananira a kalasi. Matebulo anayi anagwiritsidwa ntchito kusonyeza zithunzi zinayi: firiji, kabati, chipinda chodyeramo, ndi chotsukira mbale. Wophunzira aliyense anapatsidwa zithunzi zinayi zazing’ono zomwe anayenera kuzisankha pakati pa matebulo anayi okhala ndi zithunzi. Kenako ophunzirawo ankasinthana kuuza ophunzirawo za zithunzi zimene anali nazo komanso kumene anaziika. Mwachitsanzo, ngati wophunzira ali ndi chithunzi cha chitini cha nandolo ndi chithunzi china cha sitiroberi, amayika sitiroberi mu furiji, nandolo zamzitini mumphika, ndikugawana ndi kalasi zomwe adachita.

Ndinali ndi mwayi wina woti ndipange ntchito ya ndondomeko yokhazikitsidwa. Dongosolo la phunziroli linali mawu oyamba kwa OrganWise Guys, ojambula zojambulajambula omwe amafanana ndi ziwalo ndikugogomezera kufunika kwa zakudya zopatsa thanzi komanso moyo wa ziwalo zathanzi komanso thupi lathanzi. Ntchito yomwe ndidapanga idaphatikizapo zithunzi zazikulu za OrganWise Guys ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana yazakudya yomwe imagawidwa mofanana pakati pa magulu a ophunzira. Mmodzi ndi mmodzi, gulu lirilonse ligawana ndi kalasi zakudya zomwe ali nazo, mbali yanji ya MyPlate yomwe ili, ndi chiwalo chanji chomwe chimapindula ndi zakudyazo, ndi chifukwa chiyani chiwalocho chimapindula ndi zakudyazo. Mwachitsanzo, gulu lina linali ndi apulosi, katsitsumzukwa, buledi wambewu, ndi phala la tirigu. Ndidafunsa gululo zomwe zakudyazo zimafanana (fiber), ndi chiwalo chanji chomwe chimakonda kwambiri CHIKWANGWANI! Ndinkakonda kuwona ophunzira akuganiza mozama ndikugwira ntchito limodzi.

Ndinatsogoleranso dongosolo la maphunziro. Dongosolo la phunziroli limaphatikizapo kuwunikanso kwa OrganWise Guy, ulaliki wokhudza matenda a shuga, komanso ntchito yosangalatsa yokongoletsa utoto! M’makalasi onse amene ndinakhala nawo, zinali zokhutiritsa kwambiri kuona chisangalalo, chidwi, ndi chidziwitso chosonyezedwa ndi ophunzira.

Nthaŵi zambiri ndinkagwira ntchito yosungira zakudya, Aemen ndi Alexis, aŵiri mwa aphunzitsi a kadyedwe kake m’botolo losungiramo zakudya, pa Ntchito Yosunga Makona ya Dipatimenti Yopereka Zakudya Zakudya. Cholinga cha polojekitiyi ndikupanga njira zothandizira masitolo apakona kuti agwiritse ntchito kuti awonjezere mwayi wopeza zakudya zabwino. Ndinathandiza Aemen ndi Alexis mu gawo lowunika la polojekitiyi, yomwe inaphatikizapo kuyendera masitolo angapo apakona ku Galveston County ndikuwunika zathanzi zoperekedwa pamalo aliwonse. Tinayang'ana zokolola zatsopano, mkaka wopanda mafuta ochepa, mbewu zonse, mtedza wa sodium wochepa, ndi zakudya zamzitini, madzi a zipatso 100%, tchipisi zophika, ndi zina zambiri. Tidawonanso momwe sitoloyo idapangidwira komanso mawonekedwe azakudya zathanzi. Tidazindikira masinthidwe ang'onoang'ono ndi ma nudges omwe masitolo am'makona atha kuyikapo kuti apangitse kusiyana kwakukulu pakugula kwamakasitomala apakona.

Ntchito ina yaikulu imene ndinamaliza inali ya Nutrition Toolkit for the Salvation Army. Pa ntchitoyi, ndinagwira ntchito ndi Karee, wotsogolera maphunziro a zakudya. Karee amayang'anira Healthy Pantry, pulojekiti yomwe imayambitsa ndikulimbikitsa mgwirizano pakati pa banki yazakudya ndi malo ogulitsa zakudya. Gulu la Salvation Army ku Galveston posachedwapa linagwirizana ndi banki yazakudya ndikupanga malo ogulitsa zakudya. Gulu la Salvation Army linkafunika maphunziro a zakudya, choncho ine ndi Karee tinayendera malo awo ndi kuona zosowa zawo. Chimodzi mwazofunikira zawo zazikulu chinali zakudya zopatsa thanzi kuti zithandizire kusintha kwamakasitomala kuchoka mnyumba zogona kupita kumalo okhala. Chifukwa chake, ndidapanga Nutrition Toolkit yomwe idaphatikizanso zambiri zazakudya zomwe zikugogomezera MyPlate, bajeti, chitetezo chazakudya, kuyendetsa mapulogalamu othandizira aboma (kuwunikira SNAP ndi WIC), maphikidwe, ndi zina zambiri! Ndinapanganso ma surveys omwe asanachitike komanso pambuyo pake kuti a Salvation Army aziyang'anira. Mafukufuku asanachitike ndi pambuyo pake athandiza kuwunika mphamvu za Nutrition Toolkit.

Mbali yomwe ndimaikonda kwambiri yophunzira ku banki yazakudya ndi mwayi wopitilira kuphunzira ndikuthandiza anthu ammudzi. Ndinkakonda kugwira ntchito ndi gulu lokonda kwambiri, labwino, komanso lanzeru. Ndine wothokoza kwambiri chifukwa cha nthawi yomwe ndidakhala ndikulowa ku Galveston County Food Bank! Ndine wokondwa kuwona gulu likupitirizabe kusintha zinthu zabwino m'deralo ndikuyembekeza kubwereranso kukadzipereka!