Mhoro! Zita rangu ndinonzi Alexis Zafereo, uye ndiri dietetic intern paYunivhesiti yeTexas Medical Branch (UTMB). Nekutenderera kwenharaunda yangu, ndakava nemufaro wekupedzisa maawa angu paGalveston County Food Bank kwemavhiki mashanu muna Gumiguru we5 - Zvita 2023. Munguva yangu yese pabhangi rekudya, ndakapihwa mukana wekudzidzisa munharaunda kuburikidza nemapurojekiti akawanda, kugadzira mapepa, vatengesi, kubatana nemamwe masangano, nezvimwe zvakawanda. Kuve chikamu chechikwata chekudya kwave kuri kuvhura maziso izvo zvakandidzidzisa zvakawanda uye zvakanyanya.                                                                            

Vhiki rangu rekutanga paGCFB raive svondo rekupedzisira raGumiguru, saka ndanga ndiri mukunakirwa. Bazi rinoona nezvekudya kwange richigadzirira chiitiko chebhanga refood changa chakarongwa kupera kwesvondo rinouya kubatsira kuunganidza mari kusangano iri. Wese munhu mubhangi rekudya akaita basa rakakosha mukubudirira kwenzvimbo yekuchengetera zvinhu, uye timu yezvekudya yaizotengesa chikafu kuvanhu vanosvika mazana matatu.

Panguva imwe chete, bhangi rekudya rakanga richigadzira kudyidzana neSt. Munguva yekufamba timu yange ichitsvaga mikana yekushambadza bhanga rekudya sechipo uye kubatsira kuparadzira ruzivo.

Muvhiki rechipiri, ndakakwanisa kutarisa kwekutanga mune imwe yemapurojekiti echitoro chekona ane hutano ayo GCFB yanga ichishanda pairi. Chinangwa chaive chekupa mukana wekuwana zvirimwa zvitsva kunharaunda dzinogara mugwenga rekudya. Boka racho rakabatana nemuridzi wechitoro uye rakabatsira kutanga nzvimbo dzaigona kutengeswa nokutengeswa zvirimwa. Pandakaenda, ndakakwanisa kuongorora uye kutsvaka nzvimbo dzokuvandudza. Mukupera kwesvondo rino takashanyira Seeding Texas tikabatsira vashandi mukudyara patsva goho ravo nekudzura mbesa dzakanga dzisisina mwaka.

Musvondo rechitatu, takapa chidzidzo cheChirwere cheshuga panguva yekugovera nharembozha yebhangi rekudya muHitchcock TX. Chinyorwa ichi chaive chekubatsira vanhu vane Chirwere cheshuga kubata mazinga eglucose muropa. Ichi chakanga chiri chinoitika chakanaka nemhaka yokuti takasvika ndokudzidzisa vanhu vakawanda zvikuru kupfuura zvandaitarisira, uye sezvo vakanga vakangomira mumutsetse mumotokari dzavo, takakwanisa kusvika kungwariro yavo kwenguva yakati rebei. Vamwe vanotokumbira mamwe makopi kuhama yavo kumba. Waive mukana wakanaka wekuita zvinhu zvakawanda panguva imwe chete kunharaunda.

Kwevhiki yechina, ini neboka rezvokudya takagadzirira Moody Mension International Day Fair. Takatenga zvokudya nemidziyo yechiitiko chacho, taibika zvakawanda, takadhinda makadhi eresipi, uye taiva nezvikamu zvakasiyana zvaidzidzisa vana kuchenesa zvirimwa zvavo uku vachipa dzidzo kuvachengeti vavo.

Pakupedzisira, musvondo rangu rekupedzisira ndakakwanisa kupinda kirasi paThe Huntington, muzinda mukuru, uko bazi rezvokudya rakapa dzidzo ye“Eat Healthy, Be Active” uye kuita demo rekubika. Panguva yekushanya uku, ndakakwanisa kuita demo rekubika rekirasi. Uyu wakanga uri mukana mukuru wokuti ndipupurire sezvo mukati menguva yangu pano ndakakwanisa kugovera zvakawanda seri kwechiono kupfurikidza nokugadzirira, kuyera, kudhinda mapepa, uye kugadzira mashoko aidikanwa nokuda kwekirasi. Zvino ndakanga ndava kukwanisa kuona zvose zvichipinda uye zvichiuya pamwe chete.

Kushanda nenzanga kwakandifadza zvikuru uye kwakandiunzira mufaro mukuru. Zvaifadza kuona kuti paive nerubatsiro rwakanyanya pakuita basa rekudya kunovaka muviri pamagariro enharaunda uye nerubatsiro rwunogona kuitwa kuburikidza nekudzidzisa nharaunda. Ruzhinji rweavo vatakapa ruzivo rwaigamuchira zvakanyanya kune izvo zvatakanga tichipa, uye zvaifadza kuona vanhu vachikoshesa hutano hwavo. Bhangi rekudya rakandipa nzvimbo yekugadzira nekudya uye nerutsigiro rukuru. Chakanga chiri chiitiko chinoshamisa chandinotarisira kuzojoinha zvakare rimwe zuva.