Mhoro! Zita rangu ndinonzi Allison, uye ndiri mudzidzi wezvekudya kubva kuYunivhesiti yeHouston. Ndakava nemukana wakanaka wekudzidzira kuGalveston County Food Bank. Nguva yangu paGalveston County Food Bank yakandiratidza kune akasiyana mabasa uye mabasa ayo vadzidzisi vezvokudya zvinovaka muviri vanotora munharaunda, kusanganisira kudzidzisa makirasi ekudya, kutungamira kuratidzira kubika, kugadzira mabikirwo uye zvinhu zvekudzidzisa zvevatengi vebhangi rekudya, uye kugadzira mapindiro akasiyana. kugadzira nharaunda ine hutano.

Mukati memavhiki mashoma okutanga ndiri pabhangi rezvokudya, ndakashanda naSenior Homebound Program Coordinator, Ale. Iyo Senior Homebound Chirongwa inopa ekuwedzera mabhokisi echikafu ayo anoenderana nemamiriro ehutano akatarisana nevakuru munharaunda, akadai seshuga, matambudziko emudumbu, uye chirwere cheitsvo. Mabhokisi akagadzirirwa chirwere cheitsvo anosanganisira zvigadzirwa zvekudya zvine mwero muprotein uye yakaderera potassium, phosphorus, uye sodium. Ndakagadzirawo mapepa ekudzidzisa kwehutano kuti abatanidze nemabhokisi aya, akanyatsoenderana nekusagadzikana kwemoyo, iyo DASH Diet, uye kukosha kwemvura. Ale neni takabetserawo kuunganidza aya mabhokisi chaiwo navazvipiri nokuda kwokugovera. Ndaida kuva muboka revazvipiri, ndichibatsira pakuvaka bhokisi, uye kuona mugumisiro wacho.

Unoratidzwa mufananidzo wangu padivi pechako dhizaini yandakagadzira muna Ndira. Ndakasungirirana mukudya kunofadza puns nekutanga kwegore idzva kukurudzira vatengi nevashandi kuti vave nekutanga kwakanaka kwegore ravo. Muna Zvita, ndakagadzira bhodhi-ine misoro yezororo yezororo rechando. Chinyorwa chaienderana nebhodhi rechoko chaisanganisira matipi ezororo ebhajeti uye yekubika muto ine bhajeti kuti ugare uchidziya panguva yezororo.

Ndakagadzirawo zvirongwa zvechidzidzo nezviitwa zvemakirasi akati wandei epuraimari. Kune chirongwa chechidzidzo pamusoro pekuronga kudya kwemhuri uye kushanda pamwe chete mukicheni, ndakagadzira mutambo unoenderana wekirasi. Matafura mana akashandiswa kuratidza mifananidzo mina: firiji, kabhineti, furati, uye muchina wokusuka ndiro. Mudzidzi mumwe nomumwe akapiwa mifananidzo miduku mina yavaifanira kuronga pakati pematafura mana ane mifananidzo. Vadzidzi vakabva vachinjana kuudza kirasi nezvemifananidzo yavakanga vanayo uye pavakaiisa. Semuenzaniso, kana mudzidzi aive nemufananidzo wegaba repizi uye mumwe mufananidzo wemastrawberries, vaiisa sitirobheri mufiriji, pizi dzemumagaba mupantry, vozogovana nekirasi zvavakaita.

Ndakave nemumwe mukana wekugadzira chiitiko chechirongwa chechidzidzo chakasimbiswa. Urongwa hwechidzidzo hwaive sumo kune OrganWise Guys, vatambi vekatuni vanofanana nenhengo uye vanosimbisa kukosha kwekudya zvine hutano uye mararamiro kune hutano nhengo uye muviri une hutano. Chiitiko chandakasika chaisanganisira mufananidzo mukuru weOrganWise Guys uye mhando dzechikafu dzakasiyana dzakagoverwa zvakaenzana pakati pezvikwata zvevadzidzi. Mumwe nemumwe, boka rega rega raigovane nekirasi kuti ndezvipi zvekudya zvavanazvo, ndezvipi chikamu cheMyPlate chavanenge vari, ndeupi nhengo inobatsirika kubva kune izvo zvekudya, uye nei nhengo iyoyo ichibatsirika kubva kune izvo zvekudya. Semuenzaniso, chimwe chezvikwata chaiva neapuro, asparagus, chingwa chezviyo, uye tortilla yezviyo. Ndakabvunza boka kuti izvo zvinhu zvekudya zvakafanana (fiber), uye ndeipi nhengo inonyanya kuda fiber! Ndaifarira kuona vadzidzi vachinyatsofunga nekushanda pamwe chete.

Ndakatungamirawo hurongwa hwechidzidzo. Ichi chirongwa chechidzidzo chaisanganisira ongororo yeOrganWise Guy, mharidzo nezvechirwere cheshuga, uye chiitiko chinonakidza chekupenda! Mumakirasi ose andakawana kuva rutivi rwawo, zvaifadza zvikuru kuona kufara, fariro, uye zivo yairatidzirwa navadzidzi.

Kwenguva yakawanda yenguva yangu ndiri pabhangi rezvokudya, ndakashandawo naAemen naAlexis, vaviri vevadzidzisi vezvokudya zvinovaka muviri pabhangi rezvokudya, paProjekti Yepakona Yechitoro cheDhipatimendi Rezvokudya. Chinangwa chechirongwa ichi ndechekugadzira mapindiro ezvitoro zvemakona kuti zviitwe kuwedzera kuwaniswa kwezvikafu zvine hutano. Ndakabatsira Aemen naAlexis muchikamu chekuongorora chechirongwa ichi, chaisanganisira kushanyira zvitoro zvakawanda zvepakona muGalveston County uye kuongorora zvigadzirwa zvine hutano zvinopihwa panzvimbo yega yega. Takatsvaga michero mitsva, mukaka usina mafuta mashoma, zviyo, nzungu dzine sodium shoma, uye zvekudya zvemumagaba, 100% muto wemichero, machipisi akabikwa nezvimwe. Takacherechedzawo marongerwo echitoro uye kuonekwa kwezvokudya zvine utano. Isu takacherekedza shanduko diki dhizaini uye nudges iyo zvitoro zvepakona zvaigona kuita mutsauko mukuru mukutenga kwevatengi vekona.

Chimwe chirongwa chikuru chandakapedza chaiva Nutrition Toolkit yeSalvation Army. Pachirongwa ichi, ndakashanda naKaree, murongi wezvedzidzo yezvekudya kunovaka muviri. Karee anotarisira Healthy Pantry, chirongwa chinovandudza nekusimudzira kudyidzana pakati pebhangi rechikafu nemapariji echikafu emuno. Salvation Army muGalveston nguva pfupi yadarika yakabatana nebhanga rechikafu uye vakagadzira nzvimbo yekudyira. Salvation Army yaida mari yedzidzo yezvokudya, saka ini naKaree takashanyira nzvimbo yavo tikaongorora zvavaida. Chimwe chezvavaida zvikuru chaive chekudya kunovaka bhiriji shanduko yevatengi kubva pakugara muhugaro kuenda kukugara kwavo. Naizvozvo, ndakagadzira Nutrition Toolkit yaisanganisira ruzivo rwekudya kunosimbisa MyPlate, bhajeti, kuchengetedzwa kwechikafu, kufambisa zvirongwa zvekubatsira hurumende (kujekesa SNAP neWIC), mabikirwo, nezvimwe! Ndakagadzirawo pre-uye post-survey kuti Salvation Army iite. Pre-uye post-surveys ichabatsira kuongorora kushanda kweNutrition Toolkit.

Chikamu changu chandinofarira pamusoro pekupinda mubhangi rekudya mukana unoenderera wekudzidza nekuita zvakanaka munharaunda. Ndaida kushanda nechikwata chine shungu, chakanaka, uye chine hungwaru. Ndinotenda zvikuru nenguva yandakapedza ndichipinda muGalveston County Food Bank! Ndiri kufara kuona boka richiramba richiita shanduko dzakanaka munharaunda uye kutarisira kudzokera kunozvipira!