Mhoro! ? Zita rangu ndiSarah Bigham, uye ndiri dietetic intern paYunivhesiti yeTexas Medical Branch (UTMB). Ndakauya kuGalveston County Food Bank nokuda kwekutenderera kwenharaunda ye4-vhiki muna July 2022. Nguva yangu nebhangi rekudya yaiva chiitiko chinozvininipisa. Yakanga iri nguva inopfumisa iyo yakandibvumira kugadzira mabikirwo, kuita mavhidhiyo ekuratidzira kwezvokudya, kudzidzisa makirasi, kugadzira zvinyorwa, uye kuongorora kukanganisa kwezvokudya munharaunda semudzidzisi wezvokudya. Sezvineiwo, ndakaona nzvimbo dzakasiyana siyana dzenharaunda dzakabatana neFood Bank, kudzidza nezve marongero uye zvirongwa zvekubatsira chikafu, uye kuona mabatiro ekuparadzira ruzivo rwekudya kumapoka emazera mazhinji.

Muvhiki yangu yekutanga, ndakashanda neAemen (Nutrition Educator) kuti ndidzidze nezvezvirongwa zvehurumende zvekubatsira, kusanganisira SNAP uye Healthy Eating Research (HER), uye zvidzidzo zvavo. Ndakadzidza nezve maitiro avo chaiwo pabhangi rekudya. Semuenzaniso, vari kushanda kugadzira pantry yakasarudzika ine chikafu chakanyorwa girinhi, tsvuku, kana yero. Green zvinoreva kudya kazhinji, yero zvinoreva kudya apo neapo, uye mutsvuku zvinoreva kugumira. Iyi inozivikanwa senzira yeSWAP stoplight. Ndakadzidzawo nezvekudyidzana kwavo neSeeding Galveston uye chirongwa chechitoro chekona mavari kushanda kuti chikafu chine hutano chiwanikwe.

Ndaifanira kuenda naKaree (Nutrition Education Coordinator panguva iyoyo) kunocherechedza paMoody Methodist Day School kwandakawana mashandisiro avanoita humbowo-hwakavakirwa Organwise Guys curriculum, iyo inoshandisa katuni organ mavara kudzidzisa chikafu kuvana. Kirasi yakafukidza chirwere cheshuga, uye ndakafadzwa kuona kuti vana vaiva nezivo sei pamusoro perwatata. Pakupera kwevhiki, ndakaona Alexis (Mutariri weDzidzo Yezvokudya Zvinovaka Muviri) uye Lana (Mubatsiri Wezvokudya Zvinovaka Muviri) vachidzidzisa kirasi yeChechi yeRoma Inoyamura, iyo yaivhara zviyo nokuratidza hummus nemachipisi ezviyo akagadzirwa kumba.

Ndakabatsirawo paGalveston's Own Farmers Market. Takaratidza magadzirirwo eveggie machipisi uye nekupa mapepa ekudzikamisa sodium mukudya. Takagadzira veggie machipisi kubva kubhiti, karoti, mbatatisi, uye zucchini. Takazvigadzira nezvinonhuhwira zvakaita sehupfu hwegarlic uye mhiripiri nhema kuti tiwedzere kunaka pasina kushandisa munyu.

Ndakashanda naAlexis, Charli (Mudzidzisi weNutrition), naLana kwechikamu chakasara chokutenderera kwangu. Muvhiki yangu yechipiri, ndakatanga kushanda nevana paMoody Methodist Day School muGalveston. Alexis akatungamira nhaurirano paMyPlate, uye ini ndakatungamira chiitiko apo vana vaifanira kunyatso ziva kana zvikafu zvaive muchikamu chakakodzera cheMyPlate. Semuenzaniso, zvikafu zvishanu zvine manhamba zvaizoonekwa pasi pechikamu chemuriwo, asi zviviri zvinenge zvisiri muriwo. Vana vaifanira kunyatso ziva zvisiri izvo nekuratidzwa kweminwe yavo. Yakanga iri nguva yangu yokutanga kudzidzisa vana, uye ndakaona kuti kudzidzisa vana chinhu chandinoda kuita. Zvaifadza kuvaona vachitaura ruzivo rwavo uye kufarira kudya zvine utano.

Gare gare muvhiki, takaenda kuSeeding Galveston nechitoro chekona. Pano, ndakaona-ruoko kuti kudyidzana uye shanduko yezvakatipoteredza zvinokanganisa sei hutano. Zvikwangwani pamagonhi uye kurongeka kwechitoro zvakandishamisa. Hazvisi zvakajairika kuona zvitoro zvekona zvichisimudzira michero nemiriwo mitsva kubva munzvimbo iyi, asi iyi yaive shanduko yakanaka yekupupurira. Zvinoitwa nebhangi rekudya kuburikidza nekudyidzana kwavo kuita sarudzo dzine hutano dziwane chikamu chezvandaida kusangana nazvo.

Muvhiki yangu yechitatu, ndakanangidzira ngwariro pachirongwa cheCatholic Charity. Bhangi rekudya rinodzidzisa kirasi ipapo, uye vari kutanga nhevedzano itsva muna Nyamavhuvhu. Panguva ino, vatori vechikamu vachawana bhokisi rine zvese zvinodiwa pakugadzira mabikirwo atinoratidza mukirasi. Ndakapedza svondo ndichigadzira mabikirwo, ndichiagadzira uye nekuatora, uye kugadzira mavhidhiyo ekuisa paYouTube chiteshi seyamuro yekuona mukugadzira iyo resipi. Yakanga iri nguva yangu yekutanga kugadzirisa mavhidhiyo, asi ndakavaka hunyanzvi hwangu hwekusika pano, uye zvaigutsa kuwana chikafu chinodhura, chinosvikika, chiri nyore kuti vanhu vagadzire pabhajeti ichiri kuravira zvakanaka!

Ndiri pamufananidzo ndiri padivi pebhodhi rechoko randakagadzira musvondo rangu rekupedzisira. Yakaenda nerunyoro rwandakagadzira paSNAP neWIC pamusika wevarimi. Mushure mekuongorora nharaunda nekuona Galveston's Own Farmers Market, ndakaona kuti havasi vanhu vazhinji vaiziva kuti vaigona kushandisa SNAP pamusika, ndodawo kuwana mabhenefiti avo akapetwa kaviri. Ndanga ndichida kuparadzira ruzivo kunharaunda ino kuti vagone kuwana zvakanyanya kubva mumibhenefiti yavo uye nekushandisa tsime guru remichero nemiriwo zvinobatsirawo varimi vedu munharaunda.

Ndakatungamirirawo makirasi maviri muvhiki yangu yokupedzisira pabhangi rezvokudya. Ndakashandisa humbowo-hwakavakirwa Organwise Guys curriculum kudzidzisa vana pakati peK negiredhi rechina nezve nhengo uye kudya kwakanaka. Makirasi ese ari maviri akasuma vana kune Organwise Guys mavara. Kuti ndivabatsire kuyeuka nhengo dzose, ndakagadzira Organ Bingo. Vana vaizvida, uye zvakandibvumira kuvabvunza pamusoro penhengo nekufona kwega kwega kwenhengo kubatsira kuvaka ndangariro dzavo. Kushanda nevana kwakakurumidza kuva basa rinodiwa pabhangi rezvokudya. Kwaisangove kunakidza chete, asi kuwedzera ruzivo rwekudya kune vana kwainzwa kuve nemhedzisiro. Chakanga chiri chimwe chinhu chavakafara nacho, uye ndaiziva kuti vaizoendesa ruzivo rwavo rutsva kumusha kuvabereki vavo.

Kushanda munharaunda, kazhinji, kwakanzwa semugumisiro wakananga. Ndakabatsira pakugoverwa kwezvokudya kunotakurwa uye ndakazvipira mubasa rokudyira. Kuona vanhu vachiuya vachiwana girosari raidiwa, uye kuziva kuti taiitira vanhu chimwe chinhu chakanaka kwakaita kuti ndinzwe senge ndiri panzvimbo chaiyo. Ndawana rudo rutsva rwenzvimbo yenharaunda mune dietetics. Kuuya muchirongwa changu kuUTMB, ndaive nechokwadi chekuti ndaida kuve chiremba wezvekudya. Kunyange zvichiri kufarira kwangu, chikafu chenharaunda chave chinofarira. Kwaiva kukudzwa kupedza nguva nebhangi rezvokudya uye kusangana nevanhu vakawanda munharaunda. Zvese zvinoitwa nebhangi rekudya zvinokurudzira uye zvinoyemurika. Kuva chikamu chayo chinhu chandichakoshesa nekusingaperi.