Mhoro! Zita rangu ndiDanielle Bennetsen, uye ini ndiri dietetic intern paYunivhesiti yeTexas Medical Branch (UTMB). Ndakave nemukana wekupedzisa kutenderera kwenharaunda yangu paGalveston County Food Bank kwemavhiki e4 muna Ndira we2023. Munguva yangu pabhangi rekudya, ndakakwanisa kuva nezviitiko zvakawanda zvinoshamisa uye zvakasiyana-siyana zvakapfumisa ruzivo rwangu rwemudzidzi pane zvakadaro. danho rinokosha. Ndakaratidzwa kune akati wandei ezvekudya munharaunda pamatanho akasiyana, izvo zvaishamisa uye zvakavhura maziso kwandiri.

Musvondo rangu rekutanga paGCFB, ndakadzidza nezvemhando dzakasiyana siyana dzedzidzo, dzakadai seMyPlate yeMhuri Yangu uye Zvekubikisa Matters, ayo anoshandiswa kumakirasi edzidzo yekudya. Pamusoro pezvo, ndakadzidza nezvezvirongwa zvakaita seHutano Kudya Tsvagiridzo (HER), Musika weMurimi, uye Hutano Hwekona Chitoro chinoshandiswa kubhangi rekudya. Ndakanyatso shanyira chitoro chekona muSan Leon chavari kudyidzana nacho kuti vaise bhokisi rekuongorora kuti vaone zvinodiwa nenharaunda. Panguva iyoyo, ndakanakidzwa nekudzidza nezvekuchinja kwaigona kuitwa muchitoro kuti ndiwedzere kutsigira chirongwa chekupa mukana wakakura wekudya kutsva munharaunda.

Musvondo rangu rechipiri, ndakaona makirasi edzidzo yezvokudya zvakawanda apo ndakaona mashandisirwo akaitwa zvidzidzo zveMyPlate yeMhuri Yangu neKubika Matters kudzidzisa mhuri nevana vechikoro chepakati, zvichiteerana. Ndainakidzwa chaizvo nokuona makirasi acho, kubatsira nemienzaniso yezvokudya, uye kukurukura nevanhu nenzira yokudzidzisa. Chaiva chiitiko chandisati ndamboita! Pakupera kwevhiki, ndakaenda kustand yepurazi reSeeding Galveston uko kwandakabatsira kugadzira zvokubikisa zvekuratidzira kwezvokudya kwatakaita. Takagadzira saradhi inodziya yechando tichishandisa mashizha ane mashizha kubva kuSeeding Galveston, kusanganisira mashizha echrysanthemum. Ndakanga ndichinyatsofadzwa neizvi sezvo yaiva nguva yangu yokutanga kuedza mashizha echrysanthemum, uye ndinovakurudzira zvikuru sekuwedzera kune saladi!

Vhiki yangu yechitatu yakanangana nekuve nekuvepo kukuru mumakirasi edzidzo yekudya uye kushanyira mashoma ekudya akabatana neGCFB. Takakwanisa kushanyira Catholic Charities, UTMB's Picnic Basket, uye St. Vincent's House kuti tione kuti imwe neimwe yaifamba sei nenzira yayo. MaCatholic Charities aive neaive akazara sarudzo yevatengi. Nekuda kwechimiro chavo, zvaiita sekutenga girosari muchitoro pane kugamuchira chikafu kubva mupantry. Ikoko ndakakwanisawo kuona mapepa eSWAP ari muchiito uye kuti anoshandiswa sei mune yakazara sarudzo pantry. Iyo Picnic Basket yaive neyakazara sarudzo yekumisikidza zvakare asi yaive idiki zvakanyanya pachiyero. Zvakafanana nepantry paGCFB, St. Vincent's House yaive yesarudzo shoma ine zvinhu zvakatarwa zvichiiswa mumabhegi zvichipihwa vatengi. Zvainakidza kwandiri kuona nyaya dzakasiyana dzinosangana nemapantries akasiyana uye kuti anoshanda sei kuzvigadzirisa ega. Ndakaona kuti hapana-saizi-inokodzera-yese nzira yekushandisa pantry uye zvachose zvinoenderana nezvinodiwa zvemutengi base. Kune imwe yemakirasi, ndakagadzira uye ndikatungamira chiitiko chechokwadi / chenhema chaifukidza zvinhu zvine chekuita nekudzikira kwekudya kwesodium. Muchiitwa, pachange paine chirevo chine chekuita nemusoro wenyaya uyo vanhu vangafungidzira kuti ichokwadi kana nhema. Ndakanga ndisingatarisiri kuve nekunakidzwa kwakawanda kudaro kusangana nevanhu kuburikidza nechiitiko chidiki chakadaro, asi ndainakidzwa chaizvo nekudzidzisa nenzira inonakidza uye inonakidza.

Musvondo rangu rekupedzisira kuGCFB, ndakashanda mukugadzira kadhi reruzivo rekubika rePicnic Basket kuUTMB raive neruzivo rwekutanga nezve yakaoma. lentils uye mabikirwo acho pamwe neresipi uye yakapusa chilled lentil saladi. Pamusoro pezvo, ini ndakadhirowa uye nekugadzirisa vhidhiyo yekubikira yeyakatonhora lentil saladi. Ndakanakidzwa zvakanyanya kugadzira vhidhiyo uye nekufamba nenzira iyoyo. Kwakanga kuri basa rakaoma rakawanda, asi ndaida chaizvo kukwanisa kurodza hunyanzvi hwangu hwekubika uye kushandisa hunyanzvi hwangu neimwe nzira. Ndakatungamirirawo kirasi yemhuri pamusoro penhau yemafuta akaguta uye aichinja-chinja, iyo yaityisa uye ichisimbisa. Kuburikidza neizvi, ndakaona kufara kwandinoita kubva pakudzidzisa vamwe nezvekudya kunovaka muviri!

Nezviitiko zvese izvi, ndakanzwa sekunge ndaikwanisa kuona nzira dzakawanda dzatingaite nadzo hupenyu hwevanhu kuburikidza nekudya kunovaka muviri munharaunda. Wese mushandi paGCFB anoshanda nesimba kuona kuti vanhu vapihwa chikafu mudunhu rese, uye bazi redzidzo yezvekudya rinotora rimwe danho rekugara richipa dzidzo yekudya kunovaka muviri munzira dzakawanda. Ini ndaida kushanda nemunhu wese uye ndinotenda zvikuru nezviitiko zvandakapihwa kuGCFB. Ndakanakidzwa chaizvo neminiti yega yega yenguva yangu ikoko, uye chaive chiitiko chandichagara ndichitakura neni!