Mholo Igama lam ndinguMolly Silverman, kwaye ndingumfundi osebenza ngokutya kwiYunivesithi yaseTexas Medical Branch (UTMB). Ndagqiba ujikelezo lweeveki ezi-4 kunye ne-Galveston County Food Bank (GCFB) ukususela ekupheleni kuka-Agasti ukuya ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba 2024. Oku kwasebenza njengomjikelezo wam osekelwe kuluntu, ukuzalisekisa iimfuno zokuziqhelanisa ezigadiweyo kwindlela yam yokuba yi-dietitian ebhalisiweyo.

Oko ndaqala ukufunda ngezondlo, bendinomdla wokusebenzela ukuphucula impilo yoluntu ngokusasazwa ngokulinganayo kwezibonelelo zempilo kunye nokufikelela okwandisiweyo ekutyeni okukhuselekileyo, okunesondlo. Kulo lonke ujikelezo lwam ne-GCFB, ndiye ndafunda malunga nokuthatha inxaxheba kwiiprojekthi zofikelelo zeSebe leSondlo eziquka iProjekthi ye-Healthy Corner Store, iiklasi zemfundo yesondlo kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo saseTexas, kunye nentsebenziswano neGalveston's Own Farmers Market kunye noMfundi wePicnic Basket. I-Pantry yokutya e-UTMB.

Kwiveki yam yokuqala, ndakwazi ukutyelela iivenkile ezimbini ezisebenzisana ne-GCFB kwiProjekthi ye-Healthy Corner Store. Ngale projekthi, i-GCFB ibonelela ngeevenkile ezithatha inxaxheba kunye nezinto zokuthengisa ukubhengeza ukwamkelwa kweenzuzo zeSNAP kunye nokukhuthaza ukhetho lokutya okunesondlo ngaphakathi kweevenkile. UStephanie, omnye wabaFundisi beZondlo, kwaye ndandwendwela ezi venkile ukuze sichukumise isiseko kunye nabanini beevenkile kwaye ndibeke iliso kumgangatho wezinto zokuthengisa eziboniswayo ngoku.

Kwiveki yam yesibini, ixesha lam elininzi ndilichithe ndilinganisa kwaye ndipakisha izinongo ukuze zibandakanywe kwiikiti zokutya zeSebe leSondlo eziya kusiwa eluntwini. Ezi khithi ziya kubandakanya izinikezelo zokufundisa isifo seswekile kunye nothintelo kunye namakhadi eresiphi anesondlo kunye nezithako ezihambelanayo.

Ndiye ndakwazi ukujonga nokuncedisa
iiklasi zemfundo yezondlo kwiveki yam yesithathu neyesine. Ezi yayiziiseshoni ezimbini zokuqala kwikhosi yeMiba yokuPheka yabafundi besikolo samabanga aphakamileyo eTexas City High School. Le khosi ijolise ekwenzeni abafundi babe nemincili malunga nesondlo ngokubafundisa malunga neengcebiso ze-MyPlate kunye nokubazisa ngokutya okutsha. Iklasi nganye ibandakanya isifundo kunye nomboniso wokupheka. Ndafumana ithuba lokubandakanyeka kumacala omabini, ndincedisa ekucwangciseni nasekuqhutyweni kweentetho kunye nokukhokela enye yemiboniso yokupheka.

Ndiwathandile amava am nge-GCFB. Ukunxibelelana namalungu oluntu, ukuhombisa iibhodi zeeresiphi, kunye nokuyila izinikezelo ezifundisayo/izithuba zemidiya yoluntu bekumnandi kwaye kwanelisa. Umdla wabasebenzi ngamnye wokubonelela i-Galveston County ngokutya okunesondlo kunye nemfundo yezempilo ibonakala kwindlela abasebenza nzima ngayo kunye nempumelelo yeenkqubo zabo zokufikelela. Ndilibulela kakhulu ixesha lam apha, andisoze ndiwalibale la mava!