Sawubona! Igama lami ngingu-Allison, futhi ngingumfundi wezokudla ovela eNyuvesi yaseHouston. Ngaba nethuba elihle lokufundela umsebenzi eGalveston County Food Bank. Isikhathi sami e-Galveston County Food Bank sangiveza emithwalweni ehlukahlukene kanye nezindima abafundisi bokudla okunempilo abazithathayo emphakathini, okuhlanganisa ukufundisa amakilasi okudla okunomsoco, ukuhola imibukiso yokupheka, ukwenza izindlela zokupheka kanye nezinto zokufundisa zamaklayenti ebhange lokudla, kanye nokuthuthukisa ukungenelela okuyingqayizivele. ukwakha umphakathi onempilo.

Phakathi namasonto ami okuqala ambalwa ebhange lokudla, ngasebenza noMdidiyeli Omkhulu Wohlelo Lwasekhaya, u-Ale. I-Senior Homebound Programme inikeza amabhokisi okudla engeziwe abhekelela izimo ezithile zezempilo abantu abadala emphakathini ababhekana nazo, njengesifo sikashukela, izinkinga zesisu nesifo sezinso. Amabhokisi aklanyelwe isifo sezinso ahlanganisa imikhiqizo yokudla ephakathi kwamaprotheni kanye ne-potassium ephansi, i-phosphorus, ne-sodium. Ngiphinde ngenza amapheshana okufundisa ngokudla okunomsoco ukuze ngiwafake nalawa mabhokisi, ahlobene ngokuqondile nokuhluleka kwenhliziyo eqinile, I-DASH Diet, nokubaluleka kokufakwa kwamanzi emanzini. Mina no-Ale sasiza futhi ekuhlanganiseni la mabhokisi akhethekile nezisebenzi zokuzithandela ukuze asakazwe. Ngangikuthanda ukuba yingxenye yeqembu lamavolontiya, ngisiza ekwakhiweni kwamabhokisi, nokubona umphumela.

Okufakiwe yisithombe sami eduze kwedizayini yebhodi lebhodi engiyidalele uJanuwari. Ngihlanganise ama-puns okudla okujabulisayo ekuqaleni konyaka omusha ukuze ngikhuthaze amakhasimende nabasebenzi ukuthi babe nesiqalo esihle sonyaka wabo. NgoDisemba, ngakha ibhodi letimu yeholide ngamaholide asebusika. I-handout ehambisana naleli bhodi yebhodi ibihlanganisa namathiphu eholide alungele isabelomali kanye neresiphi yesobho elilungele isabelomali ukuze uhlale ufudumele ngesikhathi samaholide.

Ngakha futhi izinhlelo zezifundo nemisebenzi yamakilasi ambalwa esikole samabanga aphansi. Ukuze uthole uhlelo lwesifundo mayelana nokuhlela ukudla komndeni nokusebenza kweqembu ekhishini, ngidale umdlalo ofanayo wekilasi. Kwasetshenziswa amatafula amane ukuze kuboniswe izithombe ezine: isiqandisi, ikhabethe, ikhishi kanye nomshini wokuwasha izitsha. Umfundi ngamunye wanikezwa izithombe ezine ezincane okwakudingeka azihlele phakathi kwamatafula amane anezithombe. Abafundi babe sebeshintshana ngokutshela ikilasi ngezithombe ababenazo nokuthi bazibeke kuphi. Isibonelo, uma umfundi enesithombe sethini likaphizi kanye nesinye isithombe samasitrobheni, ubebeka amasitrobheni efrijini, uphizi osemathinini ku-pantry, bese abelane nekilasi ngalokho abakwenzile.

Ngithole elinye ithuba lokudala umsebenzi wepulani lesifundo elisunguliwe. Uhlelo lwesifundo lwaluyisingeniso ku-OrganWise Guys, abalingisi bekhathuni abafana nezitho futhi bagcizelela ukubaluleka kokudla okunempilo nendlela yokuphila yezitho ezinempilo kanye nomzimba onempilo. Umsebenzi engiwudalile uhlanganisa okubonakalayo okukhulu kwe-OrganWise Guys namamodeli okudla ahlukene asatshalaliswe ngokulinganayo phakathi kwamaqembu abafundi. Ngamunye ngamunye, iqembu ngalinye lizokwabelana nekilasi ukuthi yiziphi izinto zokudla ezinakho, ukuthi ziyingxenye yeni ye-MyPlate, yisiphi isitho esizuzayo kulokho kudla, nokuthi kungani leso sitho sizuza kulezo zinto zokudla. Isibonelo, elinye lamaqembu laliphethe i-apula, i-asparagus, isinkwa esigcwele okusanhlamvu, kanye ne-tortilla yokusanhlamvu. Ngabuza iqembu ukuthi lezo zinto zokudla zifana ngani (i-fiber), futhi yisiphi isitho esithanda i-fiber ngokukhethekile! Ngangikuthanda ukubona abafundi becabanga ngokujulile futhi besebenza ndawonye.

Ngiphinde ngahola uhlelo lokufunda. Lolu hlelo lwesifundo lubandakanya ukubuyekezwa kwe-OrganWise Guy, isethulo esimayelana nesifo sikashukela, kanye nomsebenzi wokufaka imibala ojabulisayo! Kuwo wonke amakilasi engaba yingxenye yawo, kwakuvuza ngokukhethekile ukubona isasasa, isithakazelo, nolwazi oluboniswa abafundi.

Isikhathi esiningi esikhungweni sokudla, ngaphinde ngasebenza no-Aemen no-Alexis, othisha ababili bokudla okunomsoco ebhange lokudla, kuProjekthi Yesitolo Segumbi Lomnyango Wezokudla. Inhloso yale phrojekthi ukudala ukungenelela ukuze izitolo ezisemakhoneni ziqalise ukuze kwandiswe ukufinyelela kokudla okunempilo. Ngisize u-Aemen no-Alexis esigabeni sokuhlola sale phrojekthi, esihlanganisa ukuvakashela izitolo zamagumbi amaningana e-Galveston County nokuhlola imikhiqizo enempilo ehlinzekwa endaweni ngayinye. Sibheke imikhiqizo emisha, ubisi olunamafutha amancane, okusanhlamvu, amantongomane anesodium ephansi, nokudla okusemathinini, ijusi yezithelo engu-100%, ama-chips abhakiwe, nokunye. Siphinde sabheka ukuma kwesitolo kanye nokubonakala kokudla okunempilo. Sihlonze izinguquko ezincane zesakhiwo kanye nokugudluza izitolo zamakhona ezingase zenze umehluko omkhulu ekuziphatheni kokuthenga kwamakhasimende esitolo esekhoneni.

Omunye umsebenzi omkhulu engawuqeda kwakuyi-Nutrition Toolkit for the Salvation Army. Kule phrojekthi, ngisebenze noKaree, umxhumanisi wezemfundo yezokudla okunomsoco. U-Karee wengamela i-Healthy Pantry, iphrojekthi ethuthukisa futhi ithuthukise ubudlelwano phakathi kwebhange lokudla kanye nezindawo zokudla zasendaweni. I-Salvation Army eGalveston muva nje ibambisene nebhange lokudla futhi yakha isitolo sokudla. I-Salvation Army yayidinga izinsiza zokufundisa ngokudla okunomsoco, ngakho mina noKaree savakashela isikhungo sabo futhi sahlola izidingo zabo. Esinye sezidingo zabo ezinkulu kwakuyizinto zokudla okunomsoco ukuze kuvalwe uguquko lwamaklayenti ukusuka endaweni yokukhosela ukuya lapho ahlala khona. Ngakho-ke, ngidale i-Nutrition Toolkit ehlanganisa ulwazi lokudla okuvamile olugcizelela i-MyPlate, ukuhlelwa kwesabelomali, ukuphepha kokudla, ukuzulazula kwezinhlelo zokusiza zikahulumeni (igqamisa i-SNAP ne-WIC), zokupheka, nokuningi! Ngaphinde ngenza izinhlolovo zangaphambi nangemuva kokuthi i-Salvation Army iqondise. Izinhlolovo zangaphambi nangemuva zizosiza ukuhlola ukusebenza kwe-Nutrition Toolkit.

Ingxenye engiyithanda kakhulu mayelana nokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi ebhange lokudla yithuba eliqhubekayo lokufunda nokuba nomthelela omuhle emphakathini. Ngangikuthanda ukusebenza neqembu elinothando, elihle, nelihlakaniphile. Ngibonga kakhulu ngesikhathi engisichithe ngifunda eGalveston County Food Bank! Ngijabule ukubona ithimba liqhubeka nokwenza izinguquko ezinhle emphakathini futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukubuyela emsebenzini wokuzithandela!