I-Galveston County Food Bank kwaba ukuzungeza kwami ​​kokuqala ohlelweni lwami lwe-Dietetics e-UTMB. Ngangithukile kakhulu, kodwa umqondisi wezokudla u-Candice Alfaro kanye nothisha wezokudla uStephanie Bell bebelokhu bamukeleka ngendlela emangalisayo futhi benomusa kusukela ngosuku lwami lokuqala. Ngimangele ngokweqiniso ukuthi kube kuhle kangakanani lokhu kujikeleza. Ihhovisi lomnyango wezokudla seliphenduke indawo yami ephephile kule nyanga edlule.

Ngesonto lami lokuqala, ngaphonswa khona kanye emakilasini okufundisa ngokudla okunempilo kubafundi baseTexas City High School. Ngangibamba iqhaza isonto ngalinye kuso sonke isikhathi sokujikeleza kwami. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, nganginolwazi lokukhuluma obala kuphela ezabelweni ezimbalwa zamakilasi. Nokho, ngakwazi ukuqedela umboniso wokudla ngosuku lwami lwesibili! UStephanie ube ngumeluleki omuhle ekilasini ngalinye futhi uhlale engigqugquzela ukuthi ngithuthuke. Ngekilasi ngalinye, ngezwa ukuzethemba kwami ​​kukhula futhi kuqhakaza.

Ngesonto lami lesibili, ngathola ithuba lokwenzela umphakathi amabhokisi okudla ayi-150. Ikhithi ngayinye ibiqukethe izithako zokwenza ukudla okubili okunempilo kanye nefolda egcwele ulwazi oluwusizo lokudla okunempilo nezindlela zokupheka. Mina noStephanie, uCandice, sanikeza umphakathi wonke amabhokisi mathupha, ngakho ngabona ukuthi ubani owazuza kuwo ngawami amehlo. Kwakuyisenzakalo esimnandi ngempela! Ngijabulele zonke izici zayo, ngisho nasekupakisheni ngokucophelela ibhokisi ngalinye.

Ngifunde okwengeziwe mayelana nephrojekthi ye-Healthy Corner Store phakathi nesonto lami lesithathu. Ekuqaleni, ngacabanga ukuthi ayikho indlela isitolo sekhoneni esingavuma ngayo ukwengeza izinketho ezinempilo. Nokho, lapho mina noStephanie siya eKwik Stop eLa Marque, isitolo abebesebenza naso, ingqondo yaphaphatheka. Izinguquko eziningi ezinempilo zazenziwe esitolo, kuhlanganise nokwengeza umkhiqizo, okusanhlamvu, ubisi, izimpawu, nokunye. Ngaphinde ngahlangana nomnikazi wesitolo futhi ngabona indlela ayekushisekela ngayo ukwenza izinguquko. Bekumangalisa ukubona ukuthi ungakanani umthelela umnyango wezokudla onawo emphakathini.

Ngesonto lami eledlule, ngijabulele ukwenza ikhadi leresiphi kanye nevidiyo yokubonisa ukudla ukuze ngiyilayishe ku-YouTube. Bengilokhu nginentshisekelo ekuthuthukisweni kweresiphi kanye nevidiyo, ngakho ngigxumele ethubeni lokufunda yonke inqubo. Ngijabule kakhulu ngokuba yingxenye yomtapo wolwazi wamaresiphi womnyango wezokudla. Ngihlela ukusebenzisa amakhono ami amasha ukuze ngizenzele ami zokupheka ngolunye usuku.

Isikhathi sami lapha bengisikhohlwa ngempela, futhi ngibonga kakhulu ngawo wonke amathuba enginikezwe wona. Ngifunde amakhono amaningi engizohamba nawo kuwo wonke umsebenzi wami. Ngibonga ngobuqotho uStephanie noCandice ngokwenza isikhathi sami sibe mnandi futhi sikhiqize. Angifuni ukuvalelisa!

Kuze kube yisikhathi esilandelayo,

Cheyanne Schiff