Sigxila kakhulu kwezempilo yezingane kepha azikho njalo izinkulumo ezanele ezijikeleza ngempilo yabantu abadala. Lesi sihloko sibaluleke njengezempilo zezingane. Ngokufanele sifuna ukugxila kwezempilo kuzo zonke izikhathi zempilo yethu kepha abasengozini enkulu yokungondleki yizingane nabantu abadala. Isizathu salokho, hhayi bonke abantu asebekhulile abanamandla okupheka noma izindlela zezimali zokuxhasa isabelomali esifaka ukudla okusha. Ukugxila kwezempilo kubantu asebekhulile kubalulekile ukuthi bakwazi ukujabulela impilo njenganoma ngubani omunye ngaphandle kwezinguquko zokudla okunempilo ezenzeka ngokukhula.

Abantu abadala abaningi asebekhulile bathembele ekudleni okusheshayo noma bakhiphe ngoba kumane nje kushe ekuphekeni noma kungenzeka bangahlali ndawo enekhishi eligcwele. Lokhu kungalimaza impilo yomuntu osekhulile. Kamuva empilweni imizimba yethu iba nezinkinga eziningi nokugula, okunye kudla okokuvikela ukubulala, okune-sodium, noshukela. Uhlobo Lukashukela Lohlobo II, iCholesterol Ephakeme, Umfutho Wegazi Ophakeme konke kuyizinkinga ezivame kakhulu ezizukulwaneni ezindala futhi zonke lezi zinkinga zimbi kakhulu ngokudla okwenziwe ikakhulu ukudla okusheshayo noma okukhiphwayo. Yingakho ukudla okunempilo kubaluleke kakhulu ukuze uzizwe kahle nsuku zonke.

Njengesakhamuzi esikhulile kunesifiso sokuthi impilo yakho idle ukudla okusha nokunempilo. Ukudla kwakho kufanele kube namaprotheni amaningi anciphile, izithelo nemifino. Kuhle ukudla izinto ezisemathinini; i-tuna, i-salmon, izithelo, noma imifino, vele uhlole amalebula ezithako ngezithako ezingeziwe njengoshukela noma i-sodium, bese uvikela leyo mikhiqizo. Futhi khumbula ukubheka izinto zobisi ezinamafutha aphansi esikhundleni sobisi olugcwele olunamafutha. Bheka izinto eziqiniswe ngovithamini D ukuthola amasosha omzimba aqinile, i-calcium ukuthola amandla wethambo, kanye nefayibha ukugcina uhlelo lwakho lokugaya lusempilweni.

Ukuhlala unamanzi amaningi, njengomuntu osekhulile kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukuthola ukoma emzimbeni kungaba yingozi empilweni yakho. Amanzi yisiphuzo esihambisa kakhulu kodwa itiye noma ikhofi kungaba yizinketho ezinhle zokuzishintsha usuku lonke.

Abantu abadala bavame ukuthola imishanguzo, engathinta indlela abadla ngayo. Lokhu kungadala isisu esithukuthele ngokudla okuningi noma ngisho nokungafuni ukudla, okungaholela ekutheni ungondleki. Ukugula okuningi kubanga nokuphazamiseka kokudla kwabantu abadala. Qiniseka ukuthi udla ukudla okuncane okunempilo usuku lonke ukugwema izingqinamba ezengeziwe ngempilo yakho.

Njengesakhamuzi esikhulile esiphila ngokuvikeleka komphakathi kuphela, ungakuthola kunzima ukuthola ukudla okwanele ukuze uthole inyanga yonke. Uyacelwa ukuthi uthole izinsizakusebenza zokukusiza uthole umsoco owenele owudingayo ukuze uhlale usempilweni enhle. Finyelela ebhange lakho lokudla lasendaweni, bangakunika ukudla okusiza ukwengeza okuthengayo futhi iningi labo linohlelo oluphakeme oluzinikele ekusizeni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abadala bathola ukudla okwanele. Bheka futhi izinzuzo ze-SNAP. Iningi labantu asebekhulile lingathola isamba esikhulu ngenyanga lapho lifaneleka.

IGalveston County Food Bank inohlelo lweKhaya olubhekiswe kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65 (nabakhubazekile). Uma uzizwa ufanelekile noma wazi othile ongakwenza lokho, sicela ufinyelele ebhange lokudla ngocingo noma uvakashele iwebhusayithi yethu ukuthola eminye imininingwane yokuthi ungasifaka kanjani isicelo salolu hlelo.

-UJade Mitchell, uMfundisi Wezokudla