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Cheers kune Zvirinani Zvokudya

By JD H

Famba neni kuburikidza nechero state fair midway kuti ndimboravira zvandinoda kudya ndichikura. Chinhu chipi nechipi chakadzika-yakakangwa, nyama-yakatakura, gravy-slathered, cheese-yakavharwa, carb-loaded, sugar-coated-iwe unoitumidza, ndaizoidya. Kudya kwakaringana kwaireva kuva nemuchero mumwe chete kana muriwo usina kubikwa nechingwa kana kubikwa, zvichida kubva mugaba. Sezvo ndaiva nekahunhu kadiki kubva mukumhanya nekuyambuka nyika, ndaiva rudzi rwepwere yaibvunzwa nevanhu kuti ndaiiisa kupi kana kuti ndine gumbo risina mhango. Ndakaruramisa kudya kwakafanana mumakore angu ekutanga nekutaura kuti ndaizongo "kumhanya gare gare."

Zvisinei, pandakasvika kuzera repakati, ndakaona kuti macalorie acho akanga akaoma kutiza. Kurera mhuri yangu uye kuva nebasa rekugara kwakareva nguva shoma yokurovedza muviri. Ndakaona kuti ndakanga ndisisanzwi zvakanaka kudya zvokudya zvinorema uye kugara kwenguva refu. Zvinhu zviviri zvakaita kuti ndichinje madyiro angu: 1. Mudzimai wangu aigara achindidzidzisa zvokudya zvine utano, uye 2. Chiremba wangu akatanga kundizivisa nezvenjodzi dzoutano dzakadai sehosha yemwoyo neshuga pandaiongororwa.

Makore mashoma apfuura, ndakabvunza nyanzvi yezvekudya nekuda kwezvimwe zvine chekuita nebasa rangu reropa. Akandiisa pakudya zvakanyanya, kubvisa nyama, gorosi, uye chibage uye kuderedza mukaka. Pfungwa yaive yekuti ndaiwandisa chiropa changu nechikafu, ndaida kumbozorora. Handingarevi nhema; zvakanga zvisiri nyore pakutanga. Ndakamufonera pashure pevhiki, ndichiteterera kuti ndinyarare neimwe nzira, asi akangopindura nemimwe michero nemiriwo zvandaigona kudya. Akati handaikwanisa kuchinja madyiro asina kunaka kwemakore nemusi mumwe. Kunyanguvezvo, akanga ari mutungamiriri nokuda kwangu, achindikurudzira kufunga nezvokunaka kwandaizoita kana muviri wangu wajairana neizvi zvokudya zvinovaka muviri zvikuru.

Nokufamba kwenguva, ndakatanga kunzwa zviri nani pakudya uku, kunyange zvazvo ndainzwa nzara nguva zhinji. Nyanzvi yangu yezvokudya yakati zvakanga zvakanaka, kuti ndaigona kudya zvakawanda nokuti ndakanga ndisiri kuzadza macalorie asina chinhu. Ndakatowana zvokudya zvandisina kumboedza, zvakadai semadhishi eMediterranean. Kunyange zvazvo ndaisazotaura kuti ndainakidzwa neminiti yoga yoga, ndakazviita mwedzi miviri pakudya ikoko. Pakutungamirwa kweanovaka muviri, ndakawedzera zvimwe zvikafu kumashure zvine mwero ndichichengeta chikafu chine hutano pakati pekudya kwangu.

Mugumisiro wacho wakanga uri basa reropa riri nani uye kuongororwa kwakavandudzwa nachiremba wangu. Ndakaonda, uye ndakanzwa zviri nani kupfuura zvandaiva nemakore. Nokukurumidza pashure paikoko, ndakamhanya munhangemutange ye10K nomuramu wangu, uyo anogara achikwikwidza mumakwikwi e<em>triathlon — uye ndakamukunda! Zvakaita kuti ndizvibvunze kuti ndingamhanyire zviri nani sei, ndichipisa muviri wangu nezvokudya zvinovaka muviri pane kushandisa kumhanya sechikonzero chokudya chandaida. Uye ndiani anoziva ngozi dzoutano dzandingadzivisa nokudya zviri nani?

Kana iwe wakajaira kudya kusina hutano sezvandakaita, nyanzvi yezvokudya inogona kukubatsira kuita sarudzo dzekudya dziri nani. Iyo US Food and Drug Administration inoona Kurume se Mwedzi weNational Nutrition, ichipa zviwanikwa zvakati kuti zvikubatsire kuita sarudzo dzine ruzivo. Iyo Academy yeNutrition uye Dietetics inogona kukubatsira kuwana nyanzvi yezvokudya kana kubvunza chiremba wako kana dhipatimendi rehutano remunharaunda. Zvimwe zvirongwa zveinishuwarenzi yehutano zvinobhadhara mari yevanovaka muviri kune avo vanoonekwa sekudya vari panjodzi. Kuburikidza ne  “Zvokudya Mushonga” kufamba, inosimudzirwa neColorado Dhipatimendi reHealth Care Policy uye Financing (HCPF), vatapi vehutano, uye masangano asingabatsiri, anosanganisira Colorado Access, anopa chikafu chakagadzirirwa kurapwa kune avo vari panjodzi.

Chokwadi, zvikafu pamusangano wehurumende zvinogona kunakidza pachiitiko chakakosha, asi kwete chekudya kwakasimba. Zvimwe zvakawanda zvekudya zvinovaka muviri zvinokubatsira kuti ugare uine hutano uye unzwe zviri nani. Dzimwe nguva, zvese zvaunoda ipfungwa nyowani dzechikafu uye cheerleader yekudya kuti ikubvise kubva mutsika dzako dzisina hutano uye mumararamiro ari nani ekudya zvine hutano.

Resources

foodbankrockies.org/nutrition