Njengoba imisindo yamaKhisimusi egcwalisa imigwaqo futhi abathengi abamatasa bathatha izipho zokugcina uKhisimusi neHanukkah kubathandekayo, abaningi bethu sithatha isikhathi sokuzindla ngezibusiso zethu futhi sithole izindlela zokubonisa ukubonga kwethu ngezenzo zenkonzo. Njengomuntu okholwa ngenhliziyo yonke emandleni okudla okunomsoco, ngingumfana omkhulu wokusiza abanye ngokudla.
Ngoba ezinye zezinkumbulo zami zokuthanda amaholide zihlanganisa ukufaka izindlela zokupheka ezintsha ze-cookie, ukubetha ukudla kwezokudla kanye nezingane zami, futhi ngihlezi eduze kwetafula elihle lamaholide nabangani nomndeni, ngibheka ukudla kube uphawu oluphelele lokubonga kweholide. Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-42 eMelika kukhona ukungapheli kokudla, ngakho-ke ngithinte ndawonye uhlu lwezindlela esingasebenzisa ukudla ukukhonza abanye nokugubha inkathi.
Isipho Ngakho
Amaholidi angenye yezikhathi ezimbi kunazo zonke zonyaka. Amashejuli namabhajethi ngokuvamile aqinile, ngakho ukuthola isikhathi sokuzithandela emphakathini kungabonakala kunzima kakhulu. Ngenhlanhla, kunezindlela eziningana ezilula, ezinengqondo (nezesikhathi esisebenzayo) zokubonisa abanye ozinakekelayo:
- Yazi umndeni odinga phansi umgwaqo? Sukuma isidlo sakusihlwa esimangalisayo noma isidlo sakusihlwa. Iholide lami Lasagna iyigubha futhi i- kid-friendly! Udinga i-dessert? My Slow Cooker Chocolate Banana Isinkwa sinomsoco futhi ukhonza kuze kufike ku-16!
- Njengoba uhamba esitolo ukuze wenze ukuthenga kwakho kweholide, mane nje ugcwalise isikhwama esengeziwe sokuthenga komunye umuntu. Izitolo eziningi zinezimkhankaso ezihlelekile ukuze abathengi bazi kahle ukuthi yini okufanele bayithenge. Uma uwedwa, khetha izinto eziphilile, ezingenakonakalayo, njenge-pasta yonke yokusanhlamvu, imifino ephansi ekheniwe, ama-bean omisiwe namantongomane. Futhi uphonsa imikhiqizo embalwa yezinto ezintsha ukuze bajabulele ngokushesha!
Isipho Emphakathini Wakho
Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzwile izinto eziningi zokuthenga ezitolo zendawo ... kahle, ngingumfana omkhulu wokukhonza indawo. Ukubandakanya emphakathini wakho kukusiza ukuba uhlakulele ukuxhumana okujulile namanye amalungu. Konke okudingekayo kuphuma umnyango wakho wangaphambili (noma uvule ikhompyutha yakho) ukusiza ngezindlela ezilandelayo:
- Buza isonto lakho lendawo, isinagogeni noma enye indawo yokukhulekela uma kunenhlangano yangaphakathi yokudla imindeni edingayo. Bhalisa uphinde ubandakanyeke.
- Sesha inthanethi indawo yokuhlala yaseduze yakho yokuhlala futhi ubasize ukuba badle ukudla kweholide.
- Vakashela iwebhusayithi yezinhlangano zenhlangano yakho yokusiza indlala, ubone ukuthi ungabakhonza kanjani.
Isipho Ezwe Lonke
Ezinkulu, izinhlangano zikazwelonke ziye zakhonza amaMelika amashumi eminyaka. Baqoqa iminikelo futhi banikeze ukudla okufudumele okungenakubalwa emindenini efanelekayo. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, amabhange okudla asebenza ngaphansi kwalezi zinhlangano ezinkulu agxile ekuthuthukiseni impilo yokudla abasabalalisa. Ucwaningo olwenziwe ngo-2012 lwathola ukuthi cishe isigamu sabo bonke amabhange okudla anamazinga okudla abawahambisa. Ngenxa yale mizamo, lezi zinhlangano zigxile kakhulu ekunikezeni i-candy encane kanye neziphuzo ezimbalwa zokushukela-hamba amabhange okudla! Uma ufuna ukuhileleka ekubambeni okukhulu, nansi ezinye zezinhlangano ezingasebenzisa inhliziyo yakho enobubele:
- Ukudla i-America yinhlangano yonke ekhona kuwo wonke ama-50. Zilawula amabhange angama-200 nezindawo zokudla ezingu-60,000 nezinhlelo zokudla. Iwebhusayithi yabo izosiza ukukuqondisa ebhange lokudla eliseduzane.
- Uyazi ukuthi i-Salvation Army isebenza ukudla okungaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-56 njalo ngonyaka? Enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuzibandakanya neSindiso Yokwenza ngokunikela (mhlawumbe ngezipho zesikhathi esisodwa noma iminikelo ephindaphindiwe).
- Ukudla kumaMelika aseMagudini kunika ukudla okushisayo nokubandayo kwabadala abakudingayo. Isebenza cishe kuwo wonke umphakathi e-United States, njengoba umsebenzi wayo uqhutshwa cishe nezinhlangano ezingaba ngu-5 000 ezizimele. Umama wayengumvolontiya onokudla kwama Wheel iminyaka eminingi, futhi wayehlala ehlabelela izindumiso zakhe! Ukuzithandela ukuletha ukudla, noma ukunikela ekuthumeni kwabo.
Namuhla, thatha isikhashana ukukhumbula inkumbulo yakho yokudla yamaholide. Ngokwenza isikhathi sakho namandla akho kubantu abanesidingo, ungasiza abanye bahlakulele izikhumbuzo zabo ezijabulisayo-kungakhathaliseki ukuthi badla ukudla, isikhwama sokudla noma umnikelo ophanayo.
I-Hanukkah neHerry Christmas kini nonke!
NguJoy Bauer, MS, i-RDN, i-CDN, i-Health and Nutrition Expert ye-NBC's Today Show futhi umsunguli wezinkinobho ezidlayo .
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> Izinguquko ze-ChangeLab (2014). Ukubambisana ngezempilo: Ukwenza ngcono isiphuzo esinempilo nezindleko zokudla emabhange okudla. CA4Health.