Ukutya okunempilo Akunyanzelekanga ukuba unikezele ngokutya okuthandayo

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Kule mihla, ukusika uhlobo oluthile lokutya kwisidlo sakho sisiganeko esiqhelekileyo. Nokuba bayayiphelisa i-carbs emva kwexesha leeholide, bezama ukutya kwe-Paleo, okanye bancama iilekese ngeLente, kuvakala ngathi ndihlala ndisazi umntu omnye ophepha udidi lokutya ngesizathu esithile. (Oonondaba bade baxela kwangaphambili ukuba "ukutya okutyayo" kuya kuba yenye yeendlela zokutya ezinkulu zika-2016.)

Ndiyifumene-kwabanye abantu, kunokuba luncedo ukuyeka ukutya okungenampilo okubandayo, nokuba kungenxa yezizathu ezinxulumene nempilo okanye ukunciphisa umzimba. Ndiphinde ndiqonde ukuba ukuzibandeza into oyithandayo noxhomekeke kuyo hayi mnandi. Iminyaka, bendinengxaki yokutya ngendlela engalunganga-ndikhumbula iminyaka yam yamabanga aphakamileyo kunye neminyaka yamabanga aphakamileyo ngokukhumbula ukuba bendiyintoni okanye ndingatyi ntoni ngelo xesha. Khange ndiyisele i-soda iminyaka emibini, ndivelise uluhlu lokutya "okukhuselekileyo", kwaye ngaxa lithile bendiphila ngeziqhamo, imifuno, kunye neesandwich zebhitamini (eyona nto ndiyithandayo, ukuza kuthi ga namhlanje). Ukuba ukhe wanika uhlobo oluthile lokutya ngaphambili, uyazi ukuba xa umhla wokugqibela ugqityiwe okanye xa uthe ekugqibeleni wahla, awuzukuzibandakanya nje Nye itshokolethi okanye Nye Iqhekeza lesonka-uzakutya nantoni na oyincamileyo ngokungathi ungakhange uyingcamle kwiinyanga (kuba awukayityi!).

Into endiyikhumbulayo endiyikhumbulayo yeyokuba xa ndingakhange nditye itshizi kangangeenyanga ezintandathu. Khange ndikongeze ukutya kwam kwe-vegan-esque ngayo nayiphi na into efunekayo, ewe, kwaye bendibuhlungu. Kodwa ukuba lusizi akuzange kundiyeke. Ndandizimisele ukuzibonakalisa ngokwam ukuba ndinokuluyeka uhlobo olutsha lokutya—ndize ndibhitye ngakumbi. Ngenxa yokuba inkuthazo yam yayingeyompilo; ibimalunga nokubhitya. (Fumanisa indlela omnye umfazi aphethe ngayo esi sifo.)

Iqaqobana labahlobo noodade bam babedla ngokuthetha nje, kodwa oko kwakungandichaphazeli. Omnye wabambalwa endibakhumbulayo ngokucacileyo ngumhlobo wam owandikhalimela ngesidlo sasemini ngokuyeka itshizi, endixelela zonke izizathu zokuyiphepha loo nto yayiyingozi empilweni yam. Ukubuya kwam yayikukuba wayephazama, laa cheese iyatyeba. Uninzi lwazo zonke, ndikhumbula ndonwabile ukuba umntu othile uqaphele kwaye ukhathazekile. Ndanikel’ ingqalelo kwingqalelo endayifumanayo ndaza ndatyhalela indlela endandilambe ngayo nendlela endandikufuna ngamandla ngayo ukutya isonka samasi ngasemva engqondweni yam.

Ukuziyekela kokutya ndikonwabele kundenze ndaziva ndomelele. Ukulungelelanisa ukutya kwam, ukwenza imithetho emitsha ehleliweyo, kunye nokuzinika imiceli mngeni engakumbi ukuba ndoyise yayiyinto endingenako ukuyiyeka. Kodwa ndakuba ndiqalisile ikholeji, konke oku kutshintshile. Ngobusuku obambalwa, abahlobo bam abatsha babenembeko ngokuzolileyo kwizabelo zam ezincinci kwisidlo sangokuhlwa (iziqwenga ezibini zethosi). Bendingafuni ukuba bacinge ukuba ndinengxaki, ke xa ndatya nabo, ndanyanzelwa ukuba ndijongane (kwaye nditye) ukutya okwenene. Akuzange kuthathe xesha lide ngaphambi kokuba ndibuyele emva kwemizuzwana kunye neyesithathu, ndizama (kunye nokuthanda!) Ukutya okutsha ngokuqinisekileyo okwakungekho kuluhlu lwam "olukhuselekileyo". Ngokwendalo, ndafumana isixa sobunzima. Umntu omtsha u-15 wayefana nomntu omtsha ongu-30, ongakhange enze nto ukuzithemba kwam. Kwaye kule minyaka mine izayo, ubunzima bam buya kutshintsha ngokuxhomekeka kumanqanaba oxinzelelo kunye ne-courseload, kodwa andizange ndizive ndiphilile ngokwenyani. Ndiza kuzinyanzela ejimini kuba ndandisitya okanye ndisela kakhulu, okanye ndiza kuncipha ngenxa yokuba ndandilele kwaye ndisitya kancinci ngenxa yoxinzelelo lwesikolo. Bendiqunjelwe ndidanile okanye ndingcangcazele ndinexhala lam. Kwakungekho de kwasemva kwekholeji-enkosi kumsebenzi oqhelekileyo kunye neshedyuli yokulala, kunye noxinzelelo oluncinci lokuphuma ubusuku bonke-ukuba ndikwazi ukufumana ulungelelwaniso oluphilileyo phakathi kokusebenza, ukutya, ukwenza umthambo kunye nokuzonwabisa.

Ngoku, ndiyatya kwaye ndijima ngobungcathu. Kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo nasekholejini, ndandisazi ukuba indlela enditya ngayo yayingenampilo. Kodwa akuzange kube kudala emva kokuphumelela kwam apho ndabona ukuba umjikelo oqhubekayo wokuswela ulandelwa kukuzinkcinkca ngendlela engenakuthintelwa wawungeyompilo, ngokuqinisekileyo wawungeyonwabisi, kwaye awuyonyani nje. Kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ndazibophelela ukuba ngekhe ndiphinde ndiyeke uhlobo okanye udidi lokutya kwakhona. Ngokuqinisekileyo, iindlela zam zokutya zitshintshile kule minyaka idlulileyo. Ngoxa ndandifunda eParis, ndandisitya oku komntu ongumFrentshi ndaza ndayeka ukusela nokusela ubisi. Ndiye ndafunda, okothusayo kunye nokuphoxeka kwam, ukuba ndiziva ndikhaphukhaphu kwaye ndingcono ukuba ndingantywi iiglasi ezininzi zobisi suku ngalunye. Ndandidla ngokusela iDiet Coke enye ngemini; ngoku kunqabile ukuba ndifikelele kwenye. Kodwa ukuba ndifuna ukuphatha-ibhegi ye-Doritos, iglasi ende yobisi lwetshokolethi, okanye i-Diet ye-Coke yasemva kwemini-andiyi kuzikhanyela. (Zama eli qhinga likrelekrele ukwanelisa iminqweno yeekhalori ezimbalwa.) Yeyona nto intle ngokuphila ubomi obuphakathi kodwa obusempilweni. Unokuzonwabisa, uzonwabise, kwaye usete kwakhona, ngaphandle kokuzibetha ngengqondo. Kwaye kuyafana nakwimithambo. Andibaleki imayile nganye ngeqhekeza ngalinye lepitsa endilityayo njengesohlwayo; Ndibaleka kuba indenza ndizive ndomelele kwaye ndisempilweni.

Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba ndihlala ndisitya ukutya okunezondlo? Akunjalo. Kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ndiye ndaqaphela ngaphezu kwamaxesha ambalwa ukuba yonke into endiyityileyo kwiiyure ezingama-48 ezidlulileyo sisonka kunye nokutya okusekelwe kwisonka samasi. Ewe, kukuhlazeka ukuvuma. Kodwa endaweni yokuthatha amanyathelo angqingqwa kwaye ndishiye nehlazo isidlo sakusasa ngentsasa elandelayo, ndiphendula okomntu okhulileyo kwaye nditye iziqhamo kunye neyogathi kusasa, isaladi evuthayo yesidlo sasemini, kwaye ubomi buyaqhubeka njengesiqhelo.

Yiyo loo nto indenza ndicaphuke ukuva usapho, izihlobo, kunye nabantu endibaziyo befunga ukuyeka konke ukutya abathe bakuthatha njengokubi "kangangeenyanga ezininzi ukuze behle iiponti. Ndiyazi ngokwam ukuba ukufumana indawo yolonwabo phakathi kokutya nantoni na oyifunayo kunye nokuzibamba kakhulu akukho lula. Ngokuqinisekileyo, ukukhawulela kunokukwenza uzive womelele kwaye unamandla okwethutyana. Into engayi kuyenza kukukwenza ubhitye ngoko nangoko-okanye wonwabe. Kwaye loo ngqondo "yonke okanye akukho nto" sihlala sizibambele kuyo ayiyonyani xa isiza kukutya-isibeka ekohlulekeni. Emva kokuba ndiqale ukuyeka yonke imithetho yam yokutya, ndaqala ukuqonda ukuba kungakhathaliseki ukuba nditya ntoni-okanye ndingatyi-ukutya kwam, umzimba, kunye nobomi abuyi kufezeka. Kwaye ilungile ngokugqibeleleyo kum, okoko nje ibandakanya isilayi setshizi se-pizza yaseNew York. (Omnye umfazi uyavuma: “Ndandingazi ukuba ndinengxaki yokutya.”)

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