Umgaqo wokutya kwekhukhamba kusekelwe ekusebenziseni kwamakhukhamba amasha, okuya kuba yinto esemqoka kwimenyu yale yokutya. Ngethuba lokutya, okuyiveki enye, unokulahlekelwa yi-kilogram ezi-5 zobunzima obukhulu. Kwakhona, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa isisindo, i-cucumber yokutya iya kunceda ukucwangcisa i-metabolism. Ukusetyenziswa kwamakhukhamba amatsha kukhuthaza ukugaya, kunceda ukuhlambulula umzimba weesxibisi (sebenzisa i-diuretic, kuba ikhukhamba ngamanzi amaphesenti angama-95) kwaye imise ukulinganisela kwe-asidi ityuwa emzimbeni. Iikhukhamba zisetyenziselwa ukucoca ulusu, emva koko lube nolutsha olubonakalayo olutsha kunye nolunempilo.
Ingundoqo yesondlo yi-leaching yezinto ezinobungozi ezisuka emzimbeni, ngenxa yokuba ikhukhamba inomthamo omkhulu wamanzi.
Isiphumo esiphezulu sokutya kwekhukhamba sinokufezekiswa, ngaphandle kokuba uza kudla kwiikhilogram ezimbini zamakhukhamba asemini ngosuku. Ukususela kumakhukhamba, unokwenza isaladi egqoke ngeoli yemifuno (i-olive olive), okanye i juisi.
Ukuba awukwazi ukutya iikhamkhamba kulo lonke veki, unokongeza ezinye iimveliso zokutya ekudleni kwakho, umzekelo, ungadla isiqwenga sesonka esimnyama sakusasa. Ngexesha lesidlo, inyama yenyama yenkukhu (ingabi ngaphezu kwe-100 g), kunye nesobho yemifuno (kufika kwi-150 g), kwaye ukuze udle ungadla irayisi encinane (200 g). Iintlobo, iipulo okanye ii-orangesi zicetyiswa, kodwa zingekho ngaphezu kwezi-2 iziqhekeza ngosuku.