Weight loss by the numbers – thanks, NuVal!
The NuVal nutrition scoring system at Hy-Vee helps customers make healthy choices by rating the nutritional density of foods on a scale of 1-100 … the higher the NuVal score, the better the nutrition.
Sally, before
For Sally Galvin of Olathe, KS, those little numbers on the shelf tags at her local Hy-Vee added up to one very big number — a 115-pound weight loss!
Over the course of 18 months, Sally committed herself to a regimen of diet and exercise that included lots of incremental changes in her lifestyle. One of these changes: using Hy-Vee’s NuVal numbers to select better-for-you foods both within and between categories. As the weeks and months passed, she started to see the benefit of those trade-ups in the falling numbers on the scale.
Sally - 115 lbs lighter!
Sally shared her success story with the folks at NuVal, and as a result, she’s been named NuVal’s “Mom of the Month” for January 2012. Read more of Sally’s inspirational story, and find out how you can nominate yourself or someone you know as a future NuVal “Mom of the Month” and win a $100 American Express gift card from NuVal.
See what former Hy-Vee employee Kurt Warner got from Santa for Christmas
All we can say is, he must have been a very good boy this year:
This caucus season, Iowans vote for health
In less than a week, Iowa will launch the 2012 presidential nominating process with its first-in-the-nation caucuses. Republican presidential candidates are practically bumping into each other as they criss-cross the state this week — Michelle Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and more have stopped by Hy-Vee stores to shake hands and ask for votes. (With their nomination a foregone conclusion, the Democrats are mostly sitting out the caucuses this year.)
With the eyes of the nation on Iowa this week, the Healthiest State Initiative is urging Iowans to cast their votes as well — for wellness. This week, eight of Des Moines’ most popular independent restaurants are offering special entrees that are not only good, they’re good for you. Salmon Cioppino, Chicken and Couscous, Spicy Vegetable Tofu … signature dishes that prove eating healthy doesn’t have to be bland and boring.
If you’re in the Des Moines area, drop by at one of these participating restaurants and thank the proprietors for supporting Iowa’s campaign to become the healthiest state in the nation. And even if you can’t make it in person, you can still vote for your favorite healthy entree … and maybe win one of two $50 restaurant gift certificates! Details are on the Heathiest State Initiative website: www.iowahealthieststate.com
12 Days of Christmas Gifts — Day #4
Don’t forget to say it with flowers this Christmas. Your Hy-Vee Floral Shoppe can help you select the perfect centerpiece for your holiday table or gift for that someone special. They’ll wrap it nice and snug so it arrives safely at your destination. The poinsettias pictured here are $25, but there are a variety of other sizes and prices from which to choose.
Or how about something completely different, like an orchid in a colorful ceramic pot?
12 Days of Christmas Gifts — Day #5
Can you think of anything more comforting than waking up on Christmas morning to the smell of freshly ground coffee brewing and the sound of presents being unwrapped? Hy-Vee’s Caribou Coffee shops can help make both those holiday wishes come true. Choose their Brew of the Month, or take advantage of the holiday special — 2 pounds for $22. Buy one to give, and one for you!