Archive for ‘Health & Wellness’
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. For Sally Galvin of Olathe, KS, those little numbers on the shelf tags at her local Hy-Vee added up to one [...]
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 [...]
True Confessions: Why I love IronKids
It’s been a summer on the road … Back in June, we launched the Hy-Vee IronKids Midwest Series, a slate of 14 youth triathlons held in Hy-Vee communities throughout our eight-state territory. From Lawrence to Lincoln, from Sioux Falls to Cedar Rapids, I’ve watched hundreds of kids ages 6-15 take on this swim-bike-run endurance challenge. The best of [...]
Healthiest State Initiative launched
On August 10, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad held a news conference to announce the launch of the Healthiest State Initiative, a campaign to make Iowa the healthiest state in nation by 2016. Hy-Vee CEO Ric Jurgens is one of three co-chairs of this privately led, publicly endorsed effort to improve the health and well-being of Iowa citizens [...]
Hy-Vee chefs in the spotlight for heart health
Hy-Vee is kicking off American Heart Month in February with a special company-wide ad circular featuring nutrition information, shopping tips and heart-healthy recipes from Hy-Vee chefs. In keeping with the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign — an effort to draw awareness to the fact that cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of women — Hy-Vee selected [...]