Archive for ‘Health & Wellness’
In the spotlight: WDM dietitian Ellen Ries
Hy-Vee dietitian Ellen Ries of West Des Moines No. 1 (Valley West Drive) is on a roll — er, make that a run. The former Big 12 track competitor, now a member of the Runablaze Iowa elite distance running team, has made quite a name for herself with wins in several high-profile road races this spring. On Tuesday of [...]
Hy-Vee helps raise money for diabetes cure
Hundreds of Hy-Vee employees flooded the skywalks of downtown Des Moines on Saturday for the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes, a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The 2.5-mile indoor trek is central Iowa’s largest benefit walk, with more than 8,000 participants of all ages turning out to raise money to find a cure [...]
Miles of smiles for JDRF
Fort Dodge Hy-Vee put on a great event to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I was fortunate enough to take part in the first (and based on rave reviews, it won’t be the last) Hy-Vee Half for JDRF — a half marathon and accompanying 5k that drew a few hundred participants on [...]
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 [...]