A Helpful Smile

Hy-Vee’s Helpful Smile In Every… Smartphone? – Project Economy News Story – KCCI Des Moines

Ruth — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:54:44 +0000

KCCI NewsChannel 8′s Kevin Cooney has a thing for Oreos. Luckily for him, Hy-Vee’s new mobile app for smartphones knows where to find them:

Hy-Vee’s Helpful Smile In Every… Smartphone? – Project Economy News Story – KCCI Des Moines.

Weight loss by the numbers – thanks, NuVal!

Ruth — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:08:37 +0000

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

Ruth — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:55:22 +0000

All we can say is, he must have been a very good boy this year:

Moochie-Claus

This caucus season, Iowans vote for health

Ruth — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:11:52 +0000

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

Ruth — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:23:03 +0000

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

Ruth — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:12:18 +0000

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!

12 Days of Christmas Gifts — Day #6

Ruth — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:53:55 +0000

Jamie Stephens, store director of the Hy-Vee on Fleur in Des Moines, said these colorful glass nightlights have been big sellers this holiday season. They’re not just for kids, either — Jamie said his wife collects frog-related items, and she couldn’t resist the happy green amphibian pictured here (top row). On special for $11.99.

12 Days of Christmas Gifts – Day #7

Ruth — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:44:02 +0000

Don’t forget the four-legged friends on your Christmas list. Sophie is going to love these ($9.99):

12 Days of Christmas Gifts — Day #8

Ruth — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:50:31 +0000

Pillow Pets are among this year’s hottest toys. Each of these plush stuffed animals unrolls to become an oh-so-soft pillow you can take almost anywhere. Found this cutie on sale at my Chariton Hy-Vee store for $16.99.

Aiden Moe, a 6-year-old boy from Bryant, SD recently used $1,000 in prize winnings to buy 118 Pillow Pets to be donated to families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Sioux Falls. According to his mom, Aiden had received a Pillow Pet himself when he was a patient in the hospital, and he wanted to make sure other kids had the same opportunity.

That’s what I call the Spirit of Christmas.

12 Days of Christmas Gifts — Day #9

Ruth — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:41:45 +0000

We’re going bowling!

Eight of the NCAA Division I schools located in Hy-Vee Land received invitations to football bowl games this holiday season. Congratulations to the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, the University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska, the University of Wisconsin, Kansas State University and Northern Illinois University.

Is there a college football fan on your Christmas list? Hy-Vee is your one-stop shop for gift ideas. This door hanger, produced by Hanna’s Handiworks in Lee’s Summit, MO, retails for $4.99 and makes a perfect stocking stuffer. The store I visited had everything from sweatshirts to hair clips to dog bowls emblazoned with the Iowa, Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa logos. (You had a good run, Panthers — we’ll get ‘em next year!)

And of course, when it comes to feeding and entertaining your fellow fans, Hy-Vee is Bowl Game Party HQ. So order up a tray of wings, decorate in team colors, let guests help themselves to a beverage of choice, and shake those pom pons — it’s bowl season!