Posts Tagged Fruits Vegetables

  • Frozen Food Finds Frozen Food Finds

    By Brittany Fowler, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 792-0200 March is Frozen Food Month, and the freezer aisles in your favorite grocery store are just the place to find nutrient-dense foods. Many people are surprised to learn that frozen fruits and vegetables can be just as nutriti...

  • Perfect Portions...Think Frozen Perfect Portions…Think Frozen

    By Nancy Dew, MS, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 293-0684 cwatters@hy-vee.com A simple strategy to control portions may be to consider a frozen single-serve entrée in place of your usual lunch or dinner. Frozen entrees are not what they used to be. You’ll find a variety of ent...

  • Invasive stink bug confirmed in Iowa

    By Duane Gissel Iowa State University Extension Scott County Entomologists at Iowa State University have confirmed that Scott County has the first breeding infestations of brown marmorated stink bugs reported in Iowa. Earlier in October, an alert ISU Master Gardener trained to watch for new ...

  • Winter Around the Corner Winter Around the Corner

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village Winter is just around the corner. This season can be beautiful, but winter also brings snowy days, and slippery streets and sidewalks, shoveling snow and COLD. It is important for seniors to protect themselves. Every year, many elderly...

  • National Frozen Foods Month National Frozen Foods Month

    By Molly Muchow RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 359-9323 mmuchow@hy-vee.com March marks National Frozen Foods Month, a good time to explore new ways to use the healthy, convenient foods found in the freezer aisle at the grocery store. Get Started: Be Freezer-Meal Savvy • Pla...

  • Simple Secrets for Staying Slim Simple Secrets for Staying Slim

    By Molly Hammer-Shattuck, MS, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician 563-391-0213 It’s a new year! Like most Americans do, your New Year’s resolutions are likely about weight control. Have you ever wondered what it really takes to succeed at losing weight permanently? The National Weight C...