Congratulations to Our Hometown Healthy Challenge Winners!
This Feb. 15 –
March 14, IGA stores across the country participated in the IGA Hometown Healthy Challenge, a
nationwide campaign designed to help shoppers make healthier lifestyle choices
involving food and exercise. Three IGA shoppers won big in the Hometown Healthy Challenge national
sweepstakes. Each have received a $1000 prize and have designated a local
community organization to receive $5000 for fitness programming on behalf of
their local IGA.
Click on the consumer winner’s name to learn more about the community donation:
| | Customer | Community Organization | IGA Store |
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| Valerie Timmons | The Wellness Center @
Marion County Medical Center | Parmars IGA
Marion, SC |
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| Keith Waters | Center United Methodist
Church - Walking Trail Fund | Honey's IGA
Newton, NC |
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| Chris Davis | Portland Police
Activities League | St. John's IGA
Vancouver, WA |
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Looking for a way to create a healthier lifestyle for you and your family?
The IGA Hometown Healthy Challenge event may be over, but you can still get in on the action. IGA and the USDA's MyPyramid will continue to provide year-round Web resources to help you make the healthy food and lifestyle choices your family needs.
Resources
For round-the-clock information, use these online resources to help you plan your meals, track your nutrition and exercise goals, and view educational tools and games that will teach your family about MyPyramid.
 | Inside the Pyramid Learn about the NEW food pyramid and how much of each food group you need. More |
 | Steps to a Healthier Weight Discover why it is important to reach a healthier weight and how you can make it happen. More |
 | MyPyramid Menu Planner Use the MyPyramid Planner to plan food choices to meet your MyPyramid goals. More |
 | MyPyramid Tracker Obtain an in-depth assessment of your diet quality and physical activity status. More |
 | MyPyramid Plan Get a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat to maintain a healthier weight. More |
 | Food Tracking Worksheets Download a Food Tracking Worksheet based on your caloric intake. More |
 | MyPyramid for Preschoolers Use MyPyramid to help your preschooler eat well and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. More |
 | MyPyramid Blast-Off Game Get your kids in on the fun with an interactive computer game (6-11 years old). More |
Sponsor Resources
Our sponsors care about your health too, use these online resources to help in creating a healthier lifestyle.
 | BeeResponsible Anheuser-Busch Programs and partnerships to prevent alcohol abuse, drunk driving and teen drinking. More |
 | Campbell’s Nutrition & Wellness Tools from Campbell's for eating well, living well and staying fit. More |
 | Diet Coke & Women's Heart Health Diet Coke teams up with The Heart Truth campaign to raise awareness about heart disease. More |
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 | Sensible Snacking Healthy snack ideas in the Sensible Snacking area at NabiscoWorld.com. More |
 | Spices for Health McCormick presents flavorful ways to enjoy the Super Spices. More |
 | Nestlé Nutrition, Health and Wellness Nestlé provides resources for cooking, childcare, petcare, water and wellness. More |
 | Purina Help your dog stay fit and healthy by viewing our premium dog food nutrition information. For a selection of dog food, visit us online today at Purina.com. More |
 | Nutritional Fun Unilever presents some fun ways to find out more about nutrition. More |