Stronger Together: Friends, Fun and Fitness

Our Friends, Fun and Fitness Program has been an amazing experience for our participants, coaches and leaders. There is no way we could make this program as amazing as it is without the community support in the Quad Cities. This is the second of several blogs that will focus on how our community is supporting GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities.

Hy-Vee Moline #2

Nutrition can be difficult for anyone to tackle on their own. There are calories, ensuring you are getting the correct amount of each food group, don’t eat too much, don’t eat too little, how much do you weigh because that counts into how much you should eat, use the correct portion size, tracking everything, ahhhh!

We all must start somewhere and Hy-Vee Moline #2’s dietitian Hannah, has great tips and tricks to help guide you in the right direction. She worked with participants on understanding what healthy eating looks like, while trying new and fun recipes that they could take home and make themselves. She discussed a variety of topics.  She worked with them on properly holdng a knife to cut vegetables (without cutting yourself) and kitchen rules. She taught participants to get out of their comfort zone and try new things, things they may not like! She made cooking fun yet gave great information on making healthy choices. Hannah and Hy-Vee Moline #2, generously donated time and talents, as well as space for our participants to learn, grow and show off their #BestofAll.

Hannah has shown she is a truly #generationG. She has been generous with her time, accepting of all challenges and kind at every turn. The participants and volunteers loved seeing her and learning more about nutrition and cooking. She helped them grow in their independence by learning to make meals not only for themselves but for others too! She instills the belief that #ICan in all the participants that are lucky enough to spend time with her. We cannot thank Hy-Vee Moline #2 and Hannah enough for all their support. Our families love having this partnership with Hy-Vee Moline #2 and we can’t wait to see what they will show us next!