Here are seven other Des Moines-area restaurants we'd recommend for the USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year list in 2025.

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Shawn Johnson acknowledges that getting kids Drew, Jett and Bear to eat healthy is a careful balancing act. The gymnast—co-creator of Beam Kids' new Superpowder—shared her best tricks with E! News.

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