By providing a more nutritious option, you’ll significantly boost the overall quality of someone’s diet. Here are some questions to ask as we support our local food pantries this holiday season.
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Category: Guiding Stars News
The FDA Wants to Rewrite the Healthy Definition
When it comes to packaged foods, the meaning of “healthy” as a general descriptor gets murky. We walk you through the FDA’s new proposed definition of “healthy food”.
More Star-Earning Beverage Choices!
We’ve all heard to drink plenty of water each day, but is it really the only good option for hydration and nutrition? The grocery store shelves are brimming with drink options. Learn how we make finding those that support good health as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Learn About Our New Beverage Guidance
We’ve enhanced our nutrition guidance for beverages to help you make better choices for your health. Read all about the update!
Fresh New Look, Same Guiding Stars!
Over the next few months, you’ll start to notice a new design appearing everywhere you find Guiding Stars. Our new logo and nutrition guidance icons have been updated to tie more directly to nutrition and reinforce our “good,” “better,” or “best” messaging. We wanted to take some time to share our rationale behind the new […]
Ahold Delhaize USA Commits to Improving Nutrition of Their Products
We’re pleased to congratulate our clients at Ahold Delhaize USA (ADUSA) for their commitment to Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). ADUSA has committed to improving the nutritional quality of the products sold throughout their grocery brands. ADUSA uses Guiding Stars to measure nutrition in their products. By 2025, at least 54% of ADUSA’s private label and unbranded bulk items will earn one, two, or three Guiding Stars.
Guiding Stars & Healthier Food Systems
I recently had the privilege to join a panel of public health and food industry experts, including the U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, to discuss how the food industry can work to create a healthy and sustainable food system. I was honored to have a seat at the table to discuss this essential topic. It was a great opportunity to showcase the work our clients do and the role Guiding Stars plays in supporting them.
Kid-Friendly Nutrition
Nicole Friedman from Retail Business Services, one of our valued clients, interviewed me about ways to get kids in the kitchen. Join us to talk about how to introduce food safety, thoughts about getting stuck with dish duty, and kid-friendly recipes that are fun to make together.