It’s Men’s Health Month, the start of summer, and grilling season is upon us. To some men, now might seem like the wrong time to start eating less meat. It’s worth considering because of the potential impact on your health and your rising grocery bill.
Category: Nutrition Science
What to Know About the Nordic Diet
The Nordic Diet has some similarities with the Mediterranean Diet, largely because they’re both plant-forward. However, they do differ in some key ways. Check out what research on the Nordic Diet reveals about its impact on health. Plus, how you can incorporate aspects of the Nordic Diet into your own eating plan.
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celebrate a World of Flavors During National Nutrition Month
Guiding Stars Brings New Clarity to Better Beverage Choices
If you’re familiar with Guiding Stars, you know that we have been helping consumers easily find nutritious choices in the grocery aisles since 2006. We’re excited to announce that Guiding Stars has enhanced our algorithm, the patented formula we use to assign stars to foods and beverages, to bring new clarity to better beverage choices.
Lowdown on Low- & No-Calorie Sweeteners: Part 2
Lowdown on Low- & No-Calorie Sweeteners: Part 1
The ability to cut calories by reducing or eliminating sugar in foods and beverages has been the driving force in developing both low and no-calorie sweeteners as well as more products that utilize them. It’s safe to say that interest in lower calorie, sugar-free beverages and foods shows no signs of declining any time soon.
How Does Guiding Stars Rate Recipes?
If you’ve ever shopped “by the stars,” you already know how handy it is. Lots of foods in the store are labeled with their Guiding Stars 1, 2, or 3-star rating. Choosing more 2 and 3-star rated foods allows you to skip the in-depth label reading. You can easily put more nutrition in your cart. But what about putting more nutrition on your plate? There are only so many foods that we eat simply as they are. (Shout-out to baby carrots, my go-to do-nothing veggie side!). This is especially true if we are making an effort to purchase whole or minimally-processed foods. In other words, we often have to cook our food and combine ingredients together in recipes. How do we make sure our meals earn Guiding Stars too? Lucky for us, the Guiding Stars has roughly 1,200 star-earning recipes on the website!