The Guiding Stars algorithm is scheduled to be updated at the end of January. The algorithm is the equation we use to determine how foods earn their rating of 0-3 stars, labeling them as good, better, or best nutritional choices. This 30-minute webinar is valuable to anyone who has ever wondered how the stars work.
This webinar will cover:
- A brief overview of Guiding Stars and how it works
- A discussion of our Scientific Advisory Panel and how they decide to implement changes
- A preview of what’s changing about the algorithm and why
- An overview of the impact of the algorithm changes
- FAQs about the Guiding Stars algorithm
Resources
- Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
- Review article on artificial food colors and impact on child behavior
- 2012 Meta-Analysis on artificial food colors and hyperactivity/attention disorders in children
- FDA Q&As on Dietary Fiber Definition and Labeling
- Guiding Stars: the effect of a nutrition navigation program on consumer purchases at the supermarket
- Consumers’ Response to an On-Shelf Labeling System
Your Hosts
Allison J Stowell MS, RD, CDN uses her background as a food and nutrition expert to help others adopt healthier living. She frequently speaks to community groups and leads seminars on nutrition, balanced diet, and disease prevention. As Guiding Stars’ Dietitian, Allison supports Guiding Stars partners in using Guiding Stars algorithms to educate the communities they serve. Her thoughts on nutrition can be found in her Guiding Stars health and wellness blog.
Allison also serves as a Retail Dietitian for Hannaford Supermarket, a Guiding Stars retail partner. Additionally, her professional journey includes maintaining a private practice that emphasizes a non-diet approach and increasing mindful eating to help her clients sustain positive health changes. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two children and her dog Josie.
Kitty is a member of the Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel, a panel of experts in the fields of nutrition and public health, formed to develop a set of criteria which resulted in the design of a now patented algorithm used to analyze food products. Kitty is also a food and nutrition communications expert and the owner of NutriComm Inc., a marketing and communications company that services food manufacturers, trade groups and public relations firms nationwide.
Previously on the editorial staff at Good Housekeeping magazine, she has written many magazine articles and contributes regularly to a variety of publications and websites, including the Guiding Stars blog. Kitty is also the co-author of several cookbooks. A member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and several of the association’s practice groups, she served two terms of service as the president of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Kitty is also an adjunct instructor in the nutrition department at Southern Maine Community College. A mother to two young adults, she resides in Lisbon, Maine with her husband.
