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By Eric L. Hinton
BEFORE YOU PICK UP THAT BAG OF CHIPS OR THAT BOX
OF CEREAL, MAKE SURE IT’S GOT AT LEAST ONE STAR—
OR, PREFERABLY, THREE. OTHERWISE, ITS NUTRITIONAL
VALUE IS DUBIOUS, TO SAY THE LEAST.
In an innovative approach to combating the nation’s growing health
crisis, especially impacting Black and Latino communities, Food Lion
is launching the Guiding Stars Nutrition Navigation Program in its
Bloom supermarkets and some Food Lion stores. Developed by a panel
of nutrition experts, Guiding Stars is the first system of its kind in the
United States to follow an algorithm for labeling food items based on
their nutritional content. The number of stars—one, two or three—
on the product’s shelf tag represents the nutritional value of the food
