Thank you to Guiding Stars for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
Well hello 2022! I think Taylor Swift’s song “22” will be perpetually playing in my head all year long. Anyone else?
Now that we’re in 2022, it’s time for our family to get our nutrition back in check. I know, I know, everyone does this every year. But for real, after all of the Christmas cookies and a trip to Disney where we indulged in all of the Mickey shaped treats, we seriously need to get it together.
When we plan out the week ahead, we always plan our meals to make going to the store easier and more budget friendly. Thanks to Guiding Stars, they have a recipe database with tons of recipe ideas has step-by-step instructions and nutrition facts and also tells you how many stars each recipe has. You can search by breakfast, lunch, entrees, snacks, etc. so you can really find whatever it is that you’re looking for.
Tyler and I always have one rule when it comes to our meals, they must be nutritious and delicious. And you shouldn’t have to compromise flavor just because you want to clean up your eating. The recipe database has ideas for literally anything and a ton of different cuisines. Tyler recently sent me a TikTok recipe video for Shakshuka and dang if they don’t have a recipe for that too (two stars!).
As a quick refresher, Guiding Stars uses the three star program to signify good, better or best nutrition. So one star is good nutrition and so on. Certain participating stores (found here) have labels showing the stars in-store but you can also use the app or website to check certain products if you happen to be shopping at a different store.
Another hack using the Guiding Stars site I love is the Food Finder. New Year’s resolutions or not some nights you just need something quick and easy to feed your picky kids. Let’s be real, sometimes they just want chicken nuggets whether they are the best thing for them or not.
A quick search shows you a few options that you can find in your store easily and their star value. At least you can feel better about feeding them chicken nuggets by knowing they have good nutritional value!
Hopefully this helps you all as much as it has for me and my family by building off of something we’re already doing with the help of Guiding Stars.
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What goals or resolutions did you set in 2022?
This looks nutritious and yummy. I’m going to make this recipe this weekend!