Industry Ready To Help Shoppers Navigate New Dietary Guidelines

Krystal Register, director of health and well-being for FMI- The Food Industry Association – offered the following comments on the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final report, which was released recently.

“The key to effective and achievable recommendations is that they be both science-based and practical for consumers to apply to their lifestyles. Food retailers have created a marketplace for healthy, accessible, nourishing food choices, along with information about health and well-being.

“In fact, 85 percent of the supermarket industry now employs dietitians, who assist in identifying and creating healthful messaging and personalized choices for consumers via meal solutions, accurate labeling, tours and consultations with their health goals and special dietary needs in mind. All this positions food retailers in a unique situation to help customers with innovative practical ways to encourage healthy dietary patterns and eating behaviors.