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FedEx and Futurpreneur have teamed up to help Canada’s next wave of business founders, delivering free, practical guidance through an insightful webinar series called Expert Exchange sponsored by FedEx. This program aims to support young entrepreneurs, including those from equity-deserving communities, with hands-on tips that help them hit their small-business goals and build a more inclusive entrepreneurial landscape.

What makes Expert Exchange different

This isn’t your typical training program. Expert-led sessions cover real-world topics for early-stage startups—think government contracting opportunities, networking and other essentials that help young entrepreneurs move forward. The lineup intentionally blends everyday startup challenges with emerging technologies and new opportunities shaping today’s small business landscape. Plus, workshops are delivered in English and French, increasing accessibility to more communities.

Early momentum

Expert Exchange was launched in March 2025, and in just six months, the series has hosted almost 20 workshops and attracted approximately 1,000 participants. That response shows strong interest and engagement from a diverse mix of aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs. It also highlights how industry-driven learning can empower Canada’s next generation of business owners with practical knowledge and resources, while strengthening inclusive prosperity.

Why it matters

Entrepreneurship fuels innovation, job creation and economic resilience. By offering free, practical education through Expert Exchange, FedEx and Futurpreneur help lower barriers for aspiring business owners and push toward a more inclusive economy—one where more voices from different communities contribute to Canada’s entrepreneurial future.

What’s next

FedEx and Futurpreneur are growing Expert Exchange, making expert guidance even more accessible and strengthening the supportive network for diverse young founders. They’ll keep tailoring the workshops to the needs of emerging entrepreneurs, helping turn ideas into viable, sustainable businesses that benefit local and national economies.

As the program expands, the organizations look forward to helping more founders on their journey to success and fostering a vibrant, inclusive business community across the country.

Want to learn more?

If you’re an aspiring founder seeking guidance, or just curious about how Canadian entrepreneurship is evolving, Expert Exchange is a great source of knowledge, community and opportunity. It’s a strong example of corporate-community collaboration delivering real, measurable outcomes for Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs.

Click here to stay connected and learn about upcoming Futurpreneur and Expert Exchange workshops.

Click here to learn about FedEx Cares, our global community engagement program.

Originally published by GoDaddy

TEMPE, Ariz., October 22, 2025 /3BL/ — Media veterans and authors Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill know what it’s like to turn a career setback into a launchpad. Now, as they hit the road to promote their new book, All The Cool Girls Get Fired, they are teaming up with GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) to provide others with the advice, inspiration and tools to navigate their own daunting career transitions.

Drawing from decades of experience in high-stakes leadership at the helm of InStyle and WSJ Magazine, respectively, Brown and O’Neill know the challenges — and opportunities — that come with losing a job. Through deeply personal anecdotes and a wealth of actionable advice, the book guides readers to pivot with pride and purpose.

With chapters featuring women like Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric and Jamie Lee Curtis, All the Cool Girls Get Fired celebrates how unexpected turns can lead somewhere extraordinary. GoDaddy Airo turns that inspiration into action, offering AI-powered tools to establish a domain, design a website and branding, support online marketing and more in a matter of minutes.

“When Laura was setting up LB Media, and again, when we dreamt up All the Cool Girls Get Fired, we set up our emails on GoDaddy,” say Brown and O’Neill. “For a nascent business, it was invaluable insurance. And now, we’ve been able to build out our website and digital presence with the brand’s AI technology, GoDaddy Airo. It has allowed women from all around the world to get in touch with us, forming the community that is the spine of the book.”

“At GoDaddy, we believe in turning challenge into opportunity — a philosophy we share with Laura and Kristina and the many powerful voices who offer their own stories in All The Cool Girls Get Fired,” says Amy Jennette, GoDaddy Small Business Trends Expert. “With GoDaddy Airo’s easy-to-use tools for establishing a digital presence, you can look like you know what you’re doing even when you don’t.”

As part of the partnership, GoDaddy is offering new U.S. customers a domain for just $4.99 to get started. Visit allthecoolgirls.godaddy to learn more, and find real-time updates from the book tour on Instagram at @allthecoolgirlsgetfired.

All The Cool Girls Get Fired is available for purchase everywhere books are sold. 

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services and accept payments. GoDaddy Airo^®, the company’s AI-powered experience, makes growing a small business faster and easier by helping them to get their idea online in minutes, drive traffic and boost sales. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

About Laura Brown

Laura Brown is the founder of LB Media, and the chair of (RED)’s Creative Council. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of InStyle, executive editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and senior editor at W.

About Kristina O’Neill

Kristina O’Neill is head of Sotheby’s Media and editor in chief of Sotheby’s Magazine. Previously, she served as editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine, executive editor at Harper’s Bazaar, and worked at New York magazine and Time Out New York.

Source: GoDaddy Inc.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct 22, 2025 /3BL/ – Over the past year, 3BL, the leading platform for sustainability and impact communications, has rolled out a series of powerful product upgrades and architectural advancements designed to transform how organizations share, measure, and optimize their ESG and impact stories.

From deep audience insights to AI visibility tracking, these updates reflect 3BL’s continued commitment to innovation, ensuring brands have the tools and data needed for their communications.

Transformative New Capabilities for Communicators 

• Disclosure Score: Aggregates data from major ESG ratings agencies to provide a snapshot of how your company is perceived, helping benchmark performance and guide strategy.
   
• Custom Distribution: Enables precise control over how and where content is shared, optimizing reach and engagement across targeted audiences.
   
• Content Mailer: Automatically alerts your distribution lists when new content goes live, keeping key audiences informed and engaged.
   
• LLM Interactions: Tracks how often your content appears in large language model (LLM) experiences, offering future-ready insights for AI Optimization (AIO).
   
• AVE/Yield Metrics: Quantifies ROI by translating content performance into measurable media value across 3BL’s premium network.
   
• Enriched Audience Demographics: Provides in-depth engagement data by industry, role, department, and geography to strengthen content strategy.

Platform and Architecture Upgrades

• Analytics Platform Re-launch: Upgraded with faster load times, improved visualizations, and flexible export options (PNG, PDF, CSV).
   
• Modernized Data Architecture: Migrated to a unified data warehouse for stronger governance and security.
   
• Proactive Data Quality: Automated testing now detects data anomalies in near real-time, ensuring accuracy and reliability.

Empowering the Next Era of Sustainability Storytelling

“Our investment in evolving 3BL’s products and services reflects our mission to help organizations amplify the voices driving impact, inspire meaningful action, and build trust with their stakeholders through purpose-driven storytelling,” notes Brittany Partridge, Senior Product Manager at 3BL.

Interested in learning more about 3BL’s capabilities? Visit here. 

About 3BL 
3BL is the leading sustainability and social impact communications partner, connecting organizations’ stories of purpose and progress with the audiences who matter most.

3BL partners with over 1,500 companies – from global corporations and mid-sized enterprises to NGOs and nonprofits – to elevate their reputations as players in the world of responsible business. We do this through unrivaled news and content distribution, bespoke storytelling support, and our digital media division, TriplePundit.

Concerned Citizens of Cook County (4C) and Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL) received a two-year Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant in 2025-26 to provide education about the energy landscape in South Georgia, to implement clean energy and energy-efficient alternatives, and to provide resources and technical assistance to individuals and local congregations to help reduce energy burdens.

Members of a Georgia-focued funding collaborative visited with them in late September to see the grant in action at three local congregations, central to the target communities: St. James AME Church, Bethel Baptist Church and Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

Persistent Inequities Prevail in Adel, Georgia

“Money doesn’t flow south of Macon,” was a quote often heard by the funders during their visit to Adel. South Georgia communities are really suffering. FEMA funds have still not reached many who were impacted by Hurricane Helene a year ago, and Adel, in particular, seems to have been left behind. “After Hurricane Helene, people started realizing and verbalizing ‘nobody’s coming.'” said Dr. Treva Gear, founder of 4C. “The Drawdown Georgia grant we received was almost too good to be true.”

Polluting industries – including aluminum anodizing, propane tank refurbishing, bitcoin mining, and biomass pellet processing – have operated or continue to operate within steps of homes and churches in Adel’s disinvested neighborhoods. It’s a modern day “tale of two cities.” One side of Adel suffers from extreme environmental injustices and public health effects, while the rest of the city’s population seems unaware. The potential for growth and jobs have long incentivized more dirty industries for economic gains, so long as the undesirable effects are only felt on the “other side of the railroad tracks.”

Eight months of power bill records were recently “lost” when a cryptocurrency company fled town with over a million dollars in debt. When the City of Adel’s power bills were finally distributed, rates were inconsistent and the brunt of big industry’s energy impact was factored more heavily into the bills of the town’s most poverty-stricken residents. 

4C and GIPL were originally awarded their grant to work through the faith community in disinvested parts of Adel and Cook County to use funds secured from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), to ground their work in three churches that were identified as trusted community based partners. All three churches have the ability to function as community centers for education now, and have potential to become resilience centers in the future.

Planning a Brighter Future Together

The GIPL team worked with leaders in three historically marginalized congregations in energy-burdened communities. Congregation leaders met with the GIPL team multiple times to establish trust and to fully understand the options and benefits. They really had to be convinced that there wasn’t a “catch.” They agreed to free energy audits, and they carefully studied the results with GIPL and their local contractors, identifying the upgrades that would deliver the most energy savings and thermal comfort for each congregation’s unique needs.

Because of GIPL’s existing programs and partnerships, there was no charge to the congregations for their energy audits and scheduled upgrades. GIPL was able to leverage other grants to complement the Drawdown Georgia grant. Based on data in the U.S. Department of Energy’s LEAD Tool, the energy burden (average percentage of income residents spend on energy costs) in the targeted communities of Adel exceeds 18%. GIPL has been able to leverage funding, discounts and rebates to allow them to create work plans that will allow each congregation to complete 70% of the recommended upgrades identified in their energy audits, and the congregations can expect to see automatic savings within 1-2 months of project completion.

Each church is “saving” a minimum investment of $10,000 that they couldn’t have afforded for their energy efficiency projects, since GIPL has managed to cover the costs. Otherwise, their only option would have been diverting money from crucial local missions if they had tried to make upgrades themselves.

Now, with no monetary investment, they are expected to see savings of 10-15% on energy bills once the repairs are complete. For the congregations, that translates directly into local missions; more food they can serve to the hungry, more money they can put into youth programs, and more help they can provide to neighbors who live in the communities surrounding them.

For the pastors and deacons, these upgrades will provide a welcome relief on Sunday mornings and prior to other times of worship and fellowship. Currently, someone has to go to each church at least two hours in advance to turn on the tired and inefficient window air conditioning units in the cooling season or electric space heaters in the heating season; usually just enough to make the sanctuaries and fellowship halls “relatively comfortable and bearable.”

Repairing The Way to a Brighter Future

St. James AME Church, where the funders’ tour started, will receive new thermostats, blown in insulation in the roof cavity and surrounding other main areas for worship and gathering, and electrical wiring upgrades, energy efficient lighting, HVAC mini splits, and occupancy sensors for restrooms. That particular church is 139 years old.

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church has completed their projects since the funders visited. They retrofitted the lighting in their sanctuary, and they received blown in insulation in the roof above the sanctuary and other key areas. They also installed modern thermostats.

Bethel Baptist Church will receive modern thermostats, a new electrical panel and updated wiring, occupancy sensors for lights, lighting upgrades and blown in insulation.

GIPL hopes to have all of the upgrades completed by the end of the year, and the congregations are hopeful that they will be able to have their traditional community Thanksgiving and Christmas meals in comfort.

Acheiving Resilience

Looking to the future, GIPL says they consider these to be long-term partnerships and pilots for scaling similar projects in other parts of South Georgia. They are already engaging each congregation in talks to discuss what it would take to make each church a resiliency center, with clean, off-grid power options like solar and battery storage. They seek to provide places where neighbors can go when they experience extreme weather events and power outages like Hurricane Helene dealt to the area just over a year ago.

Until then, Dr. Gear and the members of 4C plan to make plenty more “good trouble” and advocate for their friends and neighbors.

This grant was funded by a cohort of funders that included the Atticus Fund, Ghanta Family Foundation, The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Reilly Family Fund, Tull Charitable Foundation, and The Wilbur & Hilda Glenn Family Foundation.

Click here to watch “Abandoned: Greed, Neglect and Environmental Injustice in Adel” a documentary created by Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund.

About Concerned Citizens of Cook County

Concerned Citizens of Cook County (4C) is a non-profit organization that seeks to be a positive force for change in Cook County by promoting equity and advocating for social and environmental justice. In fulfilling this purpose, they provide support and information designed to lift people up and give access to people who feel excluded from their communities. 4C is particularly concerned about the negative health and environmental impacts of an array of industrial facilities in communities of color and poverty in Adel, GA and Cecil, GA.

Originally published on DICK’S Sporting Goods Newsroom

PITTSBURGH, October 22, 2025 /3BL/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced recently that it expects to hire approximately 14,000 seasonal teammates for the upcoming 2025 holiday season. The company’s eighth-annual “National Signing Day” will take place on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, marking the official start of this year’s recruiting push for seasonal positions. Over 9,100 teammates will be hired to support DICK’S Sporting Goods, DICK’S House of Sport, and Public Lands locations, while over 500 additional teammates will be hired for Going, Going, Gone! locations nationwide.

Outside of the National Signing Day efforts, Foot Locker, now a DICK’S Sporting Goods company, will add approximately 4,750 team members across Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, WSS and Champs store locations in North America this holiday season. In addition to seasonal hiring, DICK’S has continued expanding its House of Sport footprint, with plans to open 13 House of Sport stores before the holidays.

“The holidays are one of the most exciting times for our stores, and our seasonal teammates bring incredible energy to serving our athletes and customers,” said Julie Lodge-Jarrett, EVP, Chief People, Purpose and Transformation Officer at DICK’S Sporting Goods. “Their passion and enthusiasm make all the difference during the busiest shopping days of the year, and we’re thrilled to welcome thousands of new teammates to help athletes find the perfect gifts this season.”

Seasonal teammates joining DICK’S this holiday season will be part of a company consistently recognized for its workplace culture, including being named on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail List and receiving a Great Place to Work certification for five years in a row.

As in previous years, all DICK’S and US Foot Locker stores and distribution centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, to allow teammates to spend the holiday with loved ones. Athletes will be able to shop online throughout Thanksgiving Day, with stores reopening on Black Friday.

The company is seeking applicants who are passionate about sports and customer service, eager to inspire and support athletes and customers, and enthusiastic about connecting them with the best sports apparel, footwear and equipment. Seasonal teammates receive competitive pay and teammate discounts.

For DICK’S seasonal hiring, interested candidates can apply now by visiting dicks.com/jobs and searching for their nearest location to complete a seasonal job application, then visit their local DICK’S location on National Signing Day, Wednesday, October 22, 2025 to interview and meet the team. Hiring will continue beyond that date until all seasonal positions are filled.

For Foot Locker seasonal hiring, interested candidates can apply online at careers.footlocker.com.

About DICK’S Sporting Goods  

DICK’S Sporting Goods creates confidence and excitement by inspiring, supporting and personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams.

Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DICK’S is a leading omni-channel retailer and an iconic brand in sport and culture. Its banners include DICK’S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Public Lands and Going Going Gone! in addition to the experiential retail concepts DICK’S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center. As owner and operator of Foot Locker, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos, DICK’S serves the global sneaker community across 20 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, plus a licensed store presence in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. DICK’S also owns and operates GameChanger, a youth sports mobile platform for live streaming, scheduling, communications and scorekeeping.

Driven by its belief that sports have the power to change lives, DICK’S has been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. Additional information about DICK’S business, corporate giving and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com, investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X.

Media Contacts
DICK’S Sporting Goods – press@dcsg.com
Foot Locker- mediarelations@footlocker.com

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SOURCE DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.

Read the 2025 Wesco Sustainability Report here

Our Wesco Cares Philanthropic Program

Giving back to our communities is an essential part of who we are. That commitment is the inspiration behind Wesco Cares. The corporate philanthropic program allows Wesco to make a positive and lasting impact within the communities where our employees work and reside.

WESCO CARES INITIATIVES

Corporate Giving: In support of organizations whose missions address affordable housing, humanitarian aid and education with a STEM/STEAM focus.

Employee Gift Matching: Matching of donations up to $5,000 per employee per year¹.

Employee Assistance: Providing one-time grants to employees suffering catastrophic loss to help them get back on their feet.

Every year, we are humbled by our employees’ generosity. Many of our locations also support local groups and causes that matter to them. Their acts of kindness have included donating stuffed animals to pediatric hospital patients, supporting domestic violence shelters and more.

We’re grateful for the charitable work of our team members and encourage others to follow suit.

Wesco Cares Corporate Partnerships

Habitat for Humanity International

Our annual pledge to Habitat for Humanity International helps families around the globe attain affordable housing while achieving the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.

This year, Wesco contributed approximately $300,000 to support worldwide projects including Habitat’s Home Equals five-year global advocacy campaign, as well as fund the construction of homes in Monte de Sion, Chiapas, Mexico. The homes will be built with recycled materials and include energy efficient features including a biodigester, solar heating, bathrooms with a rainwater collector and an energy-saving wood stove. Wesco contributed approximately $200,000 towards team builds in the United States and Canada and sponsorship of the 2024 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

Since 2022, Wesco has participated in the completion of nearly 125 home build projects with Habitat for Humanity. Wesco employees participated in projects including new home construction, home repairs and rehab projects with local affiliates within the communities where they work and reside. The company’s work alongside Habitat has ranged from a community renovations project in São Paulo, Brazil, to a roof wind mitigation project in Orlando, Florida, as well as supporting projects in England, Mexico and New Zealand and the Carter Work Project for the last two years.

Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity

Wesco became the inaugural sponsor of Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity’s Regional Repair Collaborative in 2023. This partnership is having a profound impact on homeowners in need, fostering stronger and more resilient communities across the region.

The Regional Repair Collaborative, initiated by Chicagoland Habitat, is focused on addressing critical repairs and improvements for homes in neighborhoods served by the seven Habitat affiliate locations in the six-county area.

As the inaugural sponsor, Wesco provides financial resources and
employee volunteers to enhance the reach and impact of the Repair
Collaborative. Our dedication to promoting safe and sustainable living spaces aligns perfectly with Habitat for Humanity’s vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. In 2024, Wesco contributed $250,000 to Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity and the Regional Repair Collaborative.

“We are proud to expand our partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Wesco’s mission is to build, connect, power and protect our world and contributing to Habitat’s worldwide projects is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the communities where we live and work.”

John Engel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesco

Wesco Cares Corporate Partnerships

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross recognized Wesco for its pledge of $500,000 to the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP). By donating to Red Cross Disaster Relief, Wesco helps ensure the organization can quickly respond to disasters big and small across the U.S. and help people in need at a moment’s notice.

ADGP members, along with their employees and customers, pledge financial and in-kind donations in advance of disasters to power the Red Cross with the infrastructure, volunteers, technology and resources to provide relief in times of crisis. These donations enable the Red Cross to respond to disasters at a moment’s notice — offering a safe place to sleep, a nutritious meal, emotional support and supplies to aid in recovery — while also helping prepare people and communities for future disasters.

In partnership with the American Red Cross, Wesco hosted American Red Cross First Aid Kit Builds at 10 of our sites across the country during our annual Day of Caring, providing needed supplies for the Red Cross’s shelter care. Wesco also hosted a MapSwipe event with employees globally, improving the Red Cross’s ability to respond to disasters.

“We at Wesco are honored to join other ADGP members in empowering the Red Cross to deliver its lifesaving mission.”

John Engel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesco

Pittsburgh Penguins

Wesco partners with the Pittsburgh Penguins on the following STEM and STEAM initiatives:

STEAM LENDING LIBRARY

The STEAM Lending Library allows schools in 22 counties across Western Pennsylvania to provide students with access to technological education. Each participating intermediate unit will house a library of learning tools and STEAM-focused toys available to teachers.

STICKS AND STEM AND SCIENCE AT PLAY

Wesco is a participating partner for two in-arena STEM events. Science at Play is a summertime science fair that brings fans to the arena to learn from experts in STEM by participating in hands-on workshops. There is an in- season version of this event, Sticks and STEM, that has similar workshops on the concourse but is followed by a Penguins game where students can see science at play in the game of hockey.

To learn more, download the 2025 Wesco Sustainability Report here.

¹Please note, this amount has increased for 2025 to $5,000 per employee per year.

About This Report

Unless otherwise stated, this report covers activities, data and initiatives from our fiscal year 2024.

We also regularly engage with our investors, employees, customers, regulators, ratings agencies and others on ESG and business issues. Additional information about Wesco can be found in our public financial filings— including our annual report and proxy filings—as well as on the Security and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or on the Investors page of our website at Wesco.com.

Originally published on Guiding Stars Health & Nutrition News

by Allison Stowell

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a reminder of the impact cancer has on the diagnosed individual and their loved ones. Among the many outcomes of treatment can be physical and mental exhaustion for daily activities like cooking. Nutritious, easy-to-make meals, with just five ingredients or less, can help. This approach combines ingredients to build balanced, nourishing meals that come together with less time and effort. It also embraces affordable ingredients that are easy to store when accessing groceries is difficult.

Step #1: Protein

Begin by making versatile proteins that are easy to prepare and flexible to use in a variety of dishes. The key is to choose options that can be prepped easily and cooked in thirty minutes or less. Consider the size of cuts of chicken or meat for faster cooking (go for smaller meatballs and make meatloaf in two small loaf pans, for example). Vary the seasonings and preparation methods for even more flexibility and versatility.

Step #2: Make It Into a Meal

Next, add ingredients as puzzle pieces to bring simple meals together. This approach, rather than meal prepping, satisfies different preferences and works well with fluctuating appetites and meal timing. The goal is to have the following four options on hand to bring dishes together without a recipe in minutes:

Grains and Starches

Aim for a variety of grains and starches, including starchy vegetables. When possible, choose whole grains, which provide a variety of micronutrients, fiber, and protein. Be sure to include nutrient-rich, colorful starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes or butternut squash. And think about convenience first! Look for Guiding Stars earning frozen or shelf stable products that can be prepared quickly and with less effort. Or visit the produce section for pre-washed or diced options that save you time. Some other items to consider are microwavable grain pouches, frozen or steam-in-bag potatoes, whole grain wraps, soba noodles, and bean-based and higher-protein pasta.

Fruits and Vegetables

Colorful fruits and vegetables provide an assortment of antioxidants and essential vitamins and minerals. In the produce section, go for pre-washed greens and veggies to use in quick salads and sides. Make easy-to-work-with options like grape tomatoes, mini sweet bell peppers and cucumbers, baby carrots, clementines, and grapes regulars on the shopping list. Choose frozen options or no-salt-added canned options too, which are easy to store and convenient to prepare. And don’t forget wild blueberries, diced mango, and other frozen fruits for flavorful, nutritious smoothies or oatmeal.

Nutritious Add-Ons

Keep a variety of ingredients on hand to boost the nutrition of your dish. Choose easy “add-ons” that deliver heart-healthy fat, fiber, and other nutrients. Go for options like edamame (frozen, shelled, steam-in-bag), which adds 9 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber in just a half cup. Or choose no-salt-added canned beans, guacamole or hummus, or nuts or seeds.

Flavor Add-Ons

Lastly, make any dish more interesting with salad dressing, salsa, pico de gallo, herb blends, spices, tzatziki, or other flavorful dips or sauces. These flavor add-ons can help you elevate a simple sandwich or recreate leftovers. They can also bring international flair to a rice bowl or simply add something extra to a traditional plate.

Looking for simple recipes that are made from five ingredients or less? Go for one of these Guiding Stars earning options:

Coconut Chili Fish Curry

Speedy Salmon

Spicy Baked Fish

About Guiding Stars

Guiding Stars is an objective, evidence-based, nutrition guidance program that evaluates foods and beverages to make nutritious choices simple. Products that meet transparent nutrition criteria earn a 1, 2, or 3 star rating for good, better, and best nutrition. Guiding Stars can be found in more than 2,000 grocery stores and through the Guiding Stars Food Finder app.

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