Holiday Tips for Better Nutrition with NuVal™

NuVal (Nutrition Value) Scores from 1-100 are waiting for you at Lowes Foods. A quick glance at the shelf tag reveals the item’s price, price per ounce/pound and, now, NuVal™ score! To select a more nutritious food or beverage, choose the items with higher NuVal Scores whenever you can.

5 Holiday Tips with NuVal

1. Fill your holiday table with fresh fruits and vegetables. Or, use them in your holiday recipes. These foods generally score between 90 and 100 on the NuVal™ Scale.
2. Use plain varieties of frozen fruits and vegetables, without added salt or sauce, in your holiday recipes. These foods generally score 90 to 100 on the NuVal™ Scale.
3. Include whole grains, like brown and wild rice, whole wheat couscous, whole grain pasta or quinoa at your holiday table. Most of these foods score between 80 and 100 on the NuVal™ Scale.
4. Include cooked-from-dry beans and/or lentils at your holiday feast. Most of these foods score between 90 and 100 on the NuVal™ Scale.
5. Choose nonfat milk and other nonfat and 1% low fat dairy products as ingredients for your holiday desserts. Most of these foods score 60 to 100 on the NuVal™ Scale.