FoodSwitch USA is like a nutritionist whispering in your ear

FoodSwitch USA, a free mobile app developed by Northwestern Medicine researchers, is like having a nutritionist at your side in the grocery store. After scanning packaged foods, the app suggests healthier alternatives.

Unlike other nutrition apps, FoodSwitch asks users to crowdsource information on new and changing foods within the U.S. food supply to update the app’s 268,000-product database in real time.